Alternative Soft Panniers.

[metalguru]

This is an idea for anyone who travels light and doesn't need the capacity of the standard boxes or to be half the width of a car!
Have made this system for my former Tigers' as I usually travel without pillion, and found I can fit everything I need.

First some support frames made from 8mm round steel bar, some 1"x1/8" flat steel and some 10mm ID steel tube. With the aid of an angle grinder and a mig they turned out like this.
The brace picks up on the std pannier side sway mount which was removed.

(http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/metalguru1/media/DSCN1552.jpg.html)

(http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/metalguru1/media/DSCN1553.jpg.html)

Then it was a simple attachment via some P clips with a flat aluminium bar inside the bag for strength and form.

(http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/metalguru1/media/DSCN1555.jpg.html)

This mounting is slightly different as it has some sheet aluminium between the bag and frame to shield bag from exhaust.

(http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/metalguru1/media/DSCN1554.jpg.html)

The bags cost 99p from fleabay and are expandable to twice the width if required, they fair very well in heavy offs, (don't ask). They do tend to sag with a bit of weight in them but a luggage elastic up to the grabrail sorts.
The Steel stock came from the local fab shop scrap bin!!

[Marc]

Nice and easy!