'06 Tiger; Right Saddlebag

[TigerTrax]

So I had a RIGHT saddlebag that seemed to be getting loser & loser.
I had a good 1/2 slop in the thing.

SO today I decided to take care of it.

No doubt, the engineer who dreamt this up was having 'fish & chips' with a couple of pints.  Here is what you must do to correct the RIGHT saddlebag:
1. Remove the seat.
2. Remove the muffler.
3. Remove the GIVI Universal Plate.
4. Remove the tail luggage rack.

Now you can work on the saddlebag mounts.

Remove the top bar ... held with 2 bolts.
That exposes the 2 'hanging brackets'** that rest on the frame and support the saddlebag.
That hanging bracket is cushioned with 1/16" rubber pad.**
Remove the allen head bolt and a small 'brace will slip out of
a slot at the back of the 'haning bracket.**

** These are the problems:
1. Rubber pad deteriorates and adds slop to the saddlebag.
    Replace these with a rubber 'tool box' drawer liner material.
    NOT the spongey stuff... the thin stuff. Or use an old innertube material.
    Cut 2 strips about 1¼" wide x 5" long. ( Enough to WRAP on the
    backside of the frame and down the front to tuck back under the
    hanging bracket. PLace on the framework.

2. The hanging brackets have a 'J-bend' that slips over the square tube
    frame on the underside of the seat. That J-bend actually stretches...
    adding to slop in the saddle bag.
   To correct this, use a hammer and give it a swift.. medium WHACK to
   CLOSE that J-bend; With RUBBER pad in place, try it for a very tight fit.
   Use a hammer to tap it in place. MUST BE VERY TIGHT.
23. The 'loose' brace eventually bends and adds to the slop.
      To correct this place the loose brace in a vise with the bolt hole  
       sticking UP as high as you can get it. Using your hammer, WHACK
      that loose brace so it bends slightly the same direction as the
      bend at the opposite end of the brace

Once you take this apart and see the pieces you will know exactly how they work together and create a tight fit. It will take you about 40 minutes to do the work. It will take 2o minutes to remove the other stuff and another 20 to replace it.

PS: The engineers could have welded a nut on the sddlebag mount
      and eliminated the need to take everything apart.

[walker]

I think I may have used electrical tape instead of an old inner tube, but I forget. Some sort of tape - figured it would last as long as the crappy rubber inner tube.

I did have to bend the tabs with a few pairs of pliers as well - and the side bags were as new.

The top case is another matter - gotta order those wedge shaped spacers... or just use some of that same rubber mat material as a spacer between the box and the rack.