buco bags

jgregg · Post by **jgregg** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 8:54 pm

nice bags, missed out on a pair on ebay. darn it. but what else i was noticing in your pics tango was the windshield on the black bike. can you tell me what brand, size, or where you got it. it looks nice and i am in the market for one.

bbap · Post by **bbap** » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:37 pm

Tango, do your brackets have another bracket that extends down from the bottom and around the muffler? Mine seem to and they look stock. I don't really understand the need to have that extra bracket and I was just wondering if anyone else has it.

It extends down from the bottom on a bolt and curves around the muffler - both sides.

Steve

Tango911 · Post by **Tango911** » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:04 am

bbap wrote:Tango, do your brackets have another bracket that extends down from the bottom and around the muffler? Mine seem to and they look stock. I don't really understand the need to have that extra bracket and I was just wondering if anyone else has it.

It extends down from the bottom on a bolt and curves around the muffler - both sides.

Steve

nope what you see in my pics is what i have. in fact one side has been re fabbed. I would assume the extended piece is so that the bags dont hit the mufflers but mine dont anyway, so, not sure really. This is my first set of bags and from what i know they are hard to find.

Eljeef · Post by **Eljeef** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:19 pm

bbap wrote:Tango, do your brackets have another bracket that extends down from the bottom and around the muffler? Mine seem to and they look stock. I don't really understand the need to have that extra bracket and I was just wondering if anyone else has it.

It extends down from the bottom on a bolt and curves around the muffler - both sides.

Steve

Does this help?

bbap · Post by **bbap** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:40 pm

I think mine is a little different on the attachment point on the rear shock. I'm not sure how much it would cost to have it re-chromed, but I'm leaning on painting it. Anyone have an opinion on the cost of chroming? I'm not even sure where I'd go with it....

100_3700 by nestwoodmotors, on Flickr

100_3699 by nestwoodmotors, on Flickr

Hoosier Tom · Post by **Hoosier Tom** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:01 pm

Don't know how much chrome job would be, but I would probably go with powdercoat instead of paint as it should be more durable. Coater should blast all the rust off and rough it up, giving the powder coat a good surface to flow over and bond to when it bakes.

HT

bbap · Post by **bbap** » Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:03 pm

I think your right. I just sent off for a quote on the hardware and the bracket at a local place. I've never had anything powder coated before