|  | Topic : How to Fit OEM Saddle Bags to Easy Brackets Without OEM Sissy Bar |  |
| | | EnGage | | Thor |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jul 2011 - 17:17 Post title : How to Fit OEM Saddle Bags to Easy Brackets Without OEM Sissy Bar | | | Seeing Domino's nice write-up on installing the Easy Brackets with a sissy bar, I decided to copy these from the accessory section on installation without a sissy bar
Got my Easy Brackets from Eddy. There was some confusion because the Easy Bracket instructions say to use the two front fender mounting holes and their web site says to use the two rear most holes. In case anyone else runs into this, I thought I'd post this to save some trouble.
Turns out their web site is right - use the two rear most holes. This may seem strange if you already have the Triumph brackets as they use the front two holes, but if you look at the Triumph brackets you'll see the the mounting holes for the bags are offset back from the bracket mounting holes.
I used the existing top two holes on the Triumph bags - they are the same width as the Easy Bracket holes. I attached the bags to the brackets with these holes and then used a marker to mark new holes on the Easy Brackets that corresponded with the two lower holes on the bags. This way, I did not need to drill new holes in the bags. Doing this places the bags a bit lower and an inch or so farther back. The bags still clear the pipe by an inch - some of this due to an increased angle using the Easy Brackets.
Note: you can easily move the bags forward a up a bit by drilling two new top hole the the right and a bit below the existing ones.
Lastly, using the Easy Brackets places the bags a bit closer to the bike and the key was a bit hard to use because of the folded leather at the top of the bags. So, I placed 1/4 inch worth of spacers between to the bags and brackets and problem solved. Also, on one side, the brackets didn't slip on easily. Turns on that the Tbird wasn't quite symmetrical so I added a washer to one of the mounting bolts, which lined up the slots and problem was solved.
Picture from the top. Easy Bracket on left side of motorcycle (right side in the picture), standard bracket on the other side:
Triumph bracket side view:
Easy Bracket side view:
Mounting bolts:
View from the rear:
Bracket on bag before two new lower holes are drilled:
Note if you used the existing holes, there will be a sizable gap between the Easy Bracket and the bag because the standard mounting points on the Triumph bags protrude out.
| | Post edited by EnGage on 21 Jul 2011 - 17:20 |
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| | | gilbmw | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 37 | | Location | : | Bayonne, New Jersey, United States |
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| | Posted : 20 Sep 2011 - 13:35 Post title : Re: How to Fit OEM Saddle Bags to Easy Brackets Without OEM Sissy Bar (Re: EnGage) | | | Just curious is access to the rear shocks compromised with the bags being lower and closer to the bike? For riders who make frequent adjustments this maybe a concern.
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| | | DC13 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 347 | | Location | : | Westbrook , Maine, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Sep 2011 - 20:51 Post title : Re: How to Fit OEM Saddle Bags to Easy Brackets Without OEM Sissy Bar (Re: gilbmw) | | |
gilbmw wrote:
Just curious is access to the rear shocks compromised with the bags being lower and closer to the bike? For riders who make frequent adjustments this maybe a concern. |
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The easy brackets go on and off so easy its not been much of a concern to adjust shocks.
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| | | EnGage | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Sep 2011 - 00:05 Post title : Re: How to Fit OEM Saddle Bags to Easy Brackets Without OEM Sissy Bar (Re: gilbmw) | | | gilbmw wrote:
Just curious is access to the rear shocks compromised with the bags being lower and closer to the bike? For riders who make frequent adjustments this maybe a concern. |
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They are a bit lower, but farther back. Also, you can drill new holes in the bags and get them in the same place.
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