husoi Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I know I should be fitting the new flooring. However....  Started something far more urgent  And I always sort my priorities  Having seen stupid prices for a decent set of saddlebags for the Shadow I decided that I would just make my own. Why? Well, as many other projects I've done, because I can. Opted for hard cases mostly because I like it better than normal soft ones.  Started by creating a template of the shape I want. Because I didn't like it I made this other better version  Materials used for the cases, 5mm plywood and some of the waste from the flooring boards  Some of construction stages for the cases. These will be 15cm wide. Case and lid. Particularly like the woody look in the inside. Hinges are SS fire hinges. Strudy and quite thick. It should handle all the vibration. Locking will be with these new models with incorporated key.  Yesterday I managed to fit the hinges on both  The hinges were fitted just to make sure I drilled on the right position. The final fitting will be with nyloc nuts to prevent they coming out and some smart arse trying to get inside them.  The final look will be black vinyl faux leather (same used in motorbike seats)  I'll update the thread as I progress.  3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHorton Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 That looks great. I think plywood is great stuff to work with 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 Little update  While waiting for the idiots supplying the vinyl to get their act together I've started the frame to fix the saddlebags. Due to an eye problem, for some odd reason my right eye got affected during the first welding job.  Wasn't directly looking at the arc, I'm not that daft...  Vertical bits are a 20x10mm tube with a 20x20 short section on the recessed part. Then I'll be finishing the bottom bit with the 20x1mm bar at the bottom. This is just to hold all parts in place and have little strength.  After all in place and both frames are welded will make a few holes in the vertical parts to hold it to the box. The holes on the far back of the tube will be larger so the nut will be hiding while a round head bolt will come from the inside.  There will be a 25x2mm thick bar inside the box that will be fixed to the top bolts for added support and prevent the box from vibrating too much.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 Having a roll of 3mm foam underlay gave me the idea to make the boxes softer and hide any deformations on the wood. Next will be gluing the vinyl over it and do the final fixings 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrrightfirsttime Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 How did they turn out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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