"New" Saddle Bags

patrick_777 · 08-09-2008, 05:56 PM

Installed the branded bags I got from version on this board.

I've hesitated with buying bags before now, but I figure this is pretty much a utility bike after all.

You can also see the plugs in the exhaust in the second picture.

roscosmom · 08-09-2008, 06:52 PM

WOW, Patrick, that bike is beautiful! Fabulous color pattern....I love the saddle bags too. Where did you buy them? I might buy some for my GZ...I've been riding the V Star lately, but will ride the GZ to work. Need something for my lunch! Can you fit a small lunch bag in the size you bought?
Thanks

patrick_777 · 08-10-2008, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by roscosmom

Where did you buy them?
Need something for my lunch! Can you fit a small lunch bag in the size you bought?

This should answer your question:

As you can see, they are big enough to carry two half-gallons of milk each with room to spare on the side and on top.

I bought them from a user here who is parting out his bike in the For Sale forum. You can buy Suzuki branded bags off eBay for under $100 (here's one auction now) and if you don't get the brackets with them, then you can make your own on the cheap with Tonckawa's how-to on this board: http://www.gz250bike.com/viewtopic.php?t=961

roscosmom · 08-10-2008, 04:12 PM

ok cool
thanks

**jonathan180iq** · 08-11-2008, 08:27 AM

Man, my plugs have fallen out twice now. What kind of bolts are you using? I get them in there pretty good and they still end up disappearing.

patrick_777 · 08-11-2008, 09:09 AM

I tapped it and then used basic M8-1.25 bolts from Lowe's (a whopping $.14 each) and some blue Loctite. That's probably what's keeping them in there good.

Then I sprayed with heat resistant paint (for grills), which I love the look of. Hell, I considered murdering the whole bike out after spraying that little bit.

**jonathan180iq** · 08-11-2008, 09:51 AM

Are they sunk into the plate inside the muffler that you can't see, or are you just using the threads and loctite?

Those are good looking bags by the way.

patrick_777 · 08-11-2008, 09:59 AM

No. Just tapped the holes and put them in. They are 30mm length though I think, but they seem to be holding pretty well.

08-09-2008, 05:56 PM	#1
patrick_777 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,763	"New" Saddle Bags Installed the branded bags I got from version on this board. I've hesitated with buying bags before now, but I figure this is pretty much a utility bike after all. You can also see the plugs in the exhaust in the second picture. __________________ ]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-09-2008, 06:52 PM	#2
roscosmom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Broussard, Youngsville, Lafayette...Louisiana Posts: 124	BEAUTIFUL BIKE PATRICK WOW, Patrick, that bike is beautiful! Fabulous color pattern....I love the saddle bags too. Where did you buy them? I might buy some for my GZ...I've been riding the V Star lately, but will ride the GZ to work. Need something for my lunch! Can you fit a small lunch bag in the size you bought? Thanks __________________ Much Happiness and Good Fortune To You All....
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08-10-2008, 04:12 PM	#4
roscosmom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Broussard, Youngsville, Lafayette...Louisiana Posts: 124	k ok cool thanks __________________ Much Happiness and Good Fortune To You All....
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08-11-2008, 08:27 AM	#5
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Man, my plugs have fallen out twice now. What kind of bolts are you using? I get them in there pretty good and they still end up disappearing. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-11-2008, 09:09 AM	#6
patrick_777 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,763	I tapped it and then used basic M8-1.25 bolts from Lowe's (a whopping $.14 each) and some blue Loctite. That's probably what's keeping them in there good. Then I sprayed with heat resistant paint (for grills), which I love the look of. Hell, I considered murdering the whole bike out after spraying that little bit. __________________ ]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan.
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08-11-2008, 09:51 AM	#7
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Are they sunk into the plate inside the muffler that you can't see, or are you just using the threads and loctite? Those are good looking bags by the way.
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08-11-2008, 09:59 AM	#8
patrick_777 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,763	No. Just tapped the holes and put them in. They are 30mm length though I think, but they seem to be holding pretty well. __________________ ]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan.
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