Saddlebags
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One last piece was need to support the bags from the inside.  This piece came with the original mounts.  It was used on the outside but hey, good steel is good steel.  The fact that it was chromed was an added bonus.  The hole at the left was ready to go.  The peice was too long so I had to cut off a few slots on the right.  I rounded that end a little and had to file a little slot where the mounting bolt would go in the right most slot.  This was so the plate won't interfere with a ridge in the bags.  If you remember I lamented not drilling the bags a little lower.  This is why.
Here the plate is flipped around and put in place.  I put the hole in the front because the front hole in the saddle bags just goes through the fiberglass, there was no little metal mounting plate this far forward.  The rear slot is over the original riveted-in metal plate on the bags so I figured the slot would not cause problems there since the metal plate would spread the load.  I used a longer bolt in the rear so I could use a flat-washer over the slot as well as a lockwasher.  I might put a jam nut on too.  Having your saddlebags fall off is definitely low class..
Here I am at that happy happy time where all the fabrication is done and and I am really mounting up the bags.  A nice new lockwasher every time insures the bags will stay on.
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