Bag supports for 650L. Home made or store bought?

[Guest]

I have used some throw over bags on my 650, and I'd really like to add some support to them. Has anyone made, or better yet found a source for a
support on a 650L? I see there are a couple of mounting options, i.e. using the upper shock bolt and the rear signal bolts for mounting. Any input??
Bike is pictured in the "Lets see your L" section. #255. I want to get them up higher, and a bit further back. I've tried them under the seat as in the pic, but not happy with that mounting. Need something to stabilize them. Thanx

[Steve]

If Photobucket is still working, here is what I did on my wife's 850L. The reasoning behind what I did: Found a relocating kit for the turn signals that moved them back to the license plate area, which allowed moving the bags farther back, which put them behind the shocks. Since they were no longer resting on the shocks, they were free to swing in and hit the tire. With a combination of some 1" x 1/8" flat stock and some 1/4" solid bar, I bent and brazed some supports.

Leather bags, tied together to keep them in place, and placed under the seat.



Front support was just behind the shock mount, rear support was bolted to the luggage rack.







While I was keeping them away from the tire, I figured it would be good to keep them off the pipes, too.



We have different bags on there now, much bigger, with a custom-made mount.




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[motogeezer]

Great info Steve. Love the 850 setup. Love the paint job as well. Thanks for the input