cargo options

Ok, I know this is the wrong bike for carrying a bunch of stuff, but sometimes you just need to bugger off for a while and take a trip. I know someone did a tankbag mod, and it seems to have worked out stunningly. I was wondering if anyone's using tail bags of any sort. The secondary muffler gets in the way of me mounting my choices, but it doesn't seem to get too hot, so I've considered it.

and yes, I plan on ditching the secondary in a while. But I'd still love to have some input, even if it's me going up a creek without a paddle.

This SX was shown at the factory re-opening earlier this year:

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A quick google search and I found that Ventura is now making a rack for the EBR's (the page says SX but the bike is clearly an RX, not that it would make any difference):

http://www.ventura-bike.com/product/...Racing/1190-SX

That SX had a set of "lost" Pirelli D/S tires on it, we (several of us) asked about it, the response was "Ahh, so THAT'S where those made off to... thought we lost them".

Tank bag:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...psusidqo5x.jpg

Saddle bags (and after some paint work):
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...pstxtmqa7z.jpg

The saddlebags clear the exhaust resonator. They are made by OGIO, and are the same as the ones in the yellow demo bike.

any sort of saddlebag supports for the oigos? I've got a set of saddlebags, but I'm not sure they'd stay out of the way, y'know? It's an extra bit of insurance with that.

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Originally Posted by MegaFighterX

any sort of saddlebag supports for the oigos? I've got a set of saddlebags, but I'm not sure they'd stay out of the way, y'know? It's an extra bit of insurance with that.

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Nothing from OGIO directly that I could find. A few owners have home made brackets that work pretty well. I went to a local Cycle Gear and bought a universal saddle bag support bar setup that worked pretty well, looked pretty good, and cost me $25.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...psfgljchyp.jpg

The support setup on the yellow demo bike is admittedly much better, because it supports the bags underneath to help with weight, but I'm just considering my bag setup something to hold me over until EBR puts something out.

Looks good. For added stability under the tail you could add a small diameter rod between the two brackets. This would make a stiffer bracket and prevent them from running under the tail as you lad them up. The rod would have minimal interference with wheel travel and license plate relocation.

great set up to make it a better tourer.

came with the hardware to do that with, yeah? I'd just hate giving up the black bolts. :D Actually the picture of the brackets is exactly what I was looking for. That answers my question of wether or not the things will fit. May need to pick a set of these up today and see if it works for me. Second hand luggage and all. :p

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Originally Posted by MegaFighterX

came with the hardware to do that with, yeah? I'd just hate giving up the black bolts. :D Actually the picture of the brackets is exactly what I was looking for. That answers my question of wether or not the things will fit. May need to pick a set of these up today and see if it works for me. Second hand luggage and all. :p

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When I'm not running the bags I remove the bracket and put the original black bolts back in. With the bags on, the brackets are covered and no one sees the chrome bolts.

gotcha. Makes sense to me. Thanks for the help!

so i picked up the universal mounts from cycle world. tried putting them on, and it wasn't working. Oh yeah... I have passenger pegs. Can't get rid of them as I have the big can still... So pull the passenger pegs away, mount the saddlebag supports and toss the pegs back on top. They go on the left side no problem. The right side, I have to try to mess with the exhaust and such to get the screws in with an additional inch or so of length. manage to get it on, and check cargo clearance. Seemed to work, so I start to clean up. I decide to check to make sure there's no big issues with the exhaust.

start it up, and I feel a lot of puffs of air by where the secondary muffler joins the rest of the exhaust. I grumble and take the mounts back off, and check for the blowby. Still there. I tighten up the nuts a bit, and it helps, but there's still some exhaust coming out. For giggles, I test fit the bags without the mounts...

aaaaand they seemed to work just fine. I may want to toss some rope or something around them so they don't flop around too much, but they seem to be ok otherwise.

so now I'm noticing that blowby thing happening there. Is that normal?

forgot the pictures I wanted to post... lol.\
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