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Anybody got those hardbags advertised on NewBonneville? How do you like them? I'm trying to get the wife to buy me some for my birthday. I'm wondering if they are worth the price.

I had a pair on last bike. They where the exact same style but they where the leather version. In my opinion they are the best hard bags for the money. The hinges are plastic but the bags themselves are VERY well made.

good luck.

How easy are they to take on and off and will a standard size laptop fit in them as well? Need a solution for back and forth to work...

To take them off and on 4 bolt and a plug for turn signal.And think a lap top will fit,they are very water tight to.heres mine [image][/image] [image][/image]

How eay are they to powder coat? Cuz i have an 02 Bonnie in Cardinal Red.

Powder coating requires object to be powdered be metal and withstand prolonged fast oven temperatures.

Moe's right. An electric current has to run through the items to be powder coated for the coating to stick. It's then baked in an oven. They do plastic now but I don't know the process or if it would work on fiberglass.

those look great.

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Cat

Those bags do look good. However, I recently purchased the BB Reproduction bags because the the ones from NewBonneville were backordered. I'm very happy with the fit and finish. Also, I put them on in about 20 minutes. No rewiring and blinker removal. For what it's worth...

Eddie, how did you mount the BB Reproductions bags?

You have to buy the mounts from BB Reproduction ($120ish). Just remove the last two fender strut bolts and mount with supplied longer ones. After that, slide the bags into place and use the cotter pins to secure.

So your saying i should just have them painted. Now wouldn't that have been easier.

i like the pipes, too.

cat

If anyone is interested, plastic parts (fiberglass as well) have been being powdercoated for several years now. There are tons of powders available now, low temp stuff (200-250F) is widely available. the main problem with this is the gloss level is not that high though. The real high gloss stuff is only applicable to surfaces that can withstand the 350 or so degree temps.
Typically plastic pieces are powdercoated by either applying an electrostatic primer or they can be flame coated. The flame coating is becoming very common as pretty much anything can be powdercoated, plastic, wood, even cardboard, as long as it doesn't melt or burn under the initial application. Basically the powder is fed into the edge of a flame and applied in a melted state.... uh, like it's a powdercoatingflamethrowerkindathingy.

(no expert here, just that it's kind of an interest to me as I have been putting various coatings on various items for a good bit a years.... not the Holiday Inn Express thing if you were wondering)

Thanks Cat I get a lot of compliments on the pipes.This time of year they make good leaf blowers.

so where are the pipes available? sound?

thanks.

cat

Yeah I'd like in on that info as well.

Well they started out SS long cannon.Then I cut 12" off and used a 18" turn out 3" ID and slip them on.Then I can split them and take the baffles out when need.

I bought a pair,NewBonneville Hardbags W/LED signals but the installation Instructions are a little sketchy.Going to attempt. need to inquire about a few things

Not trying to threadjack here, but... Hey midlife, what did you do or use to get the liscense plate flush to the fender itself? I like that look, hard bags or not.

Thanks John, that top photo with the spacers tells all. I appreciate it a lot. Not going to get into it yet until my back rest and luggage rack come in ,shes a beaut,done some tribal accessories to it.

Cool!

I removed stock plate holder and use the rubber gasket as templet. Had a piece of 3/16 ss plate cut and drilled and mounted it useing the rubber gasket as a spacer.

Does anyone know if these bags come in a leather look or leather covering.

and I thought this thread was about tough women!

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Does anyone know if these bags come in a leather look or leather covering.

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Yes, they do indeed. They're the same price as the painted black bags.

-brent

those pipes are boss, too.

who makes them?

cAT

Yep, he made the pipes,exhaust extensions from a tractor trailer.I liked them too and asked when he first did it.

does anyone have pics of the leather hardbags instaled on their bikes. Also is there up and down adjustability as to where you mount them. the picture here has them higher than I would like. I doubt if lowering them a couple of inches would creat any problems with the exhaust heat.

You know Dog33, when you say it like that its kind of funny but true. And thanks cat, I did it because I wanted turn down could not find any so I made them.

Yes, I drilled the hole for the wire just under the rubber gasket by the front bracket.Ran the wires behind the fender strut and picked up the turn signal wires under the seat.I left the orignal wires in place.One more thing,put a two pin plug on the out side of the bag to make them easier to remove. Put so sealent around the wires their they come out of the bag and your done.

MIDLIFESPEED. How in the heck did you get that first one to line up? I see yours skirt just barely beneath your rear fender,did you eyeball it or by some other means. SPEED.

I made a cardboard templet to lay out the holes.Sorry, But threw it away.

Yeah,I got the first one on drilled & permanent.(Tricky stuff)I didn't go by paint&mark.used a markall pencil, still used the tape as those threaded ends will scratch the ****** out of the paint,tomorrow I need to pickup 4 more neoprene washers for the outside as I didn't get any period. Then I will mirror the other side as persay.The only drawback and it's not too bad , when I open the bag lid it catches a little bit on the backside of the roadster seat, otherwise it looks pretty even (topside) with the rear fender. I'll keep ya posted,I may need to ask another Question. Thanks. Speed. P.S. I'm having a tough time finding those 2 -double female sockets,Been t Auto store,TSC,D&B Sales, where did you find yours? Maybe Home Depot or something?

I got it MidLifeSpeed. Need to hook up to pods(Drill Hole) , almost done,have a picture in a few days. Thanx. Speed.