Hi, I am new to this forum and new owner of an 06 TBA. This site has been a wealth of knowledge, but can not find any info on the below scenario -

I own the Triumph brand rectangular saddle bags. They are the throw over style, with side mounting brackets that the bags velcro to.
I'm not a big fan of throw over bags because of scratching issue on the rear fender and do not want to spend $$ for EZ Brackets.

Thinking of cutting off the throw over center portion of bags and securely fastening to existing side mounting brackets with some sort of metal fasteners.

Anyone out there done this type of modification before? If so, info on tips/pics/materials used would be much appreciated.