Wow. Four hundred bucks for a piece of (probably) CNC-cut and -drilled steel with a couple of 90-degree bends (with steel that thick, it was probably a press brake). And it doesn't even include the bags. Having been an airframes mechanic in the Navy and a guy who built spacecraft for a living, I think I can handle making attaching brackets for my Nighthawk. I think you're right about hard bags being the way to go, but I didn't see anything out there made to fit, so I figured a pair of throw-overs would be fine.
BTW, I saw the Triumph you posted. Nice. -Gary On Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:43:26 PM UTC-7, Hawaii Sean wrote: > > Gary, > > I have a set of soft bags that I've used on moth my 82 Nighthawk 650 and > my 96 Nighthawk 750 - I'll look at them tonight and get you the > manufacturer and model. They work great and are very big, I've been happy > with them for long tours. > > However - I have a NH rack and Givi trunk on my bike for daily riding. If > you want to keep them on full time I wouldn't use soft bags. The "right" > way, in my opinion, to put bags on your bike for long term use is to mount > hard bags. The Bestem rack is an amazing product but very pricey $400 ( > http://www.bestemusa.com/Honda-Nighthawk-750-Luggage-Mounting-Rack-Kit-for-Bestem-T-Box-Mount-both-Top-and-side-boxes_p_763.html). > > Others have made they're own mounts for hard bags. If you have access to > the right tools and, if you're like me, maybe a friend with mechanical > talent I'd make my own. If not I think $400 for the Bestem rack is worth > the investment. Then you can mount 2 removable hard bags that will keep > everything dry and safe no matter where you go. You can also add a trunk > for maximum storage space. Somewhere in the forum is a picture of a bike > with the Bestem set-up. It has more storage than my ST1100. > > Sean > > > On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 7:32:10 PM UTC-10, GPro wrote: >> >> I searched the forum for posts about saddlebags, and I know there really >> isn't any consensus about which are the best. So I'll approach it this way: >> What doesn't work? I've gotten comfortable on my NH750 (92), and I'm >> considering adding throw-over saddlebags. Are there any out there that are >> too big to clear the exhaust pipe (mine are standard)? Does anyone know >> which Tour Master or Nelson Rigg models fit? What sizes? >> >> Gary >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/nighthawk_lovers/-/J5z7ksZYC9EJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
