This was the video that prompted me to go down a fucked up rabbit hole of buying a welder, drill press, angle grinder, and the shit to wire a new circuit to the breaker box. Ended up going with 20mm cans which are twice as big/heavy so i needed a more robust bracket setup. $600 and some new skills later they're done! Defeats the point of the cheap build but now I've got a shop full of fab tools. Going to make a sissy bar and floorboards for the vulcan next. Thanks for the ride man!
In 2019 I bought a Vulcan S . I love this bike . After a few months I decided to add a set of saddle bags . All of the saddle bags for this bike were very pricey and even more for the mounts . I decided to make my own for a fraction of the cost . I purchased a set of Pelican V 250 cases for about $120 . I fabricated some mounts out of steel bars 1/4 x 1 inch very similar to the ones you used . These are the best bags I've ever owned ( and I've owned several on several bikes ) . I can fit a full bag of groceries in each one . They open from the top and are air tight . They also can be locked using a padlock . If I ever own another bike , I will fit it with another set of Pelican v 250 cases . I like these cases even better than the U S steel ammo cases that I once had on my old BMW R80 / 7 .
The "Chinesium" and the final remarks got me cracking! This is amaaaaazing! It looks so doable, just need to invest on a drill. Now I'm fully stoked to DIY my ammo can side luggage! Thanks heaps for this mate. Keep up the amazing videos!
To be fair I think anything made of that size of flat section will probably struggle in this application. I'm not making any comment on the quality of the steel because I have no way of knowing! As he said it would probably work better with some gussets welded in - you just need to add some depth to the section basically...
I bought a couple of large 20 mm ammo cans, mil surp (no lame Cabela's ad) but in like-new condition. They're a lot larger than the fat 50 ammo cans you bought. I'm going to use them for tool boxes on my Hijet mini truck. I'll mount then on the headache rack, just below the rear window but above the sides of the bed so I still have the entire bed for carrying sheets of plywood, etc. BONUS: I bought a cheap but vurra nice aftermarket remote power door lock for the Hijet to avoid any more wear on the door lock cylinders and it has four actuators. I'm going to use the rear door lock actuators to lock and unlock my ammo can toolboxes. How pimp is that? Your craft store 2mm EPA foam liner tip for the ammo boxes is worth the cost of the video. I'm planning to "paint" the entire mini truck, inside and out, with Monstaliner polyurethane truck bed liner, and I'll paint the inside and outside of the ammo box toolboxes as well. That won't add much padding, but I'm carrying tools and off-road recovery equipment (straps, hand winch, folding shovel, etc.) so the toolboxes are probably too rough duty for even dense foam.
I just bought a 2024 Honda shadow aero and was looking to do this, think I could go about it the same way with those brackets? I’ve been spending hours thinking how to do it and just can’t find a solution
I’m working with a Vulcan s and those bracelets just looking for info on how many washers you needed for the holes? And what bolts you used for the mounting brackets to the frame? That you in advance
If you don't want to do any of that stuff you could always just get a set of throw-over saddlebags. Though, in my opinion most leather throw-overs would clash with the more modern styling of that bike.
I already feel like there is too much flex that the bracket will slowly bent downwards and eventually it will hit the wheel if you put some good weight in it
@@polartsang - It looks like there is no plastic deformation so the steel will continue to spring indefinitely. If it was aluminum, it'd be a problem, particularly including fatigue failure. Bubba Engineering approved.
@@Liberty4Ever doesn't read. I said the issue is you can't hold too much weight as the bracket is not sturdy and will Flex. It doesnt matter if it spring back and not deform if your saddle will hit the wheels
@@polartsang - Loaded with max weight (8 cans of Coke) and went for a bumpy ride. The bottom of the ammo can flexed inward maybe an inch, with at least another inch of clearance. I'm not crazy about the flexing, for aesthetic reasons, not structural reasons. Spinning Wrenches did mention that he's adding gussets to make the mount more rigid. That should enable him to carry tungsten or lead. :-)
Either: 1. Buy stronger braces that aren't made out of chinesium 2. Add a gusset to the chinesium bracket. This is a piece of metal that connects the horizontal and vertical sections so that the vertical section can't wiggle.
This was the video that prompted me to go down a fucked up rabbit hole of buying a welder, drill press, angle grinder, and the shit to wire a new circuit to the breaker box. Ended up going with 20mm cans which are twice as big/heavy so i needed a more robust bracket setup. $600 and some new skills later they're done! Defeats the point of the cheap build but now I've got a shop full of fab tools. Going to make a sissy bar and floorboards for the vulcan next. Thanks for the ride man!
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As a fellow Canadian tinkerer/motorcyclist/supermonkeyball veteran, I found it impossible to not subscribe after this phenomenonal video. Cheers m8 🍻
In 2019 I bought a Vulcan S . I love this bike . After a few months I decided to add a set of saddle bags . All of the saddle bags for this bike were very pricey and even more for the mounts . I decided to make my own for a fraction of the cost . I purchased a set of Pelican V 250 cases for about $120 . I fabricated some mounts out of steel bars 1/4 x 1 inch very similar to the ones you used .
These are the best bags I've ever owned ( and I've owned several on several bikes ) . I can fit a full bag of groceries in each one . They open from the top and are air tight . They also can be locked using a padlock . If I ever own another bike , I will fit it with another set of Pelican v 250 cases . I like these cases even better than the U S steel ammo cases that I once had on my old BMW R80 / 7 .
Has your rear fender bent at all after adding all that extra weight hanging off the side. Also what did you do to reinforce the brackets
The "Chinesium" and the final remarks got me cracking!
This is amaaaaazing! It looks so doable, just need to invest on a drill. Now I'm fully stoked to DIY my ammo can side luggage! Thanks heaps for this mate. Keep up the amazing videos!
Honestly I like your attitude
Made me laugh a couple times
Sweet ammo cans btw 🤘
Looking at something like this for my Harley! Nicely done. I personally would just want stiffer brackets instead of the chinesium
Was planning to do the same thing with my fat bob and paint the bike a matching color
To be fair I think anything made of that size of flat section will probably struggle in this application. I'm not making any comment on the quality of the steel because I have no way of knowing!
As he said it would probably work better with some gussets welded in - you just need to add some depth to the section basically...
Thanks for the video. This got me looking around and I'm going to try Pelican V250 cans.
I bought a couple of large 20 mm ammo cans, mil surp (no lame Cabela's ad) but in like-new condition. They're a lot larger than the fat 50 ammo cans you bought. I'm going to use them for tool boxes on my Hijet mini truck. I'll mount then on the headache rack, just below the rear window but above the sides of the bed so I still have the entire bed for carrying sheets of plywood, etc. BONUS: I bought a cheap but vurra nice aftermarket remote power door lock for the Hijet to avoid any more wear on the door lock cylinders and it has four actuators. I'm going to use the rear door lock actuators to lock and unlock my ammo can toolboxes. How pimp is that?
Your craft store 2mm EPA foam liner tip for the ammo boxes is worth the cost of the video. I'm planning to "paint" the entire mini truck, inside and out, with Monstaliner polyurethane truck bed liner, and I'll paint the inside and outside of the ammo box toolboxes as well. That won't add much padding, but I'm carrying tools and off-road recovery equipment (straps, hand winch, folding shovel, etc.) so the toolboxes are probably too rough duty for even dense foam.
Sounds like a plan! for that application I'd probably go with rubber lining rather than foam.
Sweet project and idea! 😎👍
For minimum space loss, I’ve used cut up yoga mat for padding.
I wanna use them to build hard bags for speakers
Great video. Even better attitude. Let's make it 500 even.
I just bought a 2024 Honda shadow aero and was looking to do this, think I could go about it the same way with those brackets? I’ve been spending hours thinking how to do it and just can’t find a solution
good job ma man👍👍👍
I’m working with a Vulcan s and those bracelets just looking for info on how many washers you needed for the holes? And what bolts you used for the mounting brackets to the frame? That you in advance
You got any ideas for adding easily detachable saddlebags to a modern Rebel without adding a rear seat, ugly brackets, or a rack?
If you don't want to do any of that stuff you could always just get a set of throw-over saddlebags. Though, in my opinion most leather throw-overs would clash with the more modern styling of that bike.
Him: "all of the everyday stuff I'd ride with anyways."
Me: "is that a f*ckin GameCube game!?”
They make locks for those too. You'll have to drill another hole lol
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Can I buy those from you?
Good job done :)
Can you please post links to sample mounting brackets and the exact search term. Are they specific to motorcycles?
HNAYA Universal Motorcycle Saddle Bags Brackets Hard Trunk Brackets Saddlebags Mounting Brackets a.co/d/jlgLuX8
That's what I used in this video
I already feel like there is too much flex that the bracket will slowly bent downwards and eventually it will hit the wheel if you put some good weight in it
@@polartsang - It looks like there is no plastic deformation so the steel will continue to spring indefinitely. If it was aluminum, it'd be a problem, particularly including fatigue failure. Bubba Engineering approved.
@@Liberty4Ever doesn't read. I said the issue is you can't hold too much weight as the bracket is not sturdy and will Flex. It doesnt matter if it spring back and not deform if your saddle will hit the wheels
@@polartsang - Loaded with max weight (8 cans of Coke) and went for a bumpy ride. The bottom of the ammo can flexed inward maybe an inch, with at least another inch of clearance. I'm not crazy about the flexing, for aesthetic reasons, not structural reasons. Spinning Wrenches did mention that he's adding gussets to make the mount more rigid. That should enable him to carry tungsten or lead. :-)
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Subscribed. The wiggle bugs the shit out of me though. Can you explain to me like I'm 5 how to stabilize them?
Either:
1. Buy stronger braces that aren't made out of chinesium
2. Add a gusset to the chinesium bracket. This is a piece of metal that connects the horizontal and vertical sections so that the vertical section can't wiggle.
@@SpinningWrenches thank you sir.
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chinezium mounting brackets lol
That's right dont buy PBR. More for me haha