monstertorch
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- Triumph Rocket 3 GT
Hello all, thought I would share this. I’ve had my rocket for a few weeks now, initially got a small tank bag, and decided that I wanted saddle bags, but not the factory bags. Nothing wrong with them, except since i have the chrome tank, they would look a little strange, and I wanted more traditional saddle bags.
First thing I did was study the factory bag mounts to determine if the mounting knobs could be removed so that I may use the racks with classic panniers. Short answer is yes
. With a trip to the local hardware store, I removed the knobs and made the mount as flush as I could. Structurally, you have to replace two of the knobs with bolts, but it’s easy to find something to work, and I got stainless so I don’t have issues in the future.
Next was to find bags that would fit the width of the pannier mounts. A more talented fabricator could create their own saddle bag rails to work with the factory brackets, but that’s not me! I found a “messenger” bag from Trip Machine, not huge, but I won’t have issues with the bag clearing the exhaust and will not hit the tire.
For me, the end result was exactly what I wanted. I’ll order a second bag for the other side; the build quality is good, and it fits the flow of the bike. Just thought I would share the results in case others are interested. Granted, this isn’t the largest bag, and I might be able to get a larger for the left side, but for what I need, these will work. Hope this inspires others to experiment and try some of the other options out there Ps I’m also messing with their large tank bag, and may use it as a tail bag, since I think it might look better in that position.
Enough rambling, here’s some pictures
First thing I did was study the factory bag mounts to determine if the mounting knobs could be removed so that I may use the racks with classic panniers. Short answer is yes
. With a trip to the local hardware store, I removed the knobs and made the mount as flush as I could. Structurally, you have to replace two of the knobs with bolts, but it’s easy to find something to work, and I got stainless so I don’t have issues in the future. Next was to find bags that would fit the width of the pannier mounts. A more talented fabricator could create their own saddle bag rails to work with the factory brackets, but that’s not me! I found a “messenger” bag from Trip Machine, not huge, but I won’t have issues with the bag clearing the exhaust and will not hit the tire.
For me, the end result was exactly what I wanted. I’ll order a second bag for the other side; the build quality is good, and it fits the flow of the bike. Just thought I would share the results in case others are interested. Granted, this isn’t the largest bag, and I might be able to get a larger for the left side, but for what I need, these will work. Hope this inspires others to experiment and try some of the other options out there
Ps I’m also messing with their large tank bag, and may use it as a tail bag, since I think it might look better in that position.Enough rambling, here’s some pictures
