Hi everyone,
It has been quite some time since I have checked.
About 15 months ago I had an accident with my Interstate. I went down through a corner in a diesel spill. The bike just flipped out from under me at about 30MPH. It did not go well, I remember laying it down, then it jumped up, the steering went wild and I went down again. The bike displayed a different story. The fairing was shattered throughout, all the engine and bag guards had severe road rash as did the side bags and trunk. The tank had a very big dent the size of softball. The big surprise to me was the road rash across the top of the windshield and trunk rack; I don't remember being upside down.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46651569@N00/4065666319/#in/set-72157607415926790/ Anyway.... I walked away fine, nothing broke, just a little sore. As my Asian neighbor said "You Big Lucky!". I was lucky, the bike not so much. The insurance company wrote it off, I purchase the wreck for cheap, thinking I would sell off the bits and pieces. I have since changed my mind. I have confirmed the frame is good and the forks are straight.
I sent ALL the cosmetics, tank, trunk and fenders out for repair and painting. Now I am starting to rebuild the bike and I realize I should have taken picture as I disassembled it.
I am hoping that someone can help me out by taking a picture of how the inner lid support cables are attached inside the saddlebags. I just can't seem to make sense of these, I thought I had it right, but they just don't hang right anymore. A good picture and/or description of how these attach would be much appreciated.
Best regards,
Glenn Schentag

