Installed some rear saddlebag guards

[bscrive]

I went and bought myself a set of black F6B rear saddlebag guards to see if I could install them on the Valk.  The ones on the F6B are installed horizontally, but there is nothing on the Valk to bolt them to, like that.  

I took off the plastic cover and noticed that there is a place to bolt something to the frame.  You can see the hole in the top-center of the picture just below the fender.





I decided to put them on an angle and welded up some brackets to hold the one end and bolted it to the mounting spot under the plastic cover.





I connected the other side to the exhaust mount with a 1/4" spacer to keep the guard away from the exhaust.









I put the bags back on and they look pretty good.









They are on pretty good and will protect the bags if the bike falls over.  In a crash, well, I doubt much will stay on anyways.  It was a good project to keep me busy over the holidays and the guards were cheap.  I got them on eBay for $34.

[Jess from VA]

Nice work.   

[_Sheffjs_]

Looking good. 

[Farside]

  It does look good, nice job.  

[Robert]

You do nice work 

I was thinking about the same thing for my Corbin bags but found you dont need them. Just dont ask how I found out, bags never hit the ground with just the front guards holding the bike.