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When Best Laid Plans Go............ARghh!

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#1 ·
So I have this set of Chase Harper saddlebags for my Wee, and I realized that the left side is open into the rear wheel. Not wanting to risk getting the left bag hung up in there, I decided to make a bracket to keep the bag out and away. Found the pattern for the pennytech bracket thread and printed off the pattern. Went to Home Depot and got the aluminum stock, measured and bent it appropriately, then painted it flat black. Job done.

So, I mounted the brace, then realized that I had used too narrow a piece of aluminum, so back to Home Depot for a piece of 1"X 1/8" piece. Got it all measured out bent and painted and then waited for the paint to dry. Meanwhile I put the saddlebags on and discovered that they don't go far enough down to meet the bracket. WTF????? They could be adjusted to go farther down, I suppose, but why, at this point.

So now I've got two nice brackets to hold the left saddlebag out on the left side, about $15.00 plus paint invested. Guess I'll just have to chalk it up to good practice.

So, in frustration, I pulled off the front sprocket cover and cleaned everything out to get it as clean as possible, then cleaned and lubed the chain. This is what happens when Spring taunts you, then winter dumps a bunch of snow! Sigh. Anyone else have this happen?
 
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#6 ·
"Seriously everyone in the fab business makes a cardboard template with a scissors before touching metal"

I do that all the time. I'm almost sure a Rotpac can will fit behind my saddle bag mount because the box I made of those dimensions fit OK.
But my reflective tape templates didn't turn out so well...phooey.
 
#7 ·
yup

I installed a butcher block counter with sidewalls for a new dishwasher for my neighbor - it too three tries to get it right, and it was really a simple project.
 
#8 ·
Well the bracket fit nicely. It's just that the bags don't come low enough to need it! Oh well. It was fun doing the project.

But I'm one of those guys that no matter how many times I measure, it comes out crooked or too short or too long. I could glue the ruler on a piece of paper and draw a line and it still comes out cockeyed. Guess there's a reason I didn't choose carpentry as a vocation.
 
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