by d63299 » Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:53 am
THE SADDLEBAG SHOWN WAS AN AFTERMARKET BAG MADE BY "BUCO", A JOSEPH BUEGSELFISEN (SPELLING ?) CO., DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
FROM THE PICTURE SHOWN, IT WOULD BE A VERY TIME CONSUMING/DIFFICULT RESTORATION, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE FRINGE BORDER MATERIAL WHICH WAS PLASTIC AND PROBABLY NOT AVAILABLE CURRENTLY.
I DO HAVE A NOS SET OF THIS BRAND/TYPE OF BAG BUT 50-60 YEARS OF STORAGE HAS NOT BEEN KIND TO THAT FRINGE ALTHOUGH THE COMPLETE BAG SET IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION OTHERWISE. THESE BAGS WERE QUITE DIFFERENT
THAN THE HARLEY VERSION AS MADE FOR THE "HUMMERS" ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL SIZE IS ABOUT THE SAME.
I AM IN PROCESS OF TOOLING UP FOR THE "HUMMER BIKE" SADDLE BAG SERIES NOW WITH ALL THE RESEARCH DONE FOR THE VARIOUS VERSIONS PRODUCED AND DIES/TOOLING ALMOST DONE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS HOW TO SET THE SPOTS OF WHICH THERE WERE 72 SMALL ONES PER BAG ON THE EARLY SETS. NOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH A HAND SPOT SETTER, ONE AT A TIME. A MACHINE TO DO THAT IS NEARLY COMPLETED SO SOME BAG SETS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY END OF SUMMER.
DUANE TAYLOR