Takin a small break from making my fork bag... gotta let the dye dry a little more. Hopefully I'll have it riveted and stitched by tomorrow and mounted....

Anybody else make their own leather stuff?

 

Archer;
Is this a "kit", plans, or are you just winging it? I've been looking for a fork bag that's big enough for the Wide's fork width...still looking. I hadn't really considered making my own but seeing your project, that might be the way to go for me. Any sources, links, advice would be appreciated.

 

I'm making another fork bag, based on a pattern I made about 9 years ago. I made the first bag for my Yamaha V-star. I had to cut two inches off the width to make it work on the front of my FXDC. So this bag I'm making today is 12" wide, 5 inches tall and 3.5 inches 'deep'. The original bag was 14" wide.

When I bought my v-star in '99, I was appalled at the prices of leather bags for motorcycling (still am). So I decided to learn how to do it.. bought an advanced beginners kit from Tandy, made a couple of small things, and then launched into to it.

When I created my pattern, I used a CAD system to lay it out. I then transferred the pattern to tracing film.

I made a tank bib/pouch last weekend, and I figured this weekend was a fork bag

 

Are you interested in making a cigarette and zippo lighter combo case which I can strap to the bars and let it hang over the steering stem nut cover?

Let me know if you are and I will e-mail you about it.

Thanks, John

 

I think you have a good business there if you want it. Hell, I would buy a bag from you if the price was right.

 

I sent PM's to you guys.

 

Okay, fork bag done!

... and longer clutch cable done as well.

 

Awesome job, Archer!

 

wow archer that is cool...