Now that we have a couple Indian Scouts, we needed an inexpensive way to pick up "necessities". Bought a pair of Harbor Freight Apache 3800 cases to use as luggage.
Great video and a great testimony to your abilities beyond fiddling! Awesome! Kudos to your wife for her efforts and support. Although I'm not a biker these days, I know folks who are and they will love this.
great video as always! very clever design and use of what you had available! its like cooking, not hard if you have everything, but the skill lies in making something great with the supplies you already have.
Great video Jon - You are still the superb craftsman I remember from years ago when you lived in Effingham and were building and flying ultralight aircraft. At 86 years, I'm no longer up to "playing in traffic" on my motorcycle, so I sold it a few years ago to a neighbor here in Windsock Village. Stay well my friend, Walt Brown
Hello, Walter!!!!! So sorry it took so long to see your message! I'll be up there in a couple weeks and plan to stop by and see Marty. Great to hear from you!
Great video John. This was interesting. I'm getting too old for big bikes so bought a 2022 Royal Enfield Classic 350, (Signals Edition in Desert Sand), just for putting around the back country roads here in N.E. Ohio. Since it looks like an old post WWII style, I looked at the Apache at Harbor freight but then their 50mm Ammo Cans caught my attention. Close by were the 5 gallon Jerry Cans. Hinge the top of the Jerry Cans and instant saddlebags! Better yet, Rampage Products already makes hinged Jerry Cans for storage!I uploaded a TH-cam vid ... Jerry Can Saddlebags for the Classic 350. Unfortunately, they are out of proportion (too big), for the little thumper! Now I'm contemplating a way to shorten them from 17 inches high to about 12. Your imagination for invention ... (while remaining "Frugal") ... gives me new Inspiration! I remember watching the Smothers Brothers on TV (in the 60's) and Tommy saying "Necessity Is the Mother of Invention!" Keep Inspiring us to be Frugal!
I'm also trying to figure/finagle a mount & release system (with lock/security) using Harbor Freight Cases for my CRF 300L Rally. This is perhaps the Best I've seen yet! One of the nicest aspects of your ingenious build was how "OEM Factory" slick/swank those Chrome Spools looked & matched your Indian while your Cases were removed! Added surprises, benefits like these often occur when you courageously trust your own ingenuity, skills to solve your own problems and humbly meet your own needs! Rather than simply spending, consuming - one should pause to consider/utilize materials that you already own, have rather than simply relying on others. By trusting & applying YOUR OWN artistic mind, problem solving skills men are often surprised at their own ability to "invent or create" something far more unique, customized & superior to mere widgets massly produced. Bravo!
Check out SW Motech for their bag mount system. Look at the SLC side carrier. You can buy the mount for $60 and build your own attachment point. Just got it mounted on my FTR.
When I did my basic training (boot camp) our instructor (drill sergeant) used to say - laziness is the mother of invention! I think I will rather go with your version - cheapness is the mother of invention! Somehow, I think your diverse projects are, for you, about the mental gymnastics more than the production... you love the scheming, the calculating, then showing the world it can be done... on a budget! I have just discovered your channel... really enjoyed the house builds - love seeing your plans come together!
Great project, you are not alone for cutting aluminum on a table saw lol I'm guilty of that too! I have a 2019 scout sixty and I had planned on building something similar to what you did glad this came out well safe travels.
thanks a lot for making this very informative video :) you speak very clearly and show everything clearly. i was looking for an example of how those kind of cases look on an indian scout. i like them. i will most likely fit them on an 2020 Indian Scout Bobber. i think it will look very cool. and be practical!
@@grandpasmountain you are welcome. but after i placed the comment, i found the Honda X-ADV 750....... and i fell in love. i want that one. it is the perfect blend for me. i love the Indian Scout with how it sounds and looks, but it is not practical enough for me. i like a good windscreen, good seating position and cargo capacity. the X-ADV has it all for me. any standard knees-bent-with-ankle-at-shoulder-line is not suited for me because i have very long legs. so that forced me towards motorcycles like the Indian Scout. until i found the X-ADV. my first motorcycle was a Honda VT500C and i loved it. a big twin smile on my face every single time i opened that throttle. but after a while it became clear that it was not practical enough for the kind of use i required from it. anything above 80km/h was painful ( wind ) and the pegs were too far back. and there was no space to put decent cargo because the exhaust system had to be made so it pointed upwards. the X-ADV is not a v-twin but it still sounds amazing to me, even with the default exhaust.
@@NC700_68 sounds like a great bike!!! I was riding the Scout for a long while on dirt roads in the mountains the other day and was thinking how great an adventure bike would be, haha.
@@grandpasmountain wow it takes some courage and crazy to take a scout on a dirt road :) i always liked the idea of having a motorcycle that would not start to cry if it saw some less fortunate road quality.
@@NC700_68 there is a lady touring South America on a Scout 60 with motard tires. Figured if she could navigate a 3rd world country, I could make it down a dirt mountain road in Virginia!! www.dailymotion.com/video/x7mrgtc
Jon, Do you think you might need a reinforcing plate on the inside of the cases? One for each set of four mounting screws. So four plates with four holes for each bike. I had cracking and layer separation issues on my Norton Commando's hard bags back in the 70's. Lots of hard highway miles and vibration caused the material fatigue. But a great project, , well thought out and executed. Is the bungalow now available as an Air B&B?
Hello, Max! Not worried --- this a much different material than your bags were. 1/4" thick and will not crack. Thanks for thinking of me --- I had initially expected to need interior reinforcing, but am confident in the material after working with it. The Bungalow will be....once I move up on the hill!!!
I realize it’s been a while since you posted this video. However I was wondering if I could get a link to where you bought the spools from. I can’t seem to find any like them and I think I’m going to use your method to attach ammo cans on my motorcycle. Thank you in advance.
Comment were turned off on your saw mill video. My brother and I are building sawmills. He had started the business and then quit do to health issues. Now we are starting it up again. I don't think he had a brand name. He did have a model for the different sizes. He also builds custom mills to order. He is in the process of building a couple new models. I should be having a video or two on my channel in the next month or so demonstrating one of the new models. Don't know prices. It all depends on options added to each mill.
Thanks--- Just found out that if I marked my video as safe for kids, comments are turned off. I was going to build a mill myself, but couldn't make one for $3000....at least it wouldn't have been worth my time right now. I work 12 hour days and it's hard to add another project. Look forward to your video!
Cool idea! Looks great! As a side note im coming along on the 2019 guitar lol got it going & had some issues so went for a refin & new bridge. Have a look if you are so inclined 😎
Love the Indian Scouts. :) Excellent choice! I'm still rockin' my 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere, but an Indian is on my short list as a second bike. :) (Now, about your fiddles...do you sell them? :) )
Like your mounting solution, but $40 is a bit steep for the bags... I do have a ton of old Dewalt boxes laying around though. 😆 Seriously though, looks great.
@@grandpasmountain I learned a number of pointers through your process. I'm trying to decide if it's worth hacking a mint pair of tear shaped Yamaha OEM bags to fit on my new Scout. Indian wants my first born for their bags and set up. I would be hacking my old bags working with less tools than you...no table or band saw. No patience for the hack saw either. I mainly have to figure out how to construct or acquire an off brand hanger to keep the bags from rubbing against the fender as well as not leaning in to the wheel.
@@artmaze there are several options. There are some knock off EZ brackets for cheap on ebay that will work.... There are spools made for Harley that will work, too. The spools I bought that were $68 are down to about half that now. The two bolts on the rear fender give a number of options for mounting.
@@grandpasmountain Picked up a shelf hanger and cut it into to pieces and trim and Ground it, drilled four hills on it two for the Fender and an inner two to reuse the "U" shaped hangers from an old bike and primed and painted the brackets made from the shelf hanger. Even Indian Motorcycle was impressed
Noooo.... I can put 2 shopping bags of groceries in each. A full case of soda fits, even a gallon of milk. I can carry my fold up camp chair, a hammock and sweatshirt in ONE side.
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excellent mounting idea and bracket engineering.
Great video and a great testimony to your abilities beyond fiddling! Awesome! Kudos to your wife for her efforts and support. Although I'm not a biker these days, I know folks who are and they will love this.
Awesome video Jon. Always fun seeing how you think through a project. Cheers.
Thanks, Linton
Great video, enjoyable, funny and informative. I hope you show more Indian Scout projects.
Great work and you have a genuine ingenuity towards solving the issues you where faced with. He is the type of teacher we all need
great video as always! very clever design and use of what you had available! its like cooking, not hard if you have everything, but the skill lies in making something great with the supplies you already have.
Thankyou very much for the compliment!
Its good to see you Jon. Nice video, good job.
Great video Jon - You are still the superb craftsman I remember from years ago when you lived in Effingham and were building and flying ultralight aircraft. At 86 years, I'm no longer up to "playing in traffic" on my motorcycle, so I sold it a few years ago to a neighbor here in Windsock Village.
Stay well my friend,
Walt Brown
Hello, Walter!!!!!
So sorry it took so long to see your message!
I'll be up there in a couple weeks and plan to stop by and see Marty. Great to hear from you!
Jon, you never fail to amaze us! Great skunkworks project..... I hope the orders pour in!
Haha! Thankyou!
Awesome stuff, and awesome ideas . Thank you
Thanks!!!
Thank you so much for a great idea. And thanks for your great videoes that have learned me so much. Cheers form Norway!!
Thankyou, my friend!
Thanks alot for the kind words! Means alot to me.
Good to see another chapter , Jon. Glad you’re ok. Can’t wait to see more of house and hear you play latest fiddle.
Hello, Ed, thankyou!
Awesome…first time viewer, I LMAO when you made the comment about not covering your licensee plate. Good backyard engineering.
Thanks!!
Thank you,that is brilliant idea.Greetings from Poland.
You're welcome!
Great use of materials & can do attitude.
Great seeing you again. Another great video my friend.
Thankyou, John!
That’s really cool!
It looks great! 😎
Thank you for posting this video. I didn't like the bags available to buy for my Scout.
These look good on the Scout.
Awesome video. Indigenous ideas 💡 Good Job, Jon.
Thanks!
Great video John. This was interesting. I'm getting too old for big bikes so bought a 2022 Royal Enfield Classic 350, (Signals Edition in Desert Sand), just for putting around the back country roads here in N.E. Ohio. Since it looks like an old post WWII style, I looked at the Apache at Harbor freight but then their 50mm Ammo Cans caught my attention. Close by were the 5 gallon Jerry Cans. Hinge the top of the Jerry Cans and instant saddlebags! Better yet, Rampage Products already makes hinged Jerry Cans for storage!I uploaded a TH-cam vid ... Jerry Can Saddlebags for the Classic 350. Unfortunately, they are out of proportion (too big), for the little thumper! Now I'm contemplating a way to shorten them from 17 inches high to about 12.
Your imagination for invention ... (while remaining "Frugal") ... gives me new Inspiration! I remember watching the Smothers Brothers on TV (in the 60's) and Tommy saying "Necessity Is the Mother of Invention!"
Keep Inspiring us to be Frugal!
Thanks for the comment!
I was just up in Cleveland picking up a TriumphTiger.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. I'll look for yours!
I'm also trying to figure/finagle a mount & release system (with lock/security) using Harbor Freight Cases for my CRF 300L Rally. This is perhaps the Best I've seen yet! One of the nicest aspects of your ingenious build was how "OEM Factory" slick/swank those Chrome Spools looked & matched your Indian while your Cases were removed! Added surprises, benefits like these often occur when you courageously trust your own ingenuity, skills to solve your own problems and humbly meet your own needs! Rather than simply spending, consuming - one should pause to consider/utilize materials that you already own, have rather than simply relying on others. By trusting & applying YOUR OWN artistic mind, problem solving skills men are often surprised at their own ability to "invent or create" something far more unique, customized & superior to mere widgets massly produced. Bravo!
Check out SW Motech for their bag mount system.
Look at the SLC side carrier. You can buy the mount for $60 and build your own attachment point.
Just got it mounted on my FTR.
Sir, you are a GENIUS 🙌🙌
Haha!!
Great idea. When your spouse completes the liners, post a video on them.
When I did my basic training (boot camp) our instructor (drill sergeant) used to say - laziness is the mother of invention! I think I will rather go with your version - cheapness is the mother of invention!
Somehow, I think your diverse projects are, for you, about the mental gymnastics more than the production... you love the scheming, the calculating, then showing the world it can be done... on a budget!
I have just discovered your channel... really enjoyed the house builds - love seeing your plans come together!
So nice to hear from you and THANK YOU for the positive comments!
My boss used to say, if you want the job done the fastest most efficient way, give it to the laziest guy.
Great project, you are not alone for cutting aluminum on a table saw lol I'm guilty of that too! I have a 2019 scout sixty and I had planned on building something similar to what you did glad this came out well safe travels.
Thankyou, Carlos! Hope you do well on your project!
Nice job.
Awesome
You are frugal and creative you are not cheap
Hahaha! Thanks!!
Very nice
thanks a lot for making this very informative video :) you speak very clearly and show everything clearly. i was looking for an example of how those kind of cases look on an indian scout. i like them. i will most likely fit them on an 2020 Indian Scout Bobber. i think it will look very cool. and be practical!
Thanks so much for saying thanks!
Let me know how it goes!
@@grandpasmountain you are welcome. but after i placed the comment, i found the Honda X-ADV 750....... and i fell in love. i want that one. it is the perfect blend for me. i love the Indian Scout with how it sounds and looks, but it is not practical enough for me. i like a good windscreen, good seating position and cargo capacity. the X-ADV has it all for me. any standard knees-bent-with-ankle-at-shoulder-line is not suited for me because i have very long legs. so that forced me towards motorcycles like the Indian Scout. until i found the X-ADV. my first motorcycle was a Honda VT500C and i loved it. a big twin smile on my face every single time i opened that throttle. but after a while it became clear that it was not practical enough for the kind of use i required from it. anything above 80km/h was painful ( wind ) and the pegs were too far back. and there was no space to put decent cargo because the exhaust system had to be made so it pointed upwards.
the X-ADV is not a v-twin but it still sounds amazing to me, even with the default exhaust.
@@NC700_68 sounds like a great bike!!!
I was riding the Scout for a long while on dirt roads in the mountains the other day and was thinking how great an adventure bike would be, haha.
@@grandpasmountain wow it takes some courage and crazy to take a scout on a dirt road :) i always liked the idea of having a motorcycle that would not start to cry if it saw some less fortunate road quality.
@@NC700_68 there is a lady touring South America on a Scout 60 with motard tires. Figured if she could navigate a 3rd world country, I could make it down a dirt mountain road in Virginia!!
www.dailymotion.com/video/x7mrgtc
Very clever process of mass producing your own spacers.
Thanks!
What fairing did you install on your bike? I love it.
That is the Memphis Shade Bullet fairing. In cold weather, my legs and chest are considerably warmer and cruising on the highway is so much nicer!
Jon, Do you think you might need a reinforcing plate on the inside of the cases? One for each set of four mounting screws. So four plates with four holes for each bike. I had cracking and layer separation issues on my Norton Commando's hard bags back in the 70's. Lots of hard highway miles and vibration caused the material fatigue. But a great project, , well thought out and executed.
Is the bungalow now available as an Air B&B?
Hello, Max!
Not worried --- this a much different material than your bags were. 1/4" thick and will not crack.
Thanks for thinking of me --- I had initially expected to need interior reinforcing, but am confident in the material after working with it.
The Bungalow will be....once I move up on the hill!!!
I realize it’s been a while since you posted this video. However I was wondering if I could get a link to where you bought the spools from. I can’t seem to find any like them and I think I’m going to use your method to attach ammo cans on my motorcycle. Thank you in advance.
There are plenty on eBay for about $40 a set.
Make sure you search using the right key words. They're there!
Comment were turned off on your saw mill video. My brother and I are building sawmills. He had started the business and then quit do to health issues. Now we are starting it up again. I don't think he had a brand name. He did have a model for the different sizes. He also builds custom mills to order. He is in the process of building a couple new models. I should be having a video or two on my channel in the next month or so demonstrating one of the new models. Don't know prices. It all depends on options added to each mill.
Thanks---
Just found out that if I marked my video as safe for kids, comments are turned off.
I was going to build a mill myself, but couldn't make one for $3000....at least it wouldn't have been worth my time right now.
I work 12 hour days and it's hard to add another project.
Look forward to your video!
Its pick n pluck foam.
It looks asweome. How has the material behaved with rain and sun? Have the closing brakets broken?
This has been awesome. Flawless over 2 years and 20,000 miles. Also on my wife's bike.
Nice work how are they holding up?
Fantastic. Not a single complaint. My wife has the same setup on her bike.
You should sell the brackets and spools. I’d buy two sets. I can’t find those spools online
Indian motorcycle sells them....for too much money, imo. I found them on ebay. BTW --- the same things are used on Harleys.
Cool idea! Looks great! As a side note im coming along on the 2019 guitar lol got it going & had some issues so went for a refin & new bridge. Have a look if you are so inclined 😎
Awesome! I will!
How?
I looked up the channel with your name and it's all video games
@@grandpasmountain th-cam.com/video/fvfTtr0m0X4/w-d-xo.html
@@grandpasmountain thats strange i only have posted 4 guitar vids lol ill have to see what channel you looked at...
Yeah.. not me lol
Love the Indian Scouts. :) Excellent choice! I'm still rockin' my 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere, but an Indian is on my short list as a second bike. :) (Now, about your fiddles...do you sell them? :) )
I sold my touring bike. The Scout motor reminds me a lot of my Ducati Monster I loved. More versatile bike than a Duc.
Could you possibly point us in the right direction on ebay for the spools you used? I think I'm going to need to steal this idea.
I don't know how to do that.
They are knockoffs of the Indian spools for the Scout.
Sorry!
Like your mounting solution, but $40 is a bit steep for the bags... I do have a ton of old Dewalt boxes laying around though. 😆
Seriously though, looks great.
Haha!! Have you seen what Indian charges?! Over $1000 and not weatherproof.
Brilliant
Lol, thanks. Don't know if I really qualify as "brilliant". Cheap, yes.
@@grandpasmountain I learned a number of pointers through your process. I'm trying to decide if it's worth hacking a mint pair of tear shaped Yamaha OEM bags to fit on my new Scout. Indian wants my first born for their bags and set up. I would be hacking my old bags working with less tools than you...no table or band saw. No patience for the hack saw either. I mainly have to figure out how to construct or acquire an off brand hanger to keep the bags from rubbing against the fender as well as not leaning in to the wheel.
@@artmaze there are several options.
There are some knock off EZ brackets for cheap on ebay that will work....
There are spools made for Harley that will work, too.
The spools I bought that were $68 are down to about half that now.
The two bolts on the rear fender give a number of options for mounting.
@@grandpasmountain Picked up a shelf hanger and cut it into to pieces and trim and Ground it, drilled four hills on it two for the Fender and an inner two to reuse the "U" shaped hangers from an old bike and primed and painted the brackets made from the shelf hanger. Even Indian Motorcycle was impressed
@@artmaze
Sounds very creative! Wish I could see a picture!
So you cheated the company out of selling you $1000 bags?!?
Shame on you!
I like the bags, but why didn't you do something about the ugly assed exhaust system? the bags would look better a few inches lower.
The exhaust ROCKS!!!!
The bags look good up. Check the new HD sport baggers. It's the LOOK!
who has both of their eyes and needs someone to tell them to wear eye protection ?
way to small of a bag to be very useful !
Noooo....
I can put 2 shopping bags of groceries in each. A full case of soda fits, even a gallon of milk.
I can carry my fold up camp chair, a hammock and sweatshirt in ONE side.