Table Of Contents - Vetter Floating Mount Saddle Bags Owner's Manual And Mounting Instructions

INTRODUCTION ...........................................................
PREPARATION FOR HARDWARE MOUNTING ...
HARDWARE PARTS NOMENCLATURE ................
INSTALLING THE HARDWARE .............................
SADDLE BAG PARTS NOMENCLATURE .............
SADDLE BAG DOOR MOUNTING ........................... 11-13
SADDLE BAG MOUNTING ........................................ 13-14
CARRYING THE SADDLE BAGS .............................
MAINTENANCE .............................................................
CUSTOMER SERVICE ...................................................
WARRANTY ...................................................................
SPECIAL NOTE: To comply with federal legislation, this
manual must be given to the consumer. It contains their
copy of the limited Warranty and can be useful for their
future reference.
This manual contains important informa-
tion regarding the proper installation, safe
operation and maintenance of your Float-
ing Mount Saddle Bags. While it may
appear lengthy, we urge you to read it
completely, understand all components of
your Saddle Bags and Floating Mount
Hardware and follow the recommenda-
tions to obtain the most trouble-free and
enjoyable operation.
In this manual, statements preceded by
the following words are of special signi-
ficance:
WARNING - means that there is the
possibility of injury to yourself and others.
CAUTION - means that there is the
possibility of damage to the saddle bags
and related components.
NOTE - indicates points of particular
interest for more efficient and convenient
installation and operation.
We recommend that you take particular
notice of these items when reading this
manual.
The intent of this manual is to insure
that your Floating Mount Saddle Bags are
properly installed - PLEASE USE IT!
First, we recommend that as you unpack
your saddle bags, use the hardware parts
nomenclature guide and saddle bag parts
nomenclature guide (found in the table
of contents) to study and recognize the
various parts, so you will understand the
detailed assembly steps that follow. Work
ing straight through the manual will assure
that nothing is overlooked or forgotten.
If you wish to stop at any point during
People have continually asked me "Why
don't you build some good saddle bags?"
Well, in the past, building Windjammers
has been totally consuming. But now,
with our new facility in San Luis Obispo,
CA. we have the time and place to do
new things.
For some time now, all of our talent and
resources has been devoted to designing
and engineering rear luggage that is as
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the installation of your saddle bags, do so
at the end of an assembly step.
CAUTION: Follow the assembly steps in
their correct order. Completely finish
one step before proceeding to the next
assembly step.
This manual is broken into three major
sections: Preparation for Hardware Mount-
ing, Installation of Hardware and Saddle
Bag Door Mounting & Saddle Bag Mount-
ing. In the first section, Preparation for
Hardware Mounting, you will prepare
your motorcycle for the saddle bag hard-
ware by disconnecting or removing some
of your motorcycle's parts. Some of these
original parts will be reused and others
will not. The second section deals with
actually installing the Floating Mount
Hardware on your motorcycle. Use all of
the indicated hardware in the order shown.
In the third and final section you will be
instructed on how to complete assembly
of your saddle bags and mount them on
your motorcycle.
As you are following the instructions,
double check the following points, as
they are critical:
1. Carefully check wiring color codes.
2. If you have safety bars, check carefully
to determine if they are compatible
with the saddle bag mounting system.
3. Check for clearance and tighten all
bolts before operating your motorcycle
with the newly installed saddle bags
and hardware.
4. Periodically check and retighten all
bolts and clamps after installation.
good as our Windjammer. In fact, in many
ways it's more advanced.
Considering what other saddle bags are
li ke today, I think you will agree that
our Floating Mount Luggage is the first
to do it right.
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Craig Vetter, Designer
San Luis Obispo, CA.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Note from
Craig Vetter