I haven't seen a how to or pics for the bags on a bandit so here's mine:
Use blue thread lock on everything! Directions are on all three sheets that you'll need to decode..............
Take the rear passenger peg bolts out and loosen the fronts. Make sure your can is cool enough to touch.
Take the grab rail off. Take the blinkers off. They route up behind your tool kit. Just need to take the 8mm bolt off and unplug.
Intall the top rack w/o the rear bolt (old grab rail location) since it will have a spacer and will mount the side racks. It'll be mounted w/ the 2 rear passenger pegs bolts and the forward bolts from the grab rail location.
Use parts to cap off your old blinker locations unless your flush mounting them (picture below).
Loosely install the side racks starting with the middle, the front, and then install the spaced out rear and torque it down, then torque the other two bolts.
Remove/replace the front rear pegs and use a spacer washer on the backside so it'll stay aligned w/ the spaced out rear (due to the side racks).
Install back bar that connects the two side racks (picture below).
I recommend waiting on using the plastic caps on the bolt heads so you can recheck the torque after a few miles - up to you.
Cuse, cuse some more because now they want you to tuck your blinkers out through the rear taillight - how cheap and gaudy looking.
Install blinkers on side mounts.
Recuse the tucking of the blinker leads. Tuck blinker leads under taillight or be creative but hook 'em up so you'll have blinky blinks. I know guys that drilled holes and put rubber gromlets in and ran them through that way with a squirt of silicone)
Wait a couple of hours or overnight for the thread lock to work. You can mount and un mount the bags a few times to stay amuzed and dream of cargo carrying.
Mount bags and enjoy ride.
Ride to mountains and BUST some unsuspecting sportbikes a new one.
Ride home laughing and gestering as you ride w/ your head getting thrown back and forth from laughter as you relive that moment when the Gixxer caught up and asked...what is that???
Watch your wifes eyes roll as you tell her the story.
I've posted this also on:
http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34138and I've included one of my puppy because he loved to ride when he was smaller. He'd actually lean and turn with the bike and cause it's my story....Ride safe and remember the golden rule.
