In article , scritch wrote:

Just got a Triumph Sprint ST, '02. No bags yet, but I need some. To
keep the bags off the exhaust and out of the spokes, I am thinking of
making a wooden frame.

Am I nuts?

No, but you might want to fiberglass over it unless you are only ever
going to be out in the dry, dry, dry. At least a good number of coats of
spar varnish.

My as yet unrealized dream is cedar stripper fairings & hard bags (and
fenders and utility body on the truck). I've seen a truck bed done that
way, and those endlessly reposted wooden sports car pictures, plus
wooden bicycles from the ugly 2x4 on up to quite nice.

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