RE: [ST] Cheap Right side pannier replacement

["Richards, Roger" <Roger.Richards@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> otherwise structurally fine.  On the inside half the tab that 
> goes into the 
> lock has snapped off.
> 
> I called my dealer for the price of a replacement and - ouch! 
> - spendy 
> little puppies aren't they?  Way outside my budget these days. :(
> 
> Does anyone have an inside right pannier for sale, or other 
> ideas on what I 
> can do to make the current, broken inside functional?  Would 
> it be possible 
> to have someone fabricate a tab extension and rivit it on to 
> the stub that 
> is left, or would this be too weak (I have no tools and no 
> experience in 
> doing that kind of thing, so sorry if this is a silly question)?
> 

Paul,

Is it the metal (steel) hook shaped tab you mean?
I fixed one a while ago - mine got bent not broken.  Triumph don't sell it
as a separate part.
Remove the remains by drilling out the 3 rivets.  Get one fabricated, it's a
simple item.  Re-rivet the new tab onto the pannier.

Roger
'99 Red ST

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