The Rebel 1100 SADDLEBAG SOLUTION (Works With Upswept Exhaust!)
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Most aftermarket exhausts for the Honda Rebel 1100 have one big issue in common- they have an upswept design, which leaves no room for saddlebags. UNTIL NOW! I took a chance and got the Thrashin Supply Company Essential Saddlebags and found a way to make them work on my Rebel 1100!
Two Brothers Racing and Vance & Hines both make some of the most popular exhausts for the Honda Rebel 1100, but neither of them leave any room for the most popular saddlebag options for these bikes. If you want to use the OEM Honda saddlebagsbags, S.W. Motech bags, Viking Bags, or any similar brands, your only option until now has been to use the stock Rebel 1100 exhaust, a shorty exhaust, or the brand new TBR low exhaust. I LOVE my upswept Two Brother's exhaust, so I'm SO STOKED to have found saddle bags that work with it!
The install of the Thrashin Supply Essentials Bags is super easy, requiring only an additional bag bracket kit from Thrashin Supply and a few washers. Even after a full day of riding, the Essential Saddlebags don't get hot and look just as good as new!
Thrashin Supply also makes a bigger saddle bag called the Escape Saddlebags, but I don't think they'll fit the Rebel 1100 without a longer extension bracket and/or rear suspension that doesn't have the piggyback reservoir. But if you're feeling adventurous, test them out and let me know! haha
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After buying a set of saddlebags, you recognize how handy they are. Soon, you're looking at a bigger set. Not long after getting the slightly bigger set, you wish they were also a little bigger, but that's the largest set that fits your bike. So you buy a new bike- I'm on a M8 Road King now. Soon, you'll be one of us. I await your arrival to the club brother.
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One thing I want to mention to you is which is a good idea, is to lock up your saddle bags. I just use cheap Master Locks from Home Depot. I bought a 4 pack for under 10 dollars. That way my stuff is completely safe. I just lock the zipper pulls together. I know if a thief wants to gain access they can easily do it, but having the saddle bags locked up is nice. Great video. I too would like a Honda Rebel 11 someday. I have a Honda Rebel 250 from '99 and a 1973 Suzuki RV125 and a Suzuki GS500F which is my daily commuter. That's the bike where I have the saddlebags, tail bag, and tank bag as well. The more luggage 🧳🛅 options the better. I never have to wear a backbag then either which is nice. Great video.
God bless 🙏
Jeff - Sunny Central Florida
To prevent rust and blacken the washers, simply Dip in oil hit it with a hot flame, dip in oil, repeat a few times, it will be black and rust proof, like a seasoned Wok. You could get anti slip rubber mats, used in caravans and boaters, prevents rubbing on your beautiful paint job. The type of anti slip Mats that you put plates and cups. You can trim them so they remain invisible.
These are great bags. I’ve had them on my Harley street and they even look good on my Yamaha XSR700.
I just wish Honda would have come out with a new Fuel Injected, 1100 Shadow with ABS and cruise control. What a sweet machine that would be.
Hey Burch, some innertube rubber between the fender and the velcro could prevent abrasion on the paint.
Ooo good idea! I may have to try that and see if there’s still room for the seat to attach!
Or maybe some other material like clear film. Not sure what's best, but I did see a rear fender beatup from a leather throw over bag setup.
@@andyhorn2509 I did think about some clear PPF film or something similar. Definitely don’t want the fender getting messed up, but at the same time that could just give me motivation to have the bike painted orange 😬
Another great video, man! Even though I sold my 1100 after 2.5 months of ownership, I still watch you on the reg bc I enjoy seeing the camaraderie your channel members have as you continue to grow. Plus, you're always on-point with installs and have a knack making the difficult seem easy.
2.5 months of having it!? Damn, I would have bought it off ya for that 30% off the lot discount ;). broke it in for the buyer
For those wondering the size of the washers they’re 1/4” inner and 1” outer at Ace Hardware and I found black ones for $2 (8 count)
Hey Burch, just confirming that this setup works on the 300/500 as well. On the 300/500 the mounting hardware provided are sufficient without having to buy an extra set.
Is that including an aftermarket exhaust? Like the Vance and Hines?
I almost never get here this early. I love the content. I look forward to the new videos.
Hell yea!! Thank you so much! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 And congrats on being early af 🤘🏻
Hell yeah! Cleaner install than a video I found showing how to mod a Viking Saddlebag's saddlebag with a Quick Disconnect mount and other stuff.
Nice install video and actually pretty useful!
viking bags where a pain in the ass to install. i hated them, the other bolts inside would constantly get stuck and break when ever i tried taking something inn or out. they did not last me a year the hard plastic broke off from the bolts and i almost lost a bag on the freeway had to zip tie them.
I'm really enjoying this video. Feels like we're all hanging out out at a meet. Nice editing and info. I don't own a Rebel but I'm considering the 1100 manual. Riding a 22 KLR 650 right now.
I’m so excited watching now!!! Placed my order for both. Cheaper to do this then replace my whole exhaust and then buy bags 🤓
Hell yea dude!! Stoked for you! I’m so glad that all us upswept folk finally get saddlebags! Haha
@@LifeOfBurch random question. It might be easier but I have a rear luggage rack and a corbin dual seat. Now with washing. I assume I gotta go through the struggle of taking them off in order to wash. Lol.
@@hecnotic yea that’s probably the best way to do it. They should go over/around the luggage rack depending on which it is, so that won’t have to come off. But the seat would need to come off to get the bags off. Easiest way would be to get a thumb screw for the rear attachment point of the seat so that you don’t need a hex key each time!
@@LifeOfBurch I wish but with the rear luggage rack (this isn’t the solo one it’s the one that goes out passed the fender. The rack actually is right over the seat screw) so I can’t use a thumb screw :(
7:43 D'aww! Thank you bro.
Thank YOU! I’ve been slacking, but I promise I’ll get your hoodie out to you this week 😂
@@LifeOfBurch Lol, thanks man, you do you and keep up the good work, I won't rush you lol.
Very nice setup on your Honda. I like the compact size of these bags. Too bad they DON'T fit a spare half-helmet. Helmet fits in but can't quite get the lid closed. Maybe one inch deeper would have been perfect. Next size up of these bags is bigger than I want.
Hey Burch, love the video. I’ve been looking for bags for my 2020 Honda rebel 500 and haven’t been completely sold on the Viking bags that lock, although that’s one of the reasons I’ve been leaning towards Viking because it does lock, however, your video came across my search for saddlebags, and I really like this look of the Thrashin bags. I went to their website and they have hard mounted brackets that look like they can easily be adjusted from side to side and in height either to go up or have it a little bit lower. I wanted your thoughts on do you think that this could work on the Honda rebel 500? Hope to hear from you soon and thanks in advance.
Wow.. they look great.. good quality too! great job as usual Mike
Hope they sponsor you I've been looking for something like this for a while, idk if they'll work with my model but I'll give it a shot
additional bonus, you can smoke whatever in your right bag 🙂
If you haven't already, can you make a video of you and a passenger on the bike? I would be riding with my wife on this bike. Thanks so much.
do you have to have a passenger seat for these to be secure??
Any chance those are insulated for cold drinks? Love your videos. Very thorough and informative.
What size washers
dam a noctua hoddy nice and tose bags looks sweet ill get a look into that thx
What size washers did you use? I am doing the same thing and don't know which size to get. Thanks so much. This video is a lifesaver.
Great vid. Definitely noted for a later date!
Very nice mod, very nice looking bike!
Hello Mr. Burch,
Do you think these would work on the Rebel 500 with the stock exhaust?
BTW: wish you still had your 500 because I enjoyed and learned a lot from watching you working on it. Also, you'd make a killer good teacher/instructor!
I bought these bags and installed just like he said. Great bags but now I need something larger. If anyone is interested in buying them and the brackets, let me know.
Interested 👀
hi bike looks great , really love the bags i think i am going to get them for my bolt thanks you make great videos ,ride safe my friend ..
Good looking bags! I'm looking at getting the SW Motech bags for the 500 when I'm able. They are sold out!
do they fit with the tbr exhaust?
Do they work with the Vance and Hines slip on up swept exhaust.? Hope so they look great whey better then Hondas.
Whats the follow up? Did the bag held up being there right above the exhaust?
Wonder if you can Scotchguard those bags to make them more water repellent/resistant…..
nice i love the bike bro keep it up.
Thanks brotha! 🙏🏻 I’m stoked on how the bike’s coming together!
Question about the bolts. Your back-rest came with two pairs of differently sized bolts. One w/longer bolts for bikes already with a saddlebag kit and a pair of shorter ones for without. When installing this saddlebag solution, did you have to flip to the longer bolts that came with the back-rest? Also I think the V&H exhaust sits a tad bit lower than the TBR highmount. Do you think the Escape saddle bags would work
The molle webbing your talking about is pronounced like "Molly" for future reference ;)
Definitely going to need this 👍🏽 I have the top box but I feel like it’s too tacky for the rebel haha
Tha is great video. Mine just arrived headed to Home Depot now. What size washer should I get?
I believe they’re 5/16ths inner diameter and 1” outer diameter. I just took the bracket and bolt with me and did trial and error until it seemed like one would work 😅😂
@@LifeOfBurch I didn’t think you’d be able to respond to me so quick! Thank you, you’re awesome! At Home Depot as we speak 😂😅
hi Burch, I want to get a rebel 300 and I am curious about where did you get the big seat that has space for rides and passengers? is it comfortable? please let me know!!! thanks for your cool videos!
Think these bags will work with an upswept Vance and Hines exhaust?
That bike is shiny! Is that stock or did you polish it up? (If so, what product?)
I like these but I really wish Vance and Hines would just make exhaust that weren’t upsweep, really like the sound of mine on my 500 but need decent size bags to motocamp
You know I may have spoke too soon the more I watched the more I think could make this work with some extra backs strapped on
Burch do you think the thrashin escape bags which are slightly larger and wider would fit with the stock exhaust?
They should fit…in theory. Stock exhaust side bag is 12.5x8.8x5.4 and the escape bags are 13x9x7, so really not much wider or taller. I’d say it’s worth a shot!
@@LifeOfBurch If you include a link for the larger bags I would be more than happy to help your channel out
Hell yea, here you go! They're even about $54 cheaper than going straight through Thrashin Supply! amzn.to/3GcBTr8
Thanks for thinking of doing that dude! If you get them and they work, definitely post about it in Honda Rebel 1100 World on Facebook. I'm sure people would love to see!
@@chrishansen1323 I just installed mine today they fit fine
Hey boss, do you think these would work if I didn’t have the passenger seat bar? I don’t want to scuff the side of the fender
Could always buy some heat reflective tape and stick it under the bag near the exhaust
I had thought about doing that if the heat was an issue, but fortunately the bag doesn't get hot at all!
Well...what kind of hoodie is it?
Nice,,very clever!
This is dope!
Hey mate, can you make a video of your video setup and what software do you use to edit the videos?
Bought those bags and my rear fender is deeply scrach, very ennoying, little rocks and sand go between the velcro and the fender. Need to unscrew passenger seat each time you remove those bags. Bags are OK, but fixing concept is bad. Hope I will get ride of thoses deeply scratchs... Grrrrrrrr !!!
Would the bags fit on the rebel 500 as well?
I was always curious... Does the 1100 have the same headpipe diameter as the Africa Twin? Could those exhausts not be interchangeable save for maybe having to make a mounting bracket? I know the Remus sounds balling and some of them aren't upswept so much.
Actually TBR makes a lower version of the exhaust now that doesn't come up quite as high. It still comes up too much for me though, but it will let you put a bit larger bags than this on. I don't know why they wasted their time making it and still left it angled up some instead of just straight back though.
Will it’s also work for the 500?
hello, do you think this SADDLEBAG would fit with the Vance exhaust?
I wouldn’t recommend trying it! One person has said theirs sat too close to their V&H and it melted the bags! 😳 I didn’t realize the V&H either sits higher or somehow directs more heat at the bags!
Hey this looks awesome! I assume this should work pretty well with a Rebel 500?
It should work just the same, but the fender bolts on the Rebel 500 are an inch further apart than on the 1100. So you may not need the extra set of offset brackets, or you may need something to space them further out. I may try it on my new 300 to see for sure.
@@LifeOfBurch Did you ever try? Lookin to try this on my 500
@@RyTayDad I haven’t tried personally, but I do know for a fact that one or two others have made these work on their 300/500!
@@LifeOfBurch thanks. I will be trying it soon myself 🤞🏼
@@RyTayDad Any news? 🙏
Hey what saddle support do you have?
Quick question brotha do you think the bigger bag they sell could fit with the original shocks as well?
They should (theoretically) fit with the stock shocks, but not with an upswept exhaust. The bigger Thrashin bags are 13 x 9 x 7 and the stock exhaust side bag is 12.5 x 8.8 x 5.4, so not that much of a difference from Honda bag. So I’d say stock shocks and stock exhaust (or a Shorty GP/Coffman’s/low mount TBR) should work just fine!
@@LifeOfBurch sick thanks so much man I actually have the shorty gp on and was looking in to getting the bigger bags so this made me feel a little better thanks for all the videos bro. Maybe one day I can make it out for a meet and great 🤜🤛
@@crystianleoreyes2577 hell yea man, hope to see you at the next meet for sure!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hey are you using the TSB-0004 Essential saddle bag? Thanks want to order from Amazon to hook you up Bro, just need to know if these are right. Thanks
Yup, those are the ones! Here’s the link- amzn.to/3CcW1XY
I appreciate you dude!
where do I find the water pproof covers you where talking about, can you point me in the right direction, Thanks Bro Ride Safe.
@@bradmcnamara4180 here’s the covers- www.thrashinsupply.com/collections/bags/products/essential-saddle-bag-rain-covers
And here’s the extra bracket kit you’ll need- www.thrashinsupply.com/collections/bags/products/bag-brackets
After that you should be set! 🤘🏻
Do the bags keep cold things cold and warm things warm?
Maybe if you put some insulating liner inside? Like maybe just aluminum foil lined around it?
At the very least, you probably don't want to put cold things in the saddlebag next to the exhaust if you want them to stay cold after a longer ride.
@@MrCODEmaster00 well that's why you have two bags put cold stuff on right side as you see he had soda in his so I thought maybe
Looooking goood (like cookie monster)
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Will these work for the 500 as well with an upswept exhaust?
Yup, you should be good! There’s a guy who put them on his 500 with a Vance & Hines exhaust and based off the pictures, the bags actually look further away from the exhaust than on my bike 🤘🏻
@@LifeOfBurch fantastic, thank you!
Do u think some ape handle bars would look goofy
They’re not my style, but they can definitely look good! Burly Brand just released ape hangers and a cable extension kit for these bikes actually!
Passenger can't sit with them on, is that right?
Doesn’t get in the way of the passenger at all! Tested it out with myself on the back already 😂
Another great video.
Thanks Gary!! I appreciate you as always! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Burch, what do you think of the upcoming NT1100? Same motor as the AfricaTwin and you 1100.
Here!
way too small, but cool that it works easy without fabrication.
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Lols his and hers saddle bags👀. Meanwhile I'm here like there's NO we on MY ninja, I'm sorry but there's so many I know that'll make a horrible pillion. Now if we're on a bike with a side kart THEN I chick just might bring one of my idiot friends along lol.
just pronounce molle as molly and you're good. Bags look nice though
Bags would be so convenient, but they ruin the look of the bike imo
That’s why I went with these! I feel like they’re the perfect balance between looks and convenience. I couldn’t imagine my bike without em now! 🙌🏻🤘🏻
NOT WATERPROOF? Please don't recommend
Real question is how many guns and cocaines can fit?
Rebel 1100 must be to must useless bike there is 1 seat and no place for bags its a town bike it can almost not be used to anything else than run a round in a town alone.
Super super freakin.
Grow up!
Solution is to sell it and buy a harley
Would it work for a rebel 500??? Got a Vance and Hines exhaust and trying to find bags to fish is impossible!!