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I work with leather as a hobby, and decided that the front end of my bike needed a bag. (2) 4" leather disks, (1) 10 1/4 x 18" piece of leather, (5) straps and (4) buckles, 12 feet of paracord and some hammerset rivets to make this. Total time spent, 5 interrupted hours.
Made more for use than an instructable, I didn't take pictures along the way. It's pretty self-explanatory, but the most important things to do are measure to fit forks and start with the disk size.
4" diameter is enough to hold all my tools that I need to tear apart the motorcycle to bare frame and registration information or a few sodas if I'm out on a date. A fork bag is one of the best "small item" storage things you can put on a bike. I added a handle so that I can take it off when I need to work on a bike or if my motorcycle isn't in a secure area.
Tools: hammer, hole punch, drill, small anvil, razor knife and straight edge (i use a steel ard stick) some non permanent way to mark leather (Sharpies not a good idea unless you're using black leather)
Materials: 3 foot square of leather (the thicker the better), 4 buckles, and a 50 pack of hammerset rivets
Made more for use than an instructable, I didn't take pictures along the way. It's pretty self-explanatory, but the most important things to do are measure to fit forks and start with the disk size.
4" diameter is enough to hold all my tools that I need to tear apart the motorcycle to bare frame and registration information or a few sodas if I'm out on a date. A fork bag is one of the best "small item" storage things you can put on a bike. I added a handle so that I can take it off when I need to work on a bike or if my motorcycle isn't in a secure area.
Tools: hammer, hole punch, drill, small anvil, razor knife and straight edge (i use a steel ard stick) some non permanent way to mark leather (Sharpies not a good idea unless you're using black leather)
Materials: 3 foot square of leather (the thicker the better), 4 buckles, and a 50 pack of hammerset rivets
i suggest taking all your tools that you NEED to carry, put them into a large plastic bag (shopping bag) and wrap them up slightly tight to figure out the size that you need for the disks. after that, measure the diameter (in my case 4") then multiply that by 7 to get the overall leather needed for the body AND straps (straps are off the sides of the body for the buckles and end for the handle) there isnt much waste. so measurements are kind of shot from the hip but this is what i used.
tools plus wiggle room x 7 for diameter, forks + (4) buckle width for width of bag.
double knot the paracord on the start AND finish points to lock it in, and pull those suckers TIGHT. leave the flap long until you have it finished, then cut off the excess for the top handle AFTER you have put the straps on.
http://www.dirtygirlmotorracing.com/articles/packing-tools.html
i figure ill just make it out of some old jeans so i don't have to go digging for one tool, my old bag had on made of green canvas that my dad said he got a a surplus shop when he started ridding. so my biggest need is one with a wide opening.