Rear Bag Guards for Special

[TheFrugalTech]

I am wanting to add rear Yamaha bags to my 79SF. I am having trouble locating the correct guards that mount to the top of the shocks and rear passenger pegs. They are not the same as a Standard and are around an inch shorter CL to CL on the mounting holes. I will get the exact measurement at lunch time and update this post.
Willing to pay fair price based on the condition of the guards.

[jwhughes3]

I had no trouble mounting some from a Standard (Venturer) on my 80 Special. Maybe the 79 is different?

John

[TheFrugalTech]

CL to CL on the mounting points is 11.5 on the 79 Special compared to 13 on my Standard. Are the 2 muffler/peg bracket mounting points on the 80-81 Specials the same as a 79? I measured roughly 6 7/8 on the 79SF. 7 1/4 on the Standard. I need to see if I have a 80-81 bracket in my mountain of parts.

[TheFrugalTech]

Figured out the obvious difference. The Special pipes are swept up therefore so is the bracket. if you look at the rear bracket to frame mount on a Standard it is below the middle of the swingarm cover. On a Special it is middle or higher.
XS750 or 850 guards work maybe?

[motoman]

Figured out the obvious difference. The Special pipes are swept up therefore so is the bracket. if you look at the rear bracket to frame mount on a Standard it is below the middle of the swingarm cover. On a Special it is middle or higher.
XS750 or 850 guards work maybe?

Cept for the Venturer that have the upswept brackets AND exhaust same as the 81 Special.

[jwhughes3]

Well there is the answer. Yamaha finally got smart and said why make two different peg mounts? Thanks Brant.

John

[TheFrugalTech]

I was able to come up with a set of rear guards that work on the special, just took more digging through what I had. I believe they may have come from a Venturer since they were attached to the later hinged plastic bags.