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12-29-07, 11:32 AM
I got the idea for this from one of the forums, so I don't claim it as mine. I wrote it up for another forum and thought I'd share it here.
Remove the seat from the bike, remove the bottle cages, the seat struts, and the seat cover from the seat back frame. Drill a hole towards the front edge of the plastic plug on the top of either of the seat back side tubes (I used the left). You want to aim it so the pole will pass just in front of the first bend in the tube. Be careful not to drill any of the tube itself. Make the hole large enough for the flag pole to slide in with a just little friction.
As you can see from 'S' shape of the top of the seat side tube, your flag pole will slide in about 3-4 inches, with the 'S' shape providing the jambing action to lock it in.
Replace the seat back cover, bottle cages and seat struts, then reinstall the seat on the bike. Sit on the seat to stretch it out to its normal shape (important). Then, using a soldering iron, melt a hole through the top of the seat back cover to the same size (and in the same place) as the hole you drilled. You may want to use a pin to locate the hole. Place your seat back bag on the seat back, and melt through that also.
If you have done it correctly the pole will mount with or without the seat bag. The angle of the pole is the same as that of the seat back. You may wish to shorten the pole, because it is now mounted higher that usual.
Remove the seat from the bike, remove the bottle cages, the seat struts, and the seat cover from the seat back frame. Drill a hole towards the front edge of the plastic plug on the top of either of the seat back side tubes (I used the left). You want to aim it so the pole will pass just in front of the first bend in the tube. Be careful not to drill any of the tube itself. Make the hole large enough for the flag pole to slide in with a just little friction.
As you can see from 'S' shape of the top of the seat side tube, your flag pole will slide in about 3-4 inches, with the 'S' shape providing the jambing action to lock it in.
Replace the seat back cover, bottle cages and seat struts, then reinstall the seat on the bike. Sit on the seat to stretch it out to its normal shape (important). Then, using a soldering iron, melt a hole through the top of the seat back cover to the same size (and in the same place) as the hole you drilled. You may want to use a pin to locate the hole. Place your seat back bag on the seat back, and melt through that also.
If you have done it correctly the pole will mount with or without the seat bag. The angle of the pole is the same as that of the seat back. You may wish to shorten the pole, because it is now mounted higher that usual.