Bill took the bike to the Yamaha dealer to get an oilchange. While it was being done we wandered through a mall and had something to eat. Then when we walked back to the dealership we passed a little workshop where they were working with metal.Bill brought the bike to them and asked if they could make a new bracket for our sidebags.Right away the guy was taking measurements and within the hour we had a new, custom made, sturdy bracket for the resounding sum of $15.00!