saddlebag support

Hi All, I'm the least engineering minded person in the world - my ambition exceeds my ability a thousand-fold, but I managed to rig up a DIY saddlebag support this afternoon to support my Givi Saddlebags - paying $180 for Yamaha branded supports left me cold! The best bit is that I can put it on...

Hi All, Does anyone perhaps have a set of the Yamaha saddlebag supports that they could possibly measure for me? I'm interested in the length of the support pole once it's attached to the bike - I cheaped out and bought Givi saddlebags instead of Yamaha ones, and I'm wondering whether the...