Haul your gear without trashing your ride.
PRODUCTS
The Shrike Mounts system gives you a way to mount saddlebags or other items to your motorcycle without contacting your expensive bodywork.
Easy to install and versatile in use, our patented designs offer a cost-effective solution to your need to carry stuff on your bike.
Explore our unique sportbike luggage systems:
SHRIKE MOUNTS system - "How It Works"
The only saddlebag system designed specifically for sportbikes.
SHRIKE MOUNTS™ system
The system uses the passenger peg mount to create a practical storage solution that preserves the look of the bike.
No visible mounting bracket. Doesn't touch the bodywork of the bike.
Includes our Shrike Mounts pegs and a pair of daily-use saddlebags mounted to our plates and receivers. Click on the images to see how it works.
Design *
Animation of the basic design of our system.
Installation *
Flexibility *
Video showing how fast
and easy it is to install.
Video: Innovative storage solutions for sportbike riders.
* Our system has evolved from the "first generation" shown in these videos. We've added features and made minor changes. Contact us to inquire about product details, warranty info., etc.
TOSS™ accessory system
This system uses the SHRIKE MOUNTS pegs with our TOSS plates to stabilize throw over saddlebags. Easy on/off, without a visible mounting bracket.
ABOUT US
Why the name Shrike Mounts?
The shrike is a bird known for its unique habit of impaling the bodies of its prey on thorns or barbed wire. This behavior helps the shrike tear off bite-sized portions of its meal. It also provides a convenient way to store the food so the shrike can return to it later. Our design is similar. Mount our receiver to your luggage (or whatever you'd like to carry), and then slide it onto our peg. It's an easy way to spear your gear - or your lunch - until you're ready to remove it.
Great grey shrike.
Lanius excubitor 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
Marek Szczepanek, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Inventor Bio - James Mann
I have been a sportbike rider since 1988. For me, part of the fun of owning a bike is creating an even better bike - whether it is with a goal of improved tuning, increased functionality, or better looks (at least to my eyes). I developed the Shrike Mounts system years ago while working on a wrecked Yamaha R1 that I was turning into a streetfighter. I have been producing and perfecting the system for sportbikes ever since.
Our Company - Blackbird Dynamics, LLC
We sell the Shrike Mounts system through e-commerce, fabricating our kits in Maryland, U.S.A. We're a small business, and we sell directly to riders - no dealers, no distributors (at least, not yet!). We appreciate opportunities to directly interact with our customers so we can understand and meet their unique needs. Contact us today to learn how our system can fit your bike.
CONTACT US
E-commerce inquiry form and Contact Us page.
Orders are invoiced electronically and ship from U.S.A.
Please submit sales inquiries here.
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PATENTS
NOTICE:
This page is intended to serve as notice under 35 U.S.C. § 287(a)
Blackbird Dynamics, LLC is a provider of motorcycle products. The following products may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents:
Shrike Mounts™ system
TOSS™ accessory system
US Patent Number 8,646,669
US Patent Number 10,858,056
Other Patents Pending including US Application Number 17/078220
Intellectual property and patents owned by Blackbird Dynamics, LLC may be available for sale or license.
Please email us to enquire about available technologies.