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Title: Proof for non Believers Post by mavrik on 01/14/07 at 09:30:08 Well I changed my saddlebags. The death threats and the thought of being kicked off the sight were too much. So I gave into public pressure. Here's a before and after Before http://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2006/08/16/bikepics-657765-800.jpgAfter http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/01/14/bikepics-771336-full.jpg |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by sluggo on 01/14/07 at 10:00:39 i like the before better. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by smokey02 on 01/14/07 at 10:42:57 Does it make it harder or easier to get to the bolts when removing the seat? I like the before also, seems more aerodynamic. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by torque on 01/14/07 at 10:49:56 phuck what people think, change them back asap. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by PerrydaSavage on 01/14/07 at 10:57:23 After!! I'm a traditionalist .... ;D |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by Rogue_Cheddar on 01/14/07 at 12:15:12 For some reason I like the before. Maybe it's me but the slant bags just don't seem to flow with the lines of the bike. Could be the angle of the photos. But what the hay, If you like the bags, wear them whatever which way you want. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by Dr_Jim on 01/14/07 at 12:23:56 - |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by hutch on 01/14/07 at 12:32:33 before DEFINATELY |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by justin_o_guy on 01/14/07 at 13:14:56 So, I guess from lookin at th pics you stuck them on the first time like you wanted them Others told ya they were backwards? You listened?Why? You had them like you wanted. There is no functional difference, IE, holds more one way than the other. The way you had them gave better clearance for the passenger & was pleasing to the eye. Folks who are so stuck on doing it the way everybody does it are shortchanging themselves. If someone will die for me when it's my turn I will let them live my life for me. Otherwise, I am gonna have to say, NO.. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by barry68v10 on 01/14/07 at 14:26:01 The only REAL difference I see here is a passenger would likely be happier with the "after". Other than that I don't think it really matters. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by verslagen1 on 01/14/07 at 14:46:33 before, piss on the rest. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by WD on 01/14/07 at 14:46:55 Definitely the after pic. Slant bags are designed to flow with the angle of the shock, to avoid getting damaged. However you mount them, throwovers always look a bit goofy. And yes, I do have bags on one of my bikes... http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-11/1112724/blackforks2.jpg That bike is a Vulcan 800A, a monoshock softail type frame with hidden suspension. So slants look beyond bad on it, although I have seen people run them. I tried slants on my Savage. I tried taditional pony express type bags on it. Tool roll on the bars looked good. Saddlebags did not. If you like them backwards, run them backwards. If you like them as designed, run them as designed. If you don't like them, don't run them. Makes no difference...it is your bike, not any of ours. -WD |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by Dynobob on 01/14/07 at 15:41:19 Before looks goofy and just plain wrong. My vote is for mounting them the correct way ;D |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by Paladin on 01/14/07 at 18:35:01 mavrik wrote:
If you're going to give in to public pressure just go out and get yourself a Dyna Wide Glide. Death threats -- tell 'em screw the one percenters -- you're a part of a one hundredth of one percent. They don't want me riding in to handle the light work. Kicked off the site? We keep KLR650 around and he doesn't even have a Savage. Seriously, look at the two pictures. In one the bags follow the lines of the motorcycle, a jaunty upsweep to the rear -- far better than the second photo with the bags draggin' the ass end. Put someone on the pillion -- the upslanted bags are shorted fore and aft, giving ust a tad more leg room. The "correctly mounted" bags have a pointy up front to jab the thighs of your passenger. None of which matters. That bottle by the driver peg... Bud Lite? Do yourself a favor and get a case of Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by TVR on 01/14/07 at 18:38:38 Paladin wrote:
Que? |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by Paladin on 01/14/07 at 19:47:51 It's a dark wheat beer from the world's oldest brewery (founded in 1040.) I got a case from Alpine Village for the the wife for Christmas. Also available from BevMo and probably many other places. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by TVR on 01/15/07 at 04:53:02 I was gonna say "Gesundheit!" ;) |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by mavrik on 01/15/07 at 05:29:55 HeY Savages: Thanks for all the comments. I was only kidding when I said I had death threats. And of course nobody threatened to kick me off the site. Probably a flashback from Rob's mudpie corner. I changed them to see what I thought of them, since being backwards originally seemed to work better for 2 up. I will see how my girlfriend likes the pointy ends digging into her legs. Cheers |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by mornhm on 01/15/07 at 05:31:06 I think it must be the angle of the photos that the before doesn't look too bad, but still my vote goes for the after. I just think it looks better. Not sure how comfortable a pillion would be with the bags anyway. |
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Title: Re: Proof for non Believers Post by Dynobob on 01/15/07 at 11:11:17 mavrik wrote:
It looks like you have them mounted pretty far forward. Try sliding them towards the back of the bike. |
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