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Message started by suzukigrl on 07/17/08 at 15:42:02

Title: Saddlebags
Post by suzukigrl on 07/17/08 at 15:42:02
I am looking at buying some saddlebags so that I can ride my 2007 S40 to work. I have to carry a couple different binders for work and can drive up to 400 miles round trip to work. I have talked to some people and they said that getting anything but the suzuki saddlebag will drag in the wind and not make the bike easy to ride but I want to be able to ride to work anyone have any ideas? What are the biggest bag you would suggest to add on it.

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by Bleemus on 07/17/08 at 15:58:19
200 miles to work???  You don't need saddlebags.  You need an airplane.

Willie and Max Compact Slant bags get good reviews for the S40.

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by Demin on 07/17/08 at 16:00:02
Gotta get up pretty early for that commute. ;D

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by suzukigrl on 07/17/08 at 16:02:04
Somedays I would agree with the airplane. Makes for a nice long ride to spend about 3 hours there to head right back. Anyway, Willie and Max are great that is exactly what I was looking at, the smaller black magic ones. Thank you

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by suzukigrl on 07/17/08 at 16:07:58

35343C383F510 wrote:
Gotta get up pretty early for that commute. ;D

I wouldn't commute that far LOL. They pay that bill....at $4.14 a gallon  :P

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by YonuhAdisi on 07/17/08 at 16:13:41

3F32352C323F363E5B0 wrote:
[quote author=35343C383F510 link=1216334523/0#2 date=1216335602]Gotta get up pretty early for that commute. ;D

I wouldn't commute that far LOL. They pay that bill....at $4.14 a gallon  :P[/quote]

I bet they are glad you ride a bike then, I can imagine the gas bill if you were in a cage.

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by 12Bravo on 07/17/08 at 16:20:48
I have a set of RiverRoad compact slant bags on mine and like them. They fit good and I don't notice any difference in how the bike handles with or without the bags on.

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by flcruzr on 07/17/08 at 18:47:19
Does anyone know if the Suzuki saddlebags are any good?  I know they are slim but I wouldnt need them to carry much stuff in them, so was just wondering if anyone owned them in here???  

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by Sandy Koocanusa on 07/17/08 at 20:33:14

4A404F5E59565E2C0 wrote:
Does anyone know if the Suzuki saddlebags are any good?  I know they are slim but I wouldnt need them to carry much stuff in them, so was just wondering if anyone owned them in here???  


Feisty Limited has a set of them.  You can try to catch her when she's online and see what she thinks of them.

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by flcruzr on 07/17/08 at 20:39:04
Thanks Sandy, i'll keep an eye out for her.

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by ALfromN.H. on 07/18/08 at 02:46:27
I have a set of suzuki bags  and was very disappointed with the size of them. On one side I would put my rain gear and that was about all that would fit in there. On the other side I would put my thermos of coffe for work. That was about all I could carry with them. The way the top of the bag opened, it made it difficult to get stuff in and out. After a year and a half, I  went with some hard bags. They are still a little too small but alot bigger than the suzuki bags.
http://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2008/05/13/bikepics-1287678-800.jpg

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by skrapiron on 07/18/08 at 05:02:58
http://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2008/07/11/bikepics-1349962-800.jpg



I had my saddle bags custom made here :

http://www.lutzsleather.com/index2.html

The are patterned for the VL800, but were a direct fir for my LS650.

They're big enough that I was able to carry 2 5000 sq.ft. bags of fertilizer home on each side!

Do yourself a favor.  Skip the cheapie bags.  They don't last and they're not even big enough to put in a pair of shoes...

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by Robertomoe on 07/18/08 at 17:15:45
does anyone know where to get very vintage looking (preferably actually vintage) bags?

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by buttgoat1 on 07/18/08 at 21:05:23
I picked up a pair from an equestrian seller on Ebay, ok bags, about $30 if I recall correctly.  look kinda rugged, I like

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by ratdog472 on 07/18/08 at 21:07:44

727F717125130 wrote:
I have a set of suzuki bags  and was very disappointed with the size of them. On one side I would put my rain gear and that was about all that would fit in there. On the other side I would put my thermos of coffe for work. That was about all I could carry with them. The way the top of the bag opened, it made it difficult to get stuff in and out. After a year and a half, I  went with some hard bags. They are still a little too small but alot bigger than the suzuki bags.
http://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2008/05/13/bikepics-1287678-800.jpg


Are the lights hooked up in your bags and if so are they bright enough to serve the purpose for turn signals?

Title: Re: Saddlebags
Post by ALfromN.H. on 07/19/08 at 02:38:43
I had the lights hooked upas turn signals but the led's weren't bright enough during the day. Before I got the hard bags I had a set of mini bullet led signals and they weren't bright enough either. So what i did was to hook the red led's up to the brake light and added a set of non-led amber lens flush mount signals that I mounted to the hard bags. Much better turn signals, and the red led's seem alot brighter as brake lights.

http://w3.bikepics.com/pics/2008/07/15/bikepics-1354010-800.jpg

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