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Message started by TheNaughtyLemur on 03/31/17 at 14:28:05

Title: OEM Saddlebags
Post by TheNaughtyLemur on 03/31/17 at 14:28:05

So I just recently bought my 2006 S40 in February and it came with OEM saddlebags. I ended up just putting them over top of the seat, is this the correct way to fit them (with the saddle bag bars added to the fender)? Or are they somehow supposed to go under the seat? They seem really big for the bike.

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by pam on 03/31/17 at 16:13:11

I have the same bags and yes they go over the passanger seat part. They are big in my opinion too... but i have seen mucher wider bags....but i got and excellent deal on them so ...works for me

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by TheNaughtyLemur on 03/31/17 at 16:22:25

Thanks for the reply, it seems like they were almost made for the S50 rather than the savage :/

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by batman on 04/02/17 at 12:35:18

If your worried about theft or if you need to mount them a bit higher ,you could cut the strap and punch it with holes to lace it back together and run it under the seat. The only problem is you may have to relocate the rectifier to insure proper cooling.

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by Kenny G on 04/02/17 at 13:51:33

I was able to get a really sharp deal on the OEM saddle bags now that Suzuki has discontinued them.

How do you fasten the bottom of the bag to the Suzuki saddle bag support?

Kenny G :-/

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by oldNslow on 04/02/17 at 14:04:31

5678735E6F7C6E751D0 wrote:

I was able to get a really sharp deal on the OEM saddle bags now that Suzuki has discontinued them.

How do you fasten the bottom of the bag to the Suzuki saddle bag support?

Kenny G :-/

I poked a couple of holes in the back of each bag where it leans against the support, then ran a plastic cable tie through the holes and around the support. If I need to take the bags off I just cut the cable tie and replace it when I put the bags back on.

The loops sewn into the bags are useless. They're in the wrong place.

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by Kenny G on 04/02/17 at 14:26:11

Old N' Slow,

Thank you. I agree with the useless part of the loops that are sewn into the bags.

The TyRaps are a good solution, and quick enough to take off. I am probably only going to use the bags on Sundays.

I go to a bikers coffee on Sunday mornings and the dopes that own the coffee place are too stupid to make a proper cup of tea. I have a thermos bottle that I can use and take me own spot of tea.

Kenny G :-/

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by batman on 04/02/17 at 16:22:31

Kenny,So I guess you call them "tea bags"? :)

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by pam on 04/02/17 at 17:18:05

i made my own brackets..but i also used the tie wraps as well as nut n bolts..

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by Kenny G on 04/02/17 at 20:34:55

BatMan,

I never thought of that, but "Tea Bags" seems very appropriate.

I will have Lipton in the left bag and Twining's Orange Pekoe in the right bag.

LOL

Kenny G :-/

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by TheNaughtyLemur on 04/02/17 at 21:35:30

Not to be pushy, any chance I can get some pictures?

It sounds like a good idea to do it this way.

Title: Re: OEM Saddlebags
Post by batman on 04/02/17 at 22:55:25

If I recall the stock supports are u shaped? I'd have to see about welding a piece of flat bar across and drilling a couple of holes through the back of the bag and bar and bolting them using fender washers and washers made from rubber(old inner tube?) easily removed and replaced and water tight.