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saddlebags
03/13/06 at 06:17:21
 
Looking to put saddlebags on my bike in the near future but have never owned a set. What do I need to know before purchasing?  ie dimensions(to clear the exhaust), brackets,brand,etc.
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Reply #1 - 03/13/06 at 06:41:26
 
Most any bag in the small to medium size should work ok.  I have had both and no problem.  I highly recommend saddle bag supports though.  I didn't have them on my first Savage and the bags chafed up the bike pretty bad.  I made the set I am using now.  It is not hard but requires a bit of ingenuity.
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Reply #2 - 03/13/06 at 08:03:15
 
I've seen too many sagging leather (or synthetic) soft bags; so I went with hard bags:


When looking for bags you can get bags that fit the stock turn signal location, or larger bags with relocated turn signals.
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Reply #3 - 03/13/06 at 09:59:13
 
Paladin. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:
I've seen too many sagging leather (or synthetic) soft bags; so I went with hard bags:
http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/images/leatherlyke1_.jpg

When looking for bags you can get bags that fit the stock turn signal location, or larger bags with relocated turn signals.
Those are big enough for bodies!  Shocked
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Reply #4 - 03/13/06 at 10:23:36
 
I run Willie and Max Compact Studded Slants on mine.

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Reply #5 - 03/13/06 at 15:19:25
 
Bobster wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:
Those are big enough for bodies!  Shocked
I don't do cage if I can help it.  I far prefer riding home in the rain to driving home in the sun.  One saddlebag can hold two gallon jugs of milk, or a 10 pound sack of potatos with a couple pounds of onions, or a five-liter box of wine.  (I used to hate the fuel costs of going to the store in the cage for a couple of items.)

Soft versus hard:  hard bags cannot be over-stuffed.
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