Did you take the pillion off to see what you have to work with?
I have a gadget underneath the pillion too! Forgot what is is called (voltage regulator?) Anyway, I ended up cutting the wide strap in such a way that the strap parts end up before and behind the gadget.
I haul all my groceries home in them, and even with part of the strap missing, it's still very strong!

I had the Suzuki bags put on my 06, and I haven't had any problems with them yet.  I really don't care for the looks that much, but they are used almost daily, and I would miss them if I took them off.  I keep a tool kit, rain gear and other "stuff" in them.  They stay almost half full all the time.

Same here.  Just measure where the rectifier sits on the rear fender, then cut out a relief in the straps of the saddle bags.

If you're paranoid (like me), you can sew in a heavy piece of cord across where you cut out the relief to allow an even pressure all the way around the bag straps...

Don't worry.  Ride happy!

These are great answers. Thanks all. I'll probably leave them as throwover until my warrantee is up, then I'll feel at liberty to play around a little more. Savagedude, if your offer is still open at that time, some pics would be awesome.

There is a far better place for that rectifier than under the passenger seat, and that is inside the airbox. The cables are long enough, and the aircooling the rectifier needs is FAR better in the airbox. Attatch it to the backside of the box with double-side tape. This is so easy to do yourself, I bet that anyone can do it

If you are feeling like a project, there was one guy who built some pretty slick mounts. Seems he built risers that stuck straight out, one each side near the riders butt & one each side, near the tail light. Then he ran 2 strip2 of metal from front to rear on the risers & pinched the cut off end of the connecting strap that Used to join the bags. Very clean looking arrangement. Downside, no grabbing the bags & going in the house. Upside, bags "OUT" farther from the fender, No one else is gonna walk off with them, if you decided to not install under the seat.
This arangement would also allow for a vertical strap to come down & hold the bottom of the bags out, away from the wheel. Maybe the shock would be enough?


*Note,, I hope my description is accurate. I reall am not dead certain of the design, but that's the way I remember it. Maybe the guy who did it will see your post & chime in.

I see Brewbrother's aproach as very viable, too.

Yes PTBS the fins  are there for a reason. Suzuki also covered them with a pillion seat for a reason. Im pretty happy with how its set up. Ill keep your suggestion in mind if I decide to change the location.