I love my saddle bags, but I hated the buckle (well, I liked the looks of the buckle, but I hated
using the buckle. Hubby's look like mine, but they have built-in quick-release buckles behind the actual buckle, so you only use the quick-release. Much easier!
So.... I decided to convert mine.
Here's what I started with:
I bought these quick-release buckles that happened to have reflectors attached.
I cut the buckle off at the bottom, wrapped the leather around the bottom of the quick-relase and re-sewed it.
Then I took the top tongue of the flap, folded it through the other half of the quick-release, and added velcro inside the lid of the saddlebag, and on the tongue, and folded it up underneath. So it is still adjustable, by the velcro, if I ever load the bag a little more than normal. Also gives me two little reflectors on the sides of the bags.
What do you think? (sorry for the fuzzy pic...)