Been looking around for different saddle bags for a 2014 fat bob and have found a liking to Viking. Has anyone bought from viking and what was your experience? What are yall riding with? Looking for a bag around 200-400 dollars with a locking mechanism.

 

My opinion is that they are what you pay for. I have a set for my fatboy. the tops sagged. Check out www.foxcreekleathers.com among others for made in usa leather. I got a deal on some used ironbags on my fatbob, waiting on HD leather bag lockset to come in.

 

Our saddle bags will never sag, fade or crack. Our products has a warranty against any sagging, please contact our customer service department with any questions or concerns. We make a whole line of saddle bags for your Fat bob, please click on the following link to see them all. https://www.vikingbags.com/harley-da...saddlebags.htm

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I recently bought a set of Viking bags for my Low Rider S. I like them. The quality of the bags is very good in my opinion. They sent me the wrong hardware for mounting (metric instead of SAE) but Viking credited me for the cost of bolts, etc., so it worked out. While I agree you get what you pay for, I think these were good value for the money. They have a built in key lock and I went with the regular mount instead of quick release. Cost was around $250 or less shipped to me. Here's a few pictures.

 

Those look good jcanrun. They are good value for what you spend, don't get me wrong Viking.

 

I bought Viking bags a couple years ago, they have not had a problem with sagging. The Velcro that holds the lids down is poor quality and the corners will turn up on you. The ones I bought had the threads holding the lids on come apart about three months in, customer service was very short, warrantied 1 month, sorry. seems some are better quality than others and their mounting hardware is not very good either. For the price, they are what they are, get what you pay for.

 

Bags look good. I have a 2017 Low Rider S and came across your pics while looking for some bags. Which bags did you buy and did you need to do any mods or buy special brackets to make them fit? Thanks.

 

I posted in another thread about Viking, but I'll add my 2 cents. You definitely get what you pay for, but its also important to KNOW what you are paying for. When I bought my viking bags I knew what I was paying for. I was paying fora pretty good quality, inexpensive bag. I also knew (based off research) that it was essentially up to me to mount them. I also knew they were going to send me metric hardware. They had a set of bags that I liked the look of, and I paid under $120 for them. Thats a pretty solid deal for a relatively good quality bag.

I went in with the intent that all the mounting hardware they gave me was going to be thrown away. Turns out, that wasn't the case. I used their brackets, I had to tweak them in a vise to get the bags to sit at the angle I wanted. I also cut the mounts down and ran them on the outside of my quick release hardware so my sissy bar still fits (i was pretty excited that still worked). I didnt have to cut the mounts down but was trying to keep them as close to the bike as possible while still retaining quick connect. I had to spend some time lining them up and drilling 4 new holes so they would mount where I wanted.

so I spent 4 or 5 hours mounting the bags, spent under $120 bucks since I was able to use the hardware provided (I will probably go to standard at some point), and this is what I got. A slick looking bag (IMO) that I dont see a lot of that gives my bike a more unique look, and they so far have been really good. They arent perfect, but neither is my bike.

I opted to not get the locks since I was unsure about the bags, now that I have them I would have spent a little more and got the locks. They still lock with a small padlock through the sides, but just not a fancy lock.

All the negative reviews I saw were typically about the lack of mounting solutions, and their customer service. Granted I havent dealt with their customer service, but I would expect a less than easy experience, from what I have read. For the price, it was worth the gamble for me and so far has worked out.

 

What is the model number of your bags. Thank you!

 

The Leatherworks in Stockton, CA. Contact Amy, she is awesome. I have a set of 112+2 with short straps and rigid inner plastic lining on my '13 FXDC that I use in conjunction with the HD detach sissy bar docking hardware. My set up is a great bike gear turn signal relocation/layback license plate mount (lays the plate back and mounts the turn signals to the plate mount~did this with short Deuce style stalks and it looks KILLER!). Then I got the great bike gear easy brackets quick detach saddlebag mounts and mounted them the Leatherworks bags I bought and the setup is absolutely first class. It is NOT cheap but they are insanely well made. I had Amy put rigid plastic inside to ensure they'd never sag but the leather is so heavy and thick I don't think they would have ever sagged anyway. This is the great thing about The Leatherworks, they will do any color, pattern, customization that you want! The mounts for the QD on the bags go right over the detach hardware and even come with the correct length bolts. The QD mounts lock onto the bike so they can't be yanked off.