dyna bagger
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From: Seattle, WA
There are quite a few on the forum who have made their Dynas into baggers using hard bags, both new and old version of Harley hard saddlebags ... not too many that I am aware of who have done it using the Cycle Visions kit ...
I am favorably impressed with their bracket system and special construction bags ... however, they seem to be very proud of them ($$) ... if you know what I mean ...
At retail, you would have $1,100 in the brackets and lower bags ... from what I am estimating, it would take another $700 or so for the lids and hardware to complete the setup ...
The end product looks great ... but, for and extra couple large, many Dyna owners have to be asking themselves 'is it worth it' ...? I suppose it depends on how one is set, financially ...
I'd have to check my books to be able to tell you for sure how much I have in my setup ... I seem to recall it is less than a third of the amount of the Cycle Visions setup ...
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Boston Joe's setup is amazing ... extremely well done with a full-on paint job that makes it look factory stock ... do a search for his threads and you can see his photos ...
His shock cutout is behind the forward facade of the saddlebag, so that it completely conceals the shock ... a little different than the Cycle Visions bags ... but similar in concept ...
R/
'Chop
I am favorably impressed with their bracket system and special construction bags ... however, they seem to be very proud of them ($$) ... if you know what I mean ...
At retail, you would have $1,100 in the brackets and lower bags ... from what I am estimating, it would take another $700 or so for the lids and hardware to complete the setup ...
The end product looks great ... but, for and extra couple large, many Dyna owners have to be asking themselves 'is it worth it' ...? I suppose it depends on how one is set, financially ...
I'd have to check my books to be able to tell you for sure how much I have in my setup ... I seem to recall it is less than a third of the amount of the Cycle Visions setup ...
* * *
Boston Joe's setup is amazing ... extremely well done with a full-on paint job that makes it look factory stock ... do a search for his threads and you can see his photos ...
His shock cutout is behind the forward facade of the saddlebag, so that it completely conceals the shock ... a little different than the Cycle Visions bags ... but similar in concept ...
R/
'Chop
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From: Davie, FL
I have my red FXR with shovelhead "King of the Road" bags I bought brand new in 1986 on blow out clearance for my brand new 1986 Softail Super Custom along with a tour pack. Fast forward until 2003 and I made the brackets to fit than installed them here. I use the bike for cornering and raised the bags up so they do not scrape. These are the same type as Joe has on his bike.
I crashed my 2005 Dyna last December and I am now re-building it. The bike sustained very little damage except sheet metal unlike me. I installed Fatbob trees, 16" carbon Fiber wheels with 130mm high profile tires, composite front and rear fenders. I am in the process now of cutting off the rear struts and moving the out bound to accept a 8" wide rear fender with frenched license plate and tear drop rear LED light. I am re-enforcing the rear of the fender to accept the bobens for the rear Switchback saddlebag brackets. I purchased a pair of new Switchback bags that I must repaint to match. I am using the same mounting system as the switchback but I am adding a luggage rack for a duffel bag just like I did on my FXR. I added this to do this (below)
I crashed my 2005 Dyna last December and I am now re-building it. The bike sustained very little damage except sheet metal unlike me. I installed Fatbob trees, 16" carbon Fiber wheels with 130mm high profile tires, composite front and rear fenders. I am in the process now of cutting off the rear struts and moving the out bound to accept a 8" wide rear fender with frenched license plate and tear drop rear LED light. I am re-enforcing the rear of the fender to accept the bobens for the rear Switchback saddlebag brackets. I purchased a pair of new Switchback bags that I must repaint to match. I am using the same mounting system as the switchback but I am adding a luggage rack for a duffel bag just like I did on my FXR. I added this to do this (below)
Last edited by FastHarley; Jun 26, 2012 at 09:25 AM.
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