Need Sadle Bags!
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From: Leesburg, Virginia
Need Sadle Bags!
Looking to buy some saddle bags that function with the Easy Brackets system for my Fat Bob. Any for sale?? Or recommend ones to buy that work with the Easy Brackets?
Thanks!
Thanks!
I think any bags intended to mount at the fender strut would work. Assuming of course that the bags are appropriate for the bike. Depends on style of bags you like. The Easy Brackets are just the attachment point and my understanding is that the only issue would be the effect of the bracket width in regards to how close the bag can be positioned on the bike. I went with the HD Dyna specific bags with the cut-outs for the shocks and axle area. Decided to hard mount for now until I decide if easy removal is needed or if I end up keeping them on most of the time anyway.
Good luck, and if you have not already, try searching through existing threads for ideas on the different types of bags available.
- Dan
Good luck, and if you have not already, try searching through existing threads for ideas on the different types of bags available.
- Dan
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: KC MO
Your really not giving much detail on what your really looking for... I have a set of 70s model FL bags (hard bags, fiberglass) on my 07 Dyna, I mounted them with easy brackets and coated them with bedliner. Rugged, locking, looks good, unique. What more do you want.. 400 bucks they they can be on your bike..
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By the time you buy a good set of bags & Easy Brackets / Ghost Brackets you might as well buy Leather Pros and they look better. I wish I didn't cheap out when I did mine. I paid $350 for a set of Carolina Leather Works 10oz harness leather bags & 150 for ghost brackets = $500
I posted this in the other thread the OP started:
"Easy Brackets work best with bags with a smooth, hard back on them. You have to drill holes in the back of the saddlebags to mount the easy bracket hardware, so having a hard back surface is important. You could always use bags that don't have a solid backing and use a piece of aluminum on the inside as a stiffener if you found some bags that were exactly what you wanted, but had a soft backing. But, for an easy install without modification necessary, a solid backed bag with a smooth surface for the bracket to sit flush against would be ideal.
We carry the Easy Brackets on our website at great prices if you haven't bought them yet. And, regardless of whether you buy them from us or not, if you have any installation questions that I can try to answer for you, just let me know. If we don't have the answer, we will call the manufacturer and get you the answer."
And like virtualnorm said, it totally depends on what type of bags you are looking for. Slanted type bags may work easier if you don't want to relocate your turn signals, but you have to measure the space between the signal and the shock that you have to work with. You could also always get a turn signal relocation kit like this one and then you could use almost any saddlebag you want.
Hope this helps.
"Easy Brackets work best with bags with a smooth, hard back on them. You have to drill holes in the back of the saddlebags to mount the easy bracket hardware, so having a hard back surface is important. You could always use bags that don't have a solid backing and use a piece of aluminum on the inside as a stiffener if you found some bags that were exactly what you wanted, but had a soft backing. But, for an easy install without modification necessary, a solid backed bag with a smooth surface for the bracket to sit flush against would be ideal.
We carry the Easy Brackets on our website at great prices if you haven't bought them yet. And, regardless of whether you buy them from us or not, if you have any installation questions that I can try to answer for you, just let me know. If we don't have the answer, we will call the manufacturer and get you the answer."
And like virtualnorm said, it totally depends on what type of bags you are looking for. Slanted type bags may work easier if you don't want to relocate your turn signals, but you have to measure the space between the signal and the shock that you have to work with. You could also always get a turn signal relocation kit like this one and then you could use almost any saddlebag you want.
Hope this helps.
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