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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 03:10 PM
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I found some Stock touring Hard bags on Ebay. I am wanting to mount them with a softail conversion bracket on my Deluxe. I am running Vance and Hines Big shot longs as you can see in the picture. Question is...will they work with my exhaust. Everywhere I look it says just needs to be below rear axle. I also found that the conversion bracket needs about 13.5" from center of fender strut bolt. Just wondering if anyone has a similar set with Vance/Hines. I dont want to spend $700 to find out they won't work.

 
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I found some Stock touring Hard bags on Ebay. I am wanting to mount them with a softail conversion bracket on my Deluxe. I am running Vance and Hines Big shot longs as you can see in the picture. Question is...will they work with my exhaust. Everywhere I look it says just needs to be below rear axle. I also found that the conversion bracket needs about 13.5" from center of fender strut bolt. Just wondering if anyone has a similar set with Vance/Hines. I dont want to spend $700 to find out they won't work.

Not sure but it looks like it's gonna be close . . .
 
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I was running a 2 into 1 Bassani before I went to Freedom Duals.
 
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I just did the baggertail thing on my Heritage. Those pipes won't get in your way, but the stock seat might hit against the top corners of the bags.
 
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