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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 09:32 PM
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Had Harleys kit on my 2011 Heritage with locks keyed to match. It does not use lower plastic , just lid and a heavy frame in the opening. Lock worked real nice. I still see the bike now and then and the bags look like new.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by checkers
Cobra, I bought some small metal padlock pins with a flange that I riveted to the PapaBag cross frame. I then drilled a hole through the factory goncho and used two matched small master padlocks. Worked and looked good.
That really sounds like a good setup -

Do you have any pics?
 
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Old Jan 23, 2017 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Cobra1
Damn, you sure are a thread killer...

Ha Ha Ha , a dude may as well say, "I make my own saddlebags from free road kill carcasses, to hell with the factory. I saved $100!"
 
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Old Jan 23, 2017 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobra6
That really sounds like a good setup -

Do you have any pics?
Cobra, my Heritage is gone, no pics, riding a Road King today.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2017 | 09:17 PM
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Dam Cobra - I wanted to see the images as well... that's OK - ride safe
 
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same here as above, I've had PaPa bag supports for 8 yrs and bags have retained their shape as new...
 
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