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If $100 isn't gonna break the bank either way I suggest the Cycle Visions Barebacks quick release hardware for the bags. You already have a detachable windshield and passenger backrest. Add or remove any or all as your needs vary. Bike looks good either way and those bags match the seat perfectly. CV Barebacks look clean with the bags removed.
IMO, a Heritage and a Deluxe were meant to have saddlebags, not a FB. Most saddlebags I see on them are too small and they look odd. I think a swingarm bag looks great on a Fatboy.
IMO, a Heritage and a Deluxe were meant to have saddlebags, not a FB. Most saddlebags I see on them are too small and they look odd. I think a swingarm bag looks great on a Fatboy.
That is my sentiment exactly but that Lo looks good. Perhaps it's the exhaust and black finish that's making work so well for me. May not look as 'right' with a lower 2 into 1 chrome exhaust..
I got over the way mine looked with bags pretty quickly when I couldn't carry anything other than a thermos and insurance card with my swing arm bag. Got tired of the back pack and no place to put my leather as the day got warmer on extended rides. I can now carry a full size laptop and much more without a problem. I know, I should of gotten a road king! Thankfully the older I get, the less I care what others think. Looks good both ways. But now I have function as well. Maybe if I get a second bike someday, I'll take them off? Nah!
IMO, a Heritage and a Deluxe were meant to have saddlebags, not a FB. Most saddlebags I see on them are too small and they look odd. I think a swingarm bag looks great on a Fatboy.
Funny. I tried a swingarm. I thought it made the bike look imbalanced. I sold it someone here on HDF.
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