Solo Bag (AKA Swingarm Bag)
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From: P.R.O.K.
Gentlemen, I have a couple of questions;
Swing arm bags attatch directly to the swing arm itself.
Because the swing arm is constantly moving up and down, what would stop the contents of the bag from getting scrambled about ?
And what would prevent the attatchment points from rubbing the swing arm tubing raw because of said movement ?
I love the look of them, but I doubt their practicality.
Thoughts ?
Swing arm bags attatch directly to the swing arm itself.
Because the swing arm is constantly moving up and down, what would stop the contents of the bag from getting scrambled about ?
And what would prevent the attatchment points from rubbing the swing arm tubing raw because of said movement ?
I love the look of them, but I doubt their practicality.
Thoughts ?
I've never noticed anything shifting around in my bag. The straps can rub on the paint of the swingarm. Some people are using black tape as a protector.
They are not "practical" like a full bag system...they only allow the bare necessities to be carried with you. I personally am quite happy with mine.
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check out my blog www.chasinwhitelines.blogspot.com I didd a whole writeup on a mounting bracket for the swingarm bags. It keeps the swingarm safe and will make theft very difficult. SO Kustom made my bag. Love it!
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So I see that there are two sizes with different styles from Garage Leathers, My real test is I carry a laptop to work with me every day (right now just strap the bag to the rack), and think this would be great, but... I need to be certain that my small travel laptop will fit for short stints across town, my computer is 12x10 and the normal depth. Can anyone shart if that will fit in this single airplane seatbelt latch bag? Or am I going to be better off going with their other dual strap standard belt loop latch system for size (it is a slightly larger bag? Help.
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I bought a swing arm bag, but returned it because the mounting straps were too close to the pulley. My Softail Custom has a 200 series tire, which places the pulley close to the swing arm. I tried using zip ties, but the lower rear one was still 1/16 inch from the pulley...too close for comfort.
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How was it size wise? I think I have a bracket fab in mind that will look real clean, and be way easy to remove if needed. I just need to know how much internal space there is, how flexible the leather seems, and how the different latches feel. I like the looks of the single latch one, but not certain it will be big enough for my computer, the dual clasp one is big enough, but would rather have the one latch style, i know picky.
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From: P.R.O.K.
How was it size wise? I think I have a bracket fab in mind that will look real clean, and be way easy to remove if needed. I just need to know how much internal space there is, how flexible the leather seems, and how the different latches feel. I like the looks of the single latch one, but not certain it will be big enough for my computer, the dual clasp one is big enough, but would rather have the one latch style, i know picky.
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I've a hermetically sealed case for the computer. Since I work in sales and the laptop is my lifeline to the world I need to carry it with me every morning to the office. I just want a different option from strapping the backpack to the sissy bar rack every morning (plus i want to pull the sissy bar for every day riding).