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I installed EasyBrackets about a year ago for my Heritage. It was easy and more important, the bike looks great when the bags are removed......nice hardware and barrel lock included when bags are on/off. When researching, my most important factor was the clean look I wanted when bags are off the bike, cause this is the way I ride most of the time.
I have Ghost Brackets on my Night Train. Good product. HORRIBLE customer service. They double charged me on my order, and I called them for 2 months to get it rectified. They kept telling me they were going to refund me, but never did. I finally had to do a charge-back on my credit card. I wouldn't buy anything from them again.
ordered my Easybrackets from J and P, great service, great product! The only difference noted in the brackets, is easybracket hangs away from the bike at less of an angle, but has more than enough clearance, and as mitcht said, leaves a clean look with bags off...
Easy brackets are the way to go. Great product and great customer service. The only gotch, which you will have on any such mounting system is that not all fender braces are created equal. If you have any problems with one bag being hard to mount or remove, use a straight edge to align the mounting studs. The grooves have to be in line and parallel, and you might have to do a bit of shimming on some bikes because the stamped steel fender braces may not always be exactly straight..
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