sportster converted to bagger
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sportster converted to bagger
i currently have an 06 Sportster 1200C. i to the local dealer the other day to look at street glides but i am a short guy and the SG just didn't fit me right. i love the way my Sportster fits me but also like the way the SG looks. what i am thinking about doing is getting bags and fairing like the SG has. has anyone done this before and can will bags off SG fit, what needs modified, etc.
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Check this out what this guy did for a batwing type fairing: http://xlforum.net/vbportal/forums/s....php?t=1129681
There are tons of hard bags out there that would fit without modifying...
Corbin makes some that look pretty good, but they are expensive:
http://www.corbin.com/harley/xl/hdxlst7bag.shtml
The make a fairing too:
http://www.corbin.com/harley/xl/hdxlst7fair.shtml
There are tons of hard bags out there that would fit without modifying...
Corbin makes some that look pretty good, but they are expensive:
http://www.corbin.com/harley/xl/hdxlst7bag.shtml
The make a fairing too:
http://www.corbin.com/harley/xl/hdxlst7fair.shtml
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i currently have an 06 Sportster 1200C. i to the local dealer the other day to look at street glides but i am a short guy and the SG just didn't fit me right. i love the way my Sportster fits me but also like the way the SG looks. what i am thinking about doing is getting bags and fairing like the SG has. has anyone done this before and can will bags off SG fit, what needs modified, etc.
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I agree. Any of the FL Softails: Heritage, Deluxe, Fat Boy...
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i currently have an 06 Sportster 1200C. i to the local dealer the other day to look at street glides but i am a short guy and the SG just didn't fit me right. i love the way my Sportster fits me but also like the way the SG looks. what i am thinking about doing is getting bags and fairing like the SG has. has anyone done this before and can will bags off SG fit, what needs modified, etc.
Last edited by run1fsr; Jan 23, 2013 at 09:55 PM.
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There are plenty of touring styled Sporties in here, even a few threads all about them. Harley make some lovely colour-coordinated hard bags for Sporties that are worth looking at, which with a touring seat and windshield will get you close to an RK, rather than an SG. They also make a wide variety of soft or soft-look bags, then there are plenty of after-market ones to choose from. Be assured there are plenty of us out here doing much the same!