Saddlebag fell off today
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 688
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From: Central Utah
My first service on my EG one of the twist locks had worked loose by the time I got home. I strung a small bungee cord between the two hook rings, then ultimately went to 5/16" hardware with nylock nuts. No worries now for theives or bags falling off, but it's a small hassle to drop the bags now.
I got this idea from another post. 5/16" clevis pin cut to length with the end rounded off with a grinder, and fender washers on the wheel side and inside the saddlebag. No tools, can't loosen, hard to tamper with. I only use this on the front, and have the OEM fasteners on the back.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Hebron, CT
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Joined: May 2012
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From: Milwaukee
I heard a lot of stories about those stock pins when first bought my bike. They rattle loose or how easy it is for a thieve to snip that wire and be gone in the blink of an eye. I went to my local hardware and the guy that helped me had bags stolen before. He showed me what he uses now and only costed me $5.00. So far so good.
5th Gear
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 9
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From: Australia
I'm also sorry to hear about that
The same thing happen to me and it goes like this
I received a recall notice from my deanship here on the Sunny Coast, I drop my CVO Street Glide off to have my clips and pins upgraded, I picked my bike up and on the way home I wondered why everyone was tooting there horn at me.
I finally looked back and my left bag was hanging off only to be held in place by the connecting wiring which holds my speakers and amp in place.
The same thing happen to me and it goes like this
I received a recall notice from my deanship here on the Sunny Coast, I drop my CVO Street Glide off to have my clips and pins upgraded, I picked my bike up and on the way home I wondered why everyone was tooting there horn at me.
I finally looked back and my left bag was hanging off only to be held in place by the connecting wiring which holds my speakers and amp in place.
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From: Indian Land, SC
I have the stick on bag liners and use this set up without any issues. Just make the clevis pins a little longer.......
