Saddle bag fell off
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Joined: Dec 2013
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From: eastern mi
Spend the $$ and put the saddlebag rails on it makes it look like the old FLHTS and you'll never lose a bag JMO and $$ well spent and looks better, those bags are just asking for trouble without those rails and why HD cheaped out and did away with them is crazy IMO also. I know, I know $$$
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2016
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From: The Nature Coast, FL
I am sure they do.....until you loose a bag like others have experienced. A threaded bolt on the Reda kit vs the OEM style- the Reda kit won my vote
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From: Michigan
Thats just it, if installed properly you won't loose a bag.
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From: Santa Clarita
Spend the $$ and put the saddlebag rails on it makes it look like the old FLHTS and you'll never lose a bag JMO and $$ well spent and looks better, those bags are just asking for trouble without those rails and why HD cheaped out and did away with them is crazy IMO also. I know, I know $$$
I've dropped mine on its bags before, and I've had to fix the scratches. I had a moving crash with mine in January, not very fast, maybe 25-30 MPH, the damage was fixable, but in the end, the insurance company bought me a new scooter...but that was a pretty good testament to the toughness of the bags themselves.
But, to each their own. For every person who might agree that they're fugly, there's an equal number who would say that they're the best thang since sliced beer!
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I concur, if installed PROPERLY, you won't lose a bag. I've taken mine on/off hundreds of times, no problems. And that's TWO bikes. Also, never had anyone I know lose a bag, just saying.
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From: ID Ho
But true!