Bag Armor
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Bag Armor
Interesting item here but waaaaay over priced, in my opinion. Anyone have these?? And did they ever come into use??
https://www.siouxicidechoppers.com/store/bag-armor
https://www.siouxicidechoppers.com/store/bag-armor
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Zero experience with it, but I have my own thoughts and observations.
I doubt it works any better than the OEM type crash bars. In fact I strongly doubt it works nearly as well.
It mounts onto the exhaust pipe bracket. That is not a very secure or overly strong point for fall over protection. I strongly suspect those guards and/or the mounting point would simply bend.
I think I'd manage to bark on shins on them walking around the bike. I don't like things sticking out down low for that reason.
I doubt it works any better than the OEM type crash bars. In fact I strongly doubt it works nearly as well.
It mounts onto the exhaust pipe bracket. That is not a very secure or overly strong point for fall over protection. I strongly suspect those guards and/or the mounting point would simply bend.
I think I'd manage to bark on shins on them walking around the bike. I don't like things sticking out down low for that reason.
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Instead, I bought and installed the "classic" double rail saddlebag guards for a $339 (HD Part Number: 90201903)....but then again I like chrome. (although HD now sells them in black too). They do a great job protecting my bags from incidental contact with my garage walls in addition to the obvious tip over.
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I laid my CVO RG on it's side at a gas station once. My bags were not "toast". Didn't even hardly scratch it. Factory extended bags with the aluminum skid plate on the bottom corner. Guess if I was moving it could have caused some damage. Those are ugly and I doubt they're very effective.
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They're about what I paid for my rear crash bars, I think about the nth time I smacked my shin on one of those, that would be the end of that.
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I don't see any benefit in them - cost comparable with the rear crash bars, look ugly, guaranteed pain in the shin and I seriously doubt they do anything at all if bike dropped.
I've managed to drop mine at about 20 MPH
and rear crash bar was ground pretty bad but the bag itself was intact, so I'll vote for proven solution.
I've managed to drop mine at about 20 MPH
and rear crash bar was ground pretty bad but the bag itself was intact, so I'll vote for proven solution.
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The wrap around bars do nothing in a tip over. The bag guards, be they the stock guard or the Santoro Derlin slider bars like I have, will work, and look so much better than that plate. But, I imagine that plate would keep the bag off the ground in the event the bike tipped over. But, that thing looks ugly.
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Agreed, they definitely are not about style. I also agree with foxtrapper that beings they mount on the exhaust bracket makes it suspect to me.
Thanks for all the replies guys. Much appreciated.
Thanks for all the replies guys. Much appreciated.