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It's a test the MoCo imposes to see if you're worthy to be admitted to the Harley brotherhood. Kinda like Buick carding you to see if you're over 60 before they will sell you a car.
From: Log home in SE Michigan full time. Log cabin in east TN, Smoky Mountians part time
RE: How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!
Last fall I hada guy pass me on the highway, he was doing about 100 plusand his right bag opened all by itself, proceeded to let a few things fly in the wind...he had one of those big paper license plates on the back of the bike too...maybe he will pop in and tell us how he opened his at 100 mph plus
You guys that are poking fun at jcbpa probably haven't taken your bags off, closed them up, then tried to reopen.
It can be a bitch. I'm very careful not to totally close them when off the bike for cleaning or whatever.
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