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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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Default How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!

Man, this is crazy... new hard bags delivered to my door... well almost new.Missed getting them for last weekend... How in the world do you unlatch these things... I just a leather bag guy... But looking at all your pics made me jump at a good deal on bags that were just my color... Do I need a degree in engineering????
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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You CAN'T be serious


Please refer to this thread and insert your question in the first post https://www.hdforums.com/m_3167829/tm.htm
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Default RE: How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!

open the lock latch side then open the other side, and flip it to you.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Default RE: How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!

Are you serious?

I'll pretend you are.

Lift the latch all of the way up. Push the lid to the 'inside' of the bag. Lift the lid towards you.

Reverse the process to close them.

Not trying to be a smart-*** here...but if you really had to come to a computer to get this answer...I'm not sure you should be on a bike.

 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Default RE: How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!

I know it's pathetic!!! I've opened the latch side and done the flip it towards me thing... but it's stuck on one side closest to the bike... [&o][&o][&o][&o]
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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Default RE: How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!

are they locked perhaps?if not just pull the latch towards you and it should open,the lid folds over on top of itselftowards you. hope that helps
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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You can always get your 4 year old to open them for you........
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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I think I know what you are going through. When I have my bags off of the bike, they are a bi*ch to open. But when they are on the bike, no problem. I haven't taken the time to figure out why that is.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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Default RE: How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!

ORIGINAL: cwilks

You CAN'T be serious


Please refer to this thread and insert your question in the first post https://www.hdforums.com/m_3167829/tm.htm

I gotta tell you wilks - I love when you post. You have the coolest avitar. If you know any girls that look like that & they want to bounce around for my entertainment - send them my way.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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Default RE: How do you Open The Hard Bags!!!

That's got to be the problem... I really hope I'm not as pathetic as it sounds... Thanks for the comforting words. I've opened them at the dealer not problem... but I'll be darned if I can get them open off the bike![:@]
 
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