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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mile high king
I think the Classic looks best with leather and the non-classic best with hard-bags. I bought a Classic because I liked the nostalgic look of the leather, spokes and wide-white walls, but sometimes when I look at the non-classic road king, I think it looks equally good with the hard bags, cast spokes and thin white wall. But mixing and matching doesn't work as well for me...it's one or the other as coordinated components.
I came to the same conclusion today. Went riding today with my bud (w/ his RK Standard) and decided the hard bags didn't look right. I'm sticking with the leather bags, and will probably add the Nostalgic guard rails.

Thanks for the input everyone.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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I loved the look of my hard bags, but I live out of my bike, and hard bags do not over as much "flex" as leather when I have more cargo, and I need as much space as possible.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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I like the looks of the leather, but the functionality of the hard bags. They call it the RK Classic for a reason.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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I like them both ways. Nice to change every now and then.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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I like the hard bags. I would do ghost flames on em', and the rest of that black too or something like that. Very cool I think it would be..
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluegrasser
Definitely leather for that bike as it is now. If you ever change to a more modern customizing job with fancy paint then definitely hard. Nice bike!
I would agree. With the set up you have your bike looks really nice with the leather bags.

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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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so your asking a question of either "hard or soft"
always pick hard.







i have a RKC with the leather. trading mine in on friday for an FLHTC
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mile high king
I think the Classic looks best with leather and the non-classic best with hard-bags. I bought a Classic because I liked the nostalgic look of the leather, spokes and wide-white walls, but sometimes when I look at the non-classic road king, I think it looks equally good with the hard bags, cast spokes and thin white wall. But mixing and matching doesn't work as well for me...it's one or the other as coordinated components.
+1... but if you start thinking about selling the hard bags shoot me a pm, I'll take em
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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I like the leather bags on my classic but sometimes I get sick of those damn buckles and wouldn't mind picking up some hard bags someday.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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I've always preferred hard bags on the touring bikes.

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