Hard Saddle Bag Lids
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Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
Stop by a body shop and have the paint tech take a look ... Someone who KNOWS what they're doing can/might be able to make them look ( almost ) as good as new, and, afterall you're probably gonna mark them again before the summer is over.
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Hayward Ca
I have had mine painted 3 times in four and a half years and 95K miles. Vivid Black is an easy color to match. There are a few paint shops close that paint bikes and they are always spraying black. $100 cash usually takes care of it.
I have also wet sanded and buffed them many times to get the fine scratches out. Black shows fine scratches really bad.
I have also wet sanded and buffed them many times to get the fine scratches out. Black shows fine scratches really bad.
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From: north of Daytona
Buy new lids. have the old ones repainted so when the new ones get scratched....you can replace them. Then you have the new ones repainted, so you can replace the old-old ones....do this every two years. Or do like most....bike gets scratched?, buy a new bike.
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Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Senoia Ga
you can rub the majority of them out with some meguiars scratch remover, or something like it and a powerball with a cordless drill. the lid covers are alright and do agood job protecting thelids but I always had trouble with the white tape showing around the edges of the lids.took em off andsaid the heck with it. My space bar doesn't work right incase you're wonderingwhy some of my words are run to gether.
Bob
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From: Altoona, Pa.
you can rub the majority of them out with some meguiars scratch remover, or something like it and a powerball with a cordless drill. the lid covers are alright and do agood job protecting thelids but I always had trouble with the white tape showing around the edges of the lids.took em off andsaid the heck with it. My space bar doesn't work right incase you're wonderingwhy some of my words are run to gether.
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Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 370
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From: Long Island NY
These have been around for years, I had them on a 2003 RK then switched them to my SG. I needed new velcro tape to switch them, contacted the RideTec company to buy more and was told they don't sell it, they provide it free of charge to those that switch bikes. Check them out. http://www.ridetek.com/