I'll be interested once you guys get your bags to know if you are happy with em, finish and fitment. The pics look great but I watched the video on how they are made. Wasn't impressed.

 

I have to ask....what is your experience building things from fiberglass that would qualify you to be impressed or not?

Please....tell us specifically what you weren't impressed with?

 

thanks for getting back with the info.

 

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I've already talked to my painter and checked out the HD paint price ($120 for pearl)...............I'm just waiting on some feedback from our Forum memebers on a 3" or a 3 1/2" model. Then I'm in.

 

Should have mine on Thursday. Installed and ready to ride. Will post pictures an a full write up on them. I order 3 in bags painted Vivid Black with Carpet. All that with shipping and a one year paint guarantee. Can't beat that at all

 

I will have mine on Wednesday and will post some pics....I ordered unpainted as I wanted it done locally and I am considering a fender too. I will mount the bags in primered condition though so you can see the fit.

 

I have no experience "building things from fiberglass" but I have done fiberglass body repair to Corvettes if that counts. I also don't know much about surgery but if I see a video of a doctor doing surgery on someone's kitchen table using a utility knife and a pair of pliers, I believe I could form an opinion about that too. Seriously dude, did you watch the video? It is obvious this is a low budget venture. For 8 minutes basically all you see is the inside of the form while the resin rises to the top. When the camera does pan out you see the form is set on portable fender stands that a body shop would use, vise grips are used to keep the form together at the top. Vise grips are also used to shut the flow of resin off after the worker kinks the plastic hoses which are stuck in a small white plastic mop bucket. It's very low tech. That's okay, it works. They may make a very good quality bag. I don't know. They may be just getting into making bags and wanna see how it goes before they dedicate shop space, quick release fasteners and on/off valves to the process. Or maybe they wanna keep overhead down. But the video did not convince me they have a top notch operation. That's why I say I'll be interested if those of you who ordered them are satisfied. From the pics I saw it appears the inside of the bag is rough fiberglass. Not very good looking thus the need for a liner. Go to Ness, Fatbaggers, Bagger Nation, Milwaukee Bagger they all tout the inside is as smooth as the outside. A very good looking bag, no carpet needed. Looks factory. I guess the group buy price isn't bad $700 (?) but on their website on one page MSRP for the Top Shop bags is $1000 but on sale for $849 w/o carpet, then another page has MSRP of $1100 on sale for $759.99, again w/o carpet, wha? The Ness bags are so much nicer but the MSRP is about the same, at least on the 2nd page of Top Shop's website. I also find computer controlled machinery lends for better fitments of parts, ie direct bolt on where hand built, most of the time from my experience customizing is needed to get it to fit . If you've ever built a bike from scratch you know what I mean. Where I live we have 3 plastic injection molding plants. I've been in all of em. All computerized very modern, high tech, nothing touched by humans till a parts inspection, no vise grips or mop buckets. So I guess I do have something to compare the process with, eh? I hope every one that ordered these bags are happy with em. You guys post and put your stamp of approval on them when you get them. Till then I'm not impressed, my opinion that's it.

 

I think I am gonna' jump on the GB, are you guys also going to run the strech/wide fender cover, if so, where is the company of choice?
I see that Milwaulkee Bagger and LaRosa have the fender kits....any others?

 

This is what I would get as well...