Saddlebag fell off !!

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Mar 19, 2010 | 06:32 PM

Rammy

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Saddlebag fell off !!

Today started well with sunshine and a trip out to North Yorkshire to get some miles on my hog. To show how at piece I was with the world I even let the trouble and strife come along

. After a couple of hours at a roundabout a car pulled up alongside and helpfully advised that my right side saddlebag had parted company with the bike some 5 miles back

. At which point the wife says 1. Did you not screw them on properly? 2. I thought I heard something come off, but didn't notice the saddlebag was missing when I looked....

Needless to say a thorough search back along the road proved fruitless, and now I'm in need of a replacement RHKC saddlebag.

We must have covered 50 miles or so before it came off, and although I blame myself for not having secured the locking screw, I just wondered if anyone else has suffered a similar mishap.

And of course if anyone has a right side saddlebag I'm very interested

Mar 19, 2010 | 06:45 PM

nvsteve

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I haven't had it happen but plenty of others have.
Your thread reminds me to change the mounts on mine. There's a thread somewhere here that show a couple good methods of doing it. Started out as an anti-theft idea.

Mar 19, 2010 | 06:46 PM

Fitter64

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From: Upstate N.Y.

I have heard this unfortunate story before, so this past winter I removed the spring retainers and mounted the bags with stainless bolts,washers and nuts. Just a tad bit more time to remove them but gained a piece of mind.

Mar 19, 2010 | 06:47 PM

pbsdaddy

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Rammy: there have been someother threads about bag problems and better ways of securing them. Try a seach of this section. You should be able to find all the info you need. Sorry, I don't have any spare bags.

Mar 19, 2010 | 06:49 PM

shortride

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A friend here locally lost one of the saddlebags on his Road King Classic about 3 weeks ago.

Mar 19, 2010 | 06:51 PM

Sketz

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Sorry to hear about your problem, but yes, bags falling off has been a problem with quite a few, in addition to bags being easily stolen. What many members of the forum have reported is that they are removing the quick release latches and bolting the bags in place to prevent the possibility of losing them either by the quick release not locking down properly or preventing someone from easily removing (stealing) them. Do a search and I'm sure you will find various ways folks have been securing the bags.
Hope that helps.

Mar 19, 2010 | 06:54 PM

Rammy

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From: England

I've just been reading the "How to Secure" tips, and clearly a great idea based on a lot of personal experience. I'll certainly being doing some adjustments to mine needless to say...my Sportster had no bags, so I'm learning this lesson quickly, but the expensive way. Speaking of which, how much will a fresh set of saddlebags cost?