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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 05:46 AM
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You know I'm not much for the fairing three pouch look.Having that problem Im trying to come up with an idea of where do I keep my glasses when I switch to my prescription shades. When I get off the bike I really want a central location to place my shades so I always know where to find them. I'm leaning towards Velcro in the top of a saddle bag. Anyone invented something clever here?
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 05:57 AM
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Keep Them On ..
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 06:01 AM
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can you say transition lens...only need one pair that way.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 06:25 AM
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shirt pocket.... inner pocket of coat / vest ??
I always kept mine in saddlebags until I changed to contacts.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 06:49 AM
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How about a saddlebag guard bag?
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 07:01 AM
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I've got the Harley brand external pockets on the outside of my lowers. They slide over and snap on to the hole accesses. They have velcro to keep them closed. You can keep your cell phone in one, glasses in the other (or smokes, or whatever you want). Used them for the past 3 years, work fine.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 07:01 AM
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I have the saddlebag lid organizers in both my bags. Lots of velcro closures and room for things like phones, wallets, air pump (for your shocks), sunscreen, sunglasses, etc.
 
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I have a Tour pak organizer that I bought from Wally world that was made to go over the back of a car seat for 12 bucks and it has all kinds of pockets. I keep them in that.
 
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If I need to change glasses, sometimes I just hook my eyeglass case over my strap on the seat. It's tight and stays in place, handy, black so not noticeable. Also, I wear transition lenses. I bought sunglass frames for the lens so they are a bit bigger for protection and they are my riding glasses. Some like real dark glasses though so maybe the case hooked on the strap will work for ya.
 
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I use a fork bag on the Train. It works alright.
 
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