Stretched hard bags
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From: Kentucky
Stretched hard bags
Hello, I'm a new forum member and I ride a 2010 FLHX. I am looking to replace my bags and rear fender with stretched ones. What's the best brand and type out there? I have heard some say ABS and some say fiberglass. Any advise would be appreciated.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Port Neches Texas
Just finished my mockup with sinister fender and bags, the bags are ABS, slightly thicker than the Harley Bags. The fender is a replacement not overlay. Quality is very high on both pieces, I have a small amount of trimming on the right exhaust cut out on the fender, the radius is slightly smaller than the left side. Here is my set up. I also installed cycle sound lids. The finished bike below is the same set up other than the lids. I went with cycle sound as I was concerned with the clearance with the detachable tour pak I use for when the
wife rides or for overnight trips. If you stay with Milwaukee, Top Shop, Sinister, yaffe, etc. you will do fine. Based on the research I did prior to my build, the consensus is the cheaper bags require additional prep work so the cost is basically a wash. Good luck and have fun on the project. Nothing like cutting on a$500.00 fender with a Dremil Tool. Regardless of your selection your going to have to tweak here and there to get a clean fit.
wife rides or for overnight trips. If you stay with Milwaukee, Top Shop, Sinister, yaffe, etc. you will do fine. Based on the research I did prior to my build, the consensus is the cheaper bags require additional prep work so the cost is basically a wash. Good luck and have fun on the project. Nothing like cutting on a$500.00 fender with a Dremil Tool. Regardless of your selection your going to have to tweak here and there to get a clean fit.
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: WA
Just finished my mockup with sinister fender and bags, the bags are ABS, slightly thicker than the Harley Bags. The fender is a replacement not overlay. Quality is very high on both pieces, I have a small amount of trimming on the right exhaust cut out on the fender, the radius is slightly smaller than the left side. Here is my set up. I also installed cycle sound lids. The finished bike below is the same set up other than the lids. I went with cycle sound as I was concerned with the clearance with the detachable tour pak I use for when the
wife rides or for overnight trips. If you stay with Milwaukee, Top Shop, Sinister, yaffe, etc. you will do fine. Based on the research I did prior to my build, the consensus is the cheaper bags require additional prep work so the cost is basically a wash. Good luck and have fun on the project. Nothing like cutting on a$500.00 fender with a Dremil Tool. Regardless of your selection your going to have to tweak here and there to get a clean fit.
wife rides or for overnight trips. If you stay with Milwaukee, Top Shop, Sinister, yaffe, etc. you will do fine. Based on the research I did prior to my build, the consensus is the cheaper bags require additional prep work so the cost is basically a wash. Good luck and have fun on the project. Nothing like cutting on a$500.00 fender with a Dremil Tool. Regardless of your selection your going to have to tweak here and there to get a clean fit.
Nice paint job, too!!! Def one of a kind!!!
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this is mine i just finished arlen ness big bags and bad dad rear fender which is a replacement not a overlay this fender is called the summit fender i also repainted the whole bike it was sedona orange now its firemist orange. love this color pics do it no justice.
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Just finished my mockup with sinister fender and bags, the bags are ABS, slightly thicker than the Harley Bags. The fender is a replacement not overlay. Quality is very high on both pieces, I have a small amount of trimming
the right exhaust cut out on the fender, the radius is slightly smaller than the left side. Here is my set up. I also installed cycle sound lids. The finished bike below is the same set up other than the lids. I went with cycle sound as I was concerned with the clearance with the detachable tour pak I use for when the
wife rides or for overnight trips. If you stay with Milwaukee, Top Shop, Sinister, yaffe, etc. you will do fine. Based on the research I did prior to my build, the consensus is the cheaper bags require additional prep work so the cost is basically a wash. Good luck and have fun on the project. Nothing like cutting on a$500.00 fender with a Dremil Tool. Regardless of your selection your going to have to tweak here and there to get a clean fit.n
[IMG]http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h434/ericl1/
c6905dfc.jpg[/IMG]
the right exhaust cut out on the fender, the radius is slightly smaller than the left side. Here is my set up. I also installed cycle sound lids. The finished bike below is the same set up other than the lids. I went with cycle sound as I was concerned with the clearance with the detachable tour pak I use for when the
wife rides or for overnight trips. If you stay with Milwaukee, Top Shop, Sinister, yaffe, etc. you will do fine. Based on the research I did prior to my build, the consensus is the cheaper bags require additional prep work so the cost is basically a wash. Good luck and have fun on the project. Nothing like cutting on a$500.00 fender with a Dremil Tool. Regardless of your selection your going to have to tweak here and there to get a clean fit.n
[IMG]http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h434/ericl1/
c6905dfc.jpg[/IMG]
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Frederick, CO
I paid over $2000 for mine and thought the same thing. But I still had to shim and modify