Saddle bag latch not staying closed.
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2007
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Check to make sure that the latch on the lock is going into the slot that locks the bag.The nut on the back of the lock can come loose and the locking tab won't line up with the locking slot, so the latch won't fully close.
Tourer
Joined: May 2006
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From: NC
the canvas that holds the top when open sometime gets in the way when you close it. before you latch it down slide your fingers between the cover and the saddle bag, pushing the canvas out of the way so it doesn't get pinched in between. Hope that helps.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Check the lid retaining strap. I bet it's folded over onto the saddle bag upper edge and getting caught between the bag and the lid.
Same thing happened to me.
If the strap has been folded long enough it will probably have a sharp crease in it. You can remove that crease by taking the strap off and ironing it.
Same thing happened to me.
If the strap has been folded long enough it will probably have a sharp crease in it. You can remove that crease by taking the strap off and ironing it.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rosamond, Cali
There's also a spring that wraps around the hinge pin and helps keep the latch closed. The springs break. I believe you need to loosen the canvas and look underneath. Check the spring.
On mine, I bent the hinges a little, and even with the spring broken, the hinge stays shut. I'm not recommending you bend your hinges...but it worked for me. The latches stay closed without being locked...and the springs on mine are broken and have been for some time.
Alan
On mine, I bent the hinges a little, and even with the spring broken, the hinge stays shut. I'm not recommending you bend your hinges...but it worked for me. The latches stay closed without being locked...and the springs on mine are broken and have been for some time.
Alan
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From: ST. Louis
It will become second nature to you once you start checking it.
It's the most common problem.
Road Warrior
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From: in a van down by the river in Ga.
Check the lid retaining strap. I bet it's folded over onto the saddle bag upper edge and getting caught between the bag and the lid.
Same thing happened to me.
If the strap has been folded long enough it will probably have a sharp crease in it. You can remove that crease by taking the strap off and ironing it.
Same thing happened to me.
If the strap has been folded long enough it will probably have a sharp crease in it. You can remove that crease by taking the strap off and ironing it.
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