Pro's and Cons and opinions on stretched bags

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Jan 8, 2013 | 09:39 PM

prophet32

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Pro's and Cons and opinions on stretched bags

This may have been discussed before but i couldnt find it so here we go...

I am looking to stretch my bags on my 2010 road king and i know the look i want that aint really the problem.

I want to know how these bags affect ride in the different lengths. I dont want to turn my bike into a trailer queen i def ride

so i want the full draped look dont even want to see my rear tire at all... how much does this effect cornering and ride? do i need to modify suspension to get this look or to keep from ruining the bags..

also open to pics of ur bags and what model and where u got ur bags and enders from as i am shopping around

Jan 8, 2013 | 10:42 PM

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One thing to think about is how much/aggressive you ride. The longer the bags, the less cornering your going to be doing. My recommendation is that you go with a 3" stretch, 4" at the most. That way you can still ride pretty agressive and the bags cover the rear tire. Once I get all my pennies collected from the couch, I'll be putting 3" bags on. Then, I'll be putting air ride on ( take a peek at legend air suspension for those - Great Product!!) so once your parked, you can just slam the bike and your rear tire is covered!!

Bag prefference - Top Shop!! Quality bags and they just came out with a bunch of new designs!! They have videos on facebook of people standing on their stretched fender and the dont budge so they're pretty tough!!

I speak from experience on this stuff b/c I've built a couple baggers and my last one was a 2010 road glide!!

Good luck with your search and if you have any questions...shoot away!!!

Jan 8, 2013 | 10:44 PM

prophet32

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thanks i was just looking at top shop since u have done a coule baggers can u show some pics of urs and what length bags u have cause i see pics of bags on bikes but they dont usually say what length the bag is etc... so i am like i like that look or dont like that look but dont know what i am looking at to make my decision

Jan 8, 2013 | 11:16 PM

RaceFace

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One thing that may help you achieve your look, at least when its parked, is an air ride set up. Put that thing on the ground when you aren't on it!

Jan 9, 2013 | 12:09 AM

stupid_rope

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the full stretch bags need an air ride to compliment them

i have 3" stretch with 13" air shocks and mine rub. long bags means slower corners

Jan 9, 2013 | 09:12 AM

JY Kelly

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I got the CVO bags from Eastern Performance. 1"-3" stretch. I had wanted 4", but the way I like to corner...

Jan 9, 2013 | 11:14 AM

0ldhippie

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If you like to corner, don't do it. Here is my old RG Ness did for me back in '99. It is pretty high and ya can see the paint cleaned off the bottom of the bags. Never again!