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Old 11-30-2017, 12:39 PM
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Just happen to look at the T-Bags motorcycle luggage website and noticed the website now uses an email address "@Kuryakyn" and lists the Kuryakyn address as a contact.
I don't recall reading anything about this company purchase. Has anyone heard anything abut this?

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T-bags did offer a great lifetime warranty. I wonder if Kuryakyn would still honor it.
 

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maybe in this case 'lifetime' meant life of the company?
 
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T-bags was started by Terry Lovett in the early 90s in his garage and was sold to Tucker Rocky in 2012 after the downturn in the economy really hurt them. In 2014 MAG (Motosports Aftermarket Group) and TR merged and started operating under MAG. Kuryakyn was/is a part of MAG so I assume that during the merger T-bags was moved under the management of Kury
 
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T bags are good stuff. I have one from way back and i hope being under Kury doesn't ruin them like many other companies that get bought by a bigger entity.
 
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T bags are good stuff. I have one from way back and i hope being under Kury doesn't ruin them like many other companies that get bought by a bigger entity.
They were bought out 5 years ago, like you I had one from way back. I have used T-Bags for a long time on my WideGlide and recently purchased a new version that mounts on the luggage rack of my RGU. To me the new one is built every bit as good as the older ones that I owned.
 
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Too Bad. I like my T Bag. I never buy from the MAG group, who just declared bankruptcy.
 
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sure about that? there are a lot of companies in the mag group. and declaring bankruptcy is not always the end. can give a company a chance to reorganize and continue on.
 
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sure about that? there are a lot of companies in the mag group. and declaring bankruptcy is not always the end. can give a company a chance to reorganize and continue on.
They also own J&P Cycles and Motorcycle Superstore.
 
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T-bags along with River Road went out of business Spring 2017. Links on the site go to Kury and they put out the word to be careful buying any products from RR or Tbags from anyone as there is ZERO warranty.

The MAG group recently filed for CH 11 bankruptcy which includes a bunch of mc suppliers..
 
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Well don't let any financials put you off from getting one, I bought one a couple months ago and the quality is great. Works very well on the daily ride to work.
 


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