Really nice looking bike. Would luv to see more pics of this.

 

Already said but detachable is the ticket. I've got Easy Brackets on my Hardstreets. I put them on and take them off all the time, nuthin to it. $200 won't quite cut it but they're a lot less than the MOCO bags. Decent amount of room, lockable and even work with stock bags, just sayin'.

 

No offense AYSRAV, but those things look tiny in your signature picture. Im not sure why its showing up on your post here.

But then again, I guess thats why there are so many options out there. To each his own.

 

I bought a set of used Harley NightTrain bags & mounts for $120 CDN and retrofitted them to fit the fatty. They're not overly large, but I can fit my jiu jitsu gi jacket into one side, and the pants/towel/etc in the other one, it does the job for me. I have stock exhaust with slip ons.

 

No argument there Reino and no offense taken. The little hardbags in my ol' siganture pic are long gone. I just like the scenery in that shot and I guess the fact that I'm in it. lol
Those were Mutazu's, too small and cheaply made. I knew what I was getting though and they served my needs for a while. Now I've got these Hardstreets which are far superior (and larger). Probably hang on to these for a while.

 

Drew I used the cycle visions mounts and love them. I used the hard bags but the gap from the ground to the bottom of the bags were to much for me. So I ordered the Baddad bag extensions and extended rear fender from you. I like my fairing but what I really like is that it can be removed. I am going to install a set of 16" apes soon and can't wait for the new look. Did you notice that bracket on my front fender that allowed me to install a 21" wheel on my bike ha ha. I always said I would never have a bagger but I love my bags now. I will be repainting my bike this winter I will post some pics when I'm done.

 

I do recognize that bracket for the fender! Do you ever scrape the extended bags? That would be my concern with extending them.

Drew

 

Not yet I was told the running boards will scrape before the bags hit. My ride is lowered 2", I would love a air ride so I could really slam it.

 

That is a sick softy bagger.

 

All,

I am in the process of narrowing down choices of hard bags for my 2010 Fatboy Lo. I swapped stock exhaust for V&H Bigshots so I've got something like 16" of vertical clearance from the top of the fender.

IMHO, the harley bags are overpriced and look small on the Fatboy once you factor out the stock exhaust.

If I could have my ultimate preference I would like the following:

- BIG hard bags. Fill that tire up!
- Shape that follows the fender curve
- Rounded in shape, no FLH bags, No Sumax bags
- Mounted as close to the strut as possible
- Reasonably removable, no "quick detach" required

I'm looking for the "big smooth ***" look, LOL!

Has anyone looked at the Tsukaya Hardbags for Heritage - http://www.tsukayu.com/HardbagsforHeritage.html

These bags are softail specific so they have inlays on the inside for the strut / axle nut. They are fairly large at 26 liters / 1600 cu inches per bag and will fill the wheel out fairly well. So if you "hard mount" them they can lay against the fender very tight (lots of pictures on the site).

The big "problem" with these being they are setup for the stock Heritage mounts which don't bolt right on to the Fatboy strut and have an extra mount point behind the foot peg.

I have access to custom fab / machinist at no charge so I don't feel too apprehensive about getting mounts made, but maybe I'm just being naive. And I don't have a problem spending 15 minutes unbolting some bags to totally change the look of the bike.

Opinions?