Thanks for the explanation...makes sense now, and thank you for the compliment. I could not find the right quick release mounted hard saddlebags that sat close to the fender anywhere in the US so I went to Tsukaya. You can check out the mounts on their website...it was included with the bags, The exhaust and shocks had sufficient clearance even after lowering it an 1". Bags came with single element LED so requested red (normally amber) and wired for additional brake lights. They can color match but I had a local graphics painter do mine. All of this at a reasonable price....and price does matter. I think the only thing I would do different is provide more clearance for the turn signal relocation as the lower profile license plate mounting make the bullet turn signals rest against the bags which damages the paint. Hope that helps.
It does help. We've been scratching our heads on how to do this for a few months now. Thanks for the information!