Where did you tie it to the bike?

 

In reply to saltlick, you, just remove the hex bolt and the seat should lift up enough.

To cosmic, I tied em where ever I could of course, I'm not worried about looking good just keepin those things from floppin around. I tied the bottom of the bag to the bottom of the shock mount, the rear tied to the turn signal bracket and the forward part of the bag is tied to the frame I believe. Now the only thing that sucks about this is the bags are detachable with the zippers but when they are tied down, they are really just on the bike for good unless you want to take the ties loose everytime. The bags aren't huge and are slanted so they fit behind the turn signals just great.--joey

 

I can't remember the details of the bags, it was a couple of years ago when I bought them. Nope, not using supports and have not had any problems.

 

I went through this same scenario when I bought my bike and some saddlebags. I wanted saddlebag supports but could not locate any that did not require rear turn signal relocation. My bags are also Willie & Max and are small enough where they don't hit the pipes or any important moving parts on the bike. I just throw them over the bike under the seat and use the strings that came with the bags to tie the rear of the bag to each rear turn signal. That's all I do. Bags don't flap around or move and are easy to remove when I want to wash the bike.

 

You needn't feel the Sportster is an inferior bike - it isn't. Whether you have an 883 or 1200, your bike has more power than the average 600 - 800 range.the Sportster is a good bike even if it isn't a touring bike. I had Willie and Max bags and liked them except they were too small for y bike.

The idea of motorcycling is ENJOY YOURSELF. Remember,no matter what bike you have, there will always be a bigger one or has more gadgets than your bike.

 

Hard leather throw-overs worked fine on my '91 for about a year. Then the weather started to get to them and they sagged into the rear shocks. I bought a set of Harley bag supports and fitted them. Didn't have to alter the rear indicators at all. Bags are on five years now and doing O.K. I don't think they spoil the looks of my bike, and they are always useful for carrying crap around with me, LOL.

 

2006 thread? Really?

 

Must still be relevant for someone, otherwise why would they dig it out? I just read the comments on the first page and add my two cents worth where I can.