I was embarrassed by the experiment but pleased to discover that the saddlebag lid can handle a few miles of lapping in the wind without any damage. Nice lady pulled up and pointed the problem out to me, I was panicked thinking I ruined the lid but it was all good. I have no idea what was in the bag at the time, maybe an extra pair of gloves and a windshield rag, but it was nicely cleaned out at the end.

 

there is always a bungee cord in one of my bags. If too full to latch. bungee over the top to hold it shut as well as possible. I would not want them just flapping in the wind. Bad for the 'not so cheap to replace' hinges.

 

I'm waiting for the reply that states, "yep, both lids flew open simultaneously and I started to fly"! :-)

 

Can't say I rode with a saddle bag open but. Many times bought too much groceries to fit in the bags. I hang the bags that don'f fit on my handle bars. lol, Of course my house is about one mile from the store. ;-)

 

Get one of these to hold down the lids:

 

Lost my heated chaps that way...

 

yep, 1 time, so far. 5 miles latter people are waving and pointing. I didn't have a clue what the hell was going on. at a stop light I finally looked back. Bingo, dork, riding this bike. Now I know why people are waving. They are trying to make sure everybody sees the dork.
kroozeabout.

 

closing the saddle bag lid is like zipping up your fly, not cool when you forget.

 

...and polish the insides of your fenders!

 

I just pointed this out to a guy last Sunday. I pulled up, as he looked over to nod i pointed at his bag. He looked pretty embarrassed but we've all done that.