I've been wanting a set of hard bags for my '07 RKC ever since I got it. Well, I finally got them today. There were a few replies wondering why I would buy a RKC and then mount hard bags on it. Someone even said all that was needed, was to maybe adjust the mounting bracket so the latch bolts will line up. Nobody mentioned that the hard bags will not fit with the chrome bags rails for the leather bags. The rear corner of the hard bags hit the inside of the chrome rails before the bag will seat onto the bag support rail on the bottom. Am I doing something wrong?
i did the same swap on my 06 r/k .. i think you will find they look better w/o the rails
I dunno. Maybe it's just me. The bags are shaped totally different. I wouldn't have thought for a second that the rails could be interchangagble.
Sorry but I just don't know that much about Harley's yet, which is obvious. I've seen pictures of Road King Classic's with HD hard bags and what looked like the same rails as the ones I had on my RKC. I wrongfully assumed that the rails were the same ones. Now I understand how you guys end up with so many part over a period of time.
I've got a set of the Nostalgia guards for a Road King if you decide you want them. I used them for a while and after I repainted decided not to go with them. PM me if you want them. I'm sure I can find em somewhere out in the garage. Just let me know....