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Old 10-13-2011, 08:29 AM
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Anybody know of any "Bag Stiffeners" for the bags on a '06 Road King Classic? My bags are bending in making it hard to use the bag locks so I was wondering if anyone is making an upper inner bag stiffener?
 
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I've not heard of any...but then I've not heard of many RK bags that sagged. Did somebody lay something heavy on them? Hope you can find something that'll fix them.

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I have an old set that one was bending in a little so I filled it with beach towels whenever I wasn't riding that bike and it helped keep it's shape.
 
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I've not heard of any...but then I've not heard of many RK bags that sagged. Did somebody lay something heavy on them? Hope you can find something that'll fix them.

Ride safe.

Not sagging from the top, sagging in towards the bike "collapsing".
 
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Originally Posted by Mohawkpan
I have an old set that one was bending in a little so I filled it with beach towels whenever I wasn't riding that bike and it helped keep it's shape.

Yeah, thinking of bending a piece of aluminum to match the top contour of the bags and fastening it to the inside of the bags.
 
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Yeah I thought about using the sheet wallboard they use in showers, don't know the correct name for it but it's about 1/8" thick and you could cut it to shape and glue it in place as a stiffener. Let us know what you come up with.
 
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Originally Posted by Mohawkpan
Yeah I thought about using the sheet wallboard they use in showers, don't know the correct name for it but it's about 1/8" thick and you could cut it to shape and glue it in place as a stiffener. Let us know what you come up with.
FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Panel) has dimple look to it. Home Depots around here stock it.

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FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Panel) has dimple look to it. Home Depots around here stock it.

Adam
Yep....that's the stuff. I saw the guy from "gotsaggybags.com" in Sturgis a few years back and I think his stuff is similar to FRP.
 

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Put some Viagra in those bags, that will stiffen them up
 
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