Saddle bag pin failure
#61
#65
How about just locking the lids on the hard bags and getting a lock for the soft bags??
X IRON BUTT absolutely nailed it. If you do it correctly you shouldn't have a problem.
The pins don't support anything......on the hard bags - don't know about the soft bags.
I remember a few times I tried to force the pins to turn and I believe that's the reason the ends of the pins deform like X IRON BUTT said.
After reading this thread I will buy a couple extra pins even though I don't have saddlebags anymore, I did buy a set of mini bags for my trike and they also use the same pin....... I think, I'll have to compare the two.
X IRON BUTT absolutely nailed it. If you do it correctly you shouldn't have a problem.
The pins don't support anything......on the hard bags - don't know about the soft bags.
I remember a few times I tried to force the pins to turn and I believe that's the reason the ends of the pins deform like X IRON BUTT said.
After reading this thread I will buy a couple extra pins even though I don't have saddlebags anymore, I did buy a set of mini bags for my trike and they also use the same pin....... I think, I'll have to compare the two.
#66
How about just locking the lids on the hard bags and getting a lock for the soft bags??
X IRON BUTT absolutely nailed it. If you do it correctly you shouldn't have a problem.
The pins don't support anything......on the hard bags - don't know about the soft bags.
I remember a few times I tried to force the pins to turn and I believe that's the reason the ends of the pins deform like X IRON BUTT said.
After reading this thread I will buy a couple extra pins even though I don't have saddlebags anymore, I did buy a set of mini bags for my trike and they also use the same pin....... I think, I'll have to compare the two.
X IRON BUTT absolutely nailed it. If you do it correctly you shouldn't have a problem.
The pins don't support anything......on the hard bags - don't know about the soft bags.
I remember a few times I tried to force the pins to turn and I believe that's the reason the ends of the pins deform like X IRON BUTT said.
After reading this thread I will buy a couple extra pins even though I don't have saddlebags anymore, I did buy a set of mini bags for my trike and they also use the same pin....... I think, I'll have to compare the two.
Last edited by Uncle Larry; 12-15-2011 at 09:41 AM.
#67
There's a video around here somewhere that shows a guy popping off the bags on a Road King in about 10 seconds while they were closed and locked on the bike. It just took a big screwdriver ( prybar ) and a quick smack in the right place and they were off. I hear this is a common theft in motel lots during the evening at bik events.
The idea of bolting the bags on is buying time to steal them or making them less suceptable to fall off because of pin failure. If a crook is at a rally looking for bags he more than likely has the special tool to get them off. Hopefully with 20K bikes there the ones he gets aren't yours.
#68
#69
I put in one bolt per bag, too, but I put them in the rear position. I figure if someone is going to try and pry the bags off, they'll approach the bike from the rear - and I want them to run up against the security bolt on their first attempt.
#70
Uncle Larry, that was pretty much the same procedure, except for the screwdriver, on getting the glass t-tops from older model Vetts, Camaros and Firebirds. I had to buy a t-top latch lock for mine.
X Iron Butt, that's my thinking too - park in a bunch of bikes and hope yours isn't the best looking one. LOL
X Iron Butt, that's my thinking too - park in a bunch of bikes and hope yours isn't the best looking one. LOL
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