'sorry, Sheepboy. I've either purchased the bags, had someone construct them for me or have hard bags already on the bike. I understand your feeling about bags--they're a very personal part of your bike. Have you tried a leather shop or a shoe shop? Sometimes the folks there work on saddlebags. Just a thought. And another thought: several newer bags use something that generically can be called "ghost brackets", which may or may not involve installation of a solid backing on a leather bag.
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I know want you are saying about bags.I purchased a set of LeatherLyke hard bags for my FXD.I have no complaints about the quality,they are very functional,but they just look like crap on my bike.So now I have a $450.00 set of bags sitting in my shed.I like the looks of hard bags on bigger bikes but I think the Dynas are too sporty to be wearing a big set of hard bags. I know function over form but I draw the line somewhere.
One thing about H.D. I can't understand is why don't they put a tool kit with their bikes or how about a little storage space a least somewhere to keep the registration.I do like the looks of the bags Fifthgear has on his scoot. I'm probably gonna end up buying a set of cheap throw over bags for longer trips, so I can take them off when not in use.
Good Luck !!!!!!!
One thing about H.D. I can't understand is why don't they put a tool kit with their bikes or how about a little storage space a least somewhere to keep the registration.I do like the looks of the bags Fifthgear has on his scoot. I'm probably gonna end up buying a set of cheap throw over bags for longer trips, so I can take them off when not in use.
Good Luck !!!!!!!
sheepboy, I haven't done that myself so I can't help you on this. But I will say that with most things, if you are handy at a little machining or metal fabricating, you can adapt alot of things that were not made for your Dyna. I personally did not like the mouting brackets that came with my Ironbags saddlebags. I felt that they looked better just a little closer in and the right bracket interfered with my side tool pouch. So I did away with the long spacers for the fender strut mount and made mounts for the rear bottom instead of the stock front bottom ones. They look so much better too. Sometimes I wonder if the engineers that design some of these things are smokin crack! LOL. A little innovation can be applied to so many things not made for a Dyna to make it work. I like to hear of other rider's modifications. If you go on with this project, post a picture when you're finished.sheepboy said:
Later,
FifthGear
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