Design and
construction
Our bags are made extremely strong. We use top quality, thick,
9-10 ounce leather for our bags. We then reinforce
the leather with plastic throughout the bag. The backs are thermo-formed
from 3/16" thick ABS plastic and made to fit around shocks, axle covers,
ect., and accept our brackets.
The gussets and faces are reinforced
with 1/8" and 3/16" thick HDPE plastic. The lid liners
are thermo-formed from 1/8" thick ABS plastic and have a slight "dome"
in them. This is the shape most
Saddle Bag lids have when they
are new. But as you have probably seen, other bag lids sag down
into a reverse dome with age. This will never happen with our
bags We also carry the plastic down the valance of the lid.
This increases the strength and gives us a solid place to rivet the
straps and lock mount to. This cleans up the appearance
of the bag by eliminating the rivets showing on the outside.
Our bags are very easy to put on. Just line
up the holes in the brackets with the "buttons" on the strut, push
straight on, and tighten cam levers.
almost on
on
Some of our models have long, over the lid cargo straps.
These are very handy for extra capacity without having to get
out the bungy cords.
All of our
Saddlebags are
built with attachment points for a pair of adjustable carrying
straps that snap into the D-rings mounted on the gussets. They
adjust short, for a handle, or lengthen out for a shoulder strap.
$15 per pair.
Check out our new patent-pending easy-lock lids
The stainless steel "hook" shown in this
picture is rotated by the key into the stainless
steel loop that is riveted to the front of the bag.
With the protective flap lifted up you can access the handles and lock the rear one down (padlock not included). This photo also shows the stainless steel loop on the front of the bag that the lid lock hook gets rotated into.
With the protective flap velcroed down, there is nothing sharp inside to scratch a coat.
