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[LarryB]

Ok, so now am I just an idiot or are the saddle bags on the new bikes hard to take off and put on. It's a fight everytime. anyone got answers?

[Twolanerider]

Ok, so now am I just an idiot or are the saddle bags on the new bikes hard to take off and put on. It's a fight everytime. anyone got answers?

You asking about the extended bags on the new SERGs?  If so no one else but a new SERG owner is going to have a comparison.  I don't even know how they're suspended at the bottom.  Different lower support bracket?

[sadunbar]

Ok, so now am I just an idiot or are the saddle bags on the new bikes hard to take off and put on. It's a fight everytime. anyone got answers?

The dzus fastners likely need adjusting and alignment.  Take a close look at the alignment of the male (on the bag side) and female (the bike side)  pieces of the connector and adjust them until they operate smoothly - by adjusting the female side - loosen the bolt holding the female side adjust it and retighten....

That is if the 09 bags are mounted similarly to the earlier model bags...

[LarryB]

basic bottom rail and connections but the Line Up psuks

[Twolanerider]

basic bottom rail and connections but the Line Up psuks

If it's just the alignment with the fasteners they're often screwed up.  Loosen the bolts to the plates.  Put in the fasteners.  Close the lids.  Wiggle everything a bit to make sure it's lined up.  Retighten the plates.  Should make a difference in your favor.

[SBB]

Ok, so now am I just an idiot or are the saddle bags on the new bikes hard to take off and put on. It's a fight everytime. anyone got answers?

Not sure if your just talking SERG's or not but with my 09SEUC the plug for the locks is very short.
So the combination of short wires and fat fingers make removing my bags a little bit of a hassel.
And YES, when the spoiler were added I made sure there was plenty of cable.

But since we are in a recession, if that all I got to bitch about, , , life is great!

 

[bdas2]

I believe there is only one ajuster on the 09 bags the second one is fixed

[Twolanerider]

I believe there is only one ajuster on the 09 bags the second one is fixed

That might suck.  Metal bracketry is always adjustable of course.  It's just painful and worrying to have to take a hammer to your bike to get things where they need to be sometimes .

[LETS_ROLL]

Ok, so now am I just an idiot or are the saddle bags on the new bikes hard to take off and put on. It's a fight everytime. anyone got answers?

I agree with you 100%.  First: yes, is the 09' SERG.  Even the new saddlebag guards (wich I installed last weekend) have the same problem.  It's all one unit and the bags line up to high, specially the rear clip.  I thought about trying to trim down the rubber boot that's underneath the bag and between the support rail.  Let's Roll

[porthole]

And IF you adjust the Zeus fasteners and IF you have the front saddlebag guards pay special attention to the nut bolt on the bottom rail. Adjust the fasteners the wrong way and the bag will hit the nut/bolt and chew up the paint.

AND - don't ask me how I know this 

[LETS_ROLL]

And IF you adjust the Zeus fasteners and IF you have the front saddlebag guards pay special attention to the nut bolt on the bottom rail. Adjust the fasteners the wrong way and the bag will hit the nut/bolt and chew up the paint.

AND - don't ask me how I know this 

Ok we won't and thanks for the tip.  Will double check that clearance asap.  Let's Roll

[Unbalanced]

And IF you adjust the Zeus fasteners and IF you have the front saddlebag guards pay special attention to the nut bolt on the bottom rail. Adjust the fasteners the wrong way and the bag will hit the nut/bolt and chew up the paint.

AND - don't ask me how I know this 

Porthole,

Enlighten us on how you know this to be the case        Pictures would be even more helpful to understand the possible dilemma you are speaking about.

 

[porthole]

Enlighten us on how you know this to be the case        Pictures would be even more helpful to understand the possible dilemma you are speaking about.

hey Harry - there on here somewhere, I posted some pics sometime ago when I screwed up the bag.

I'll see if I can find them, I'm not home now, so I can't look in my home computer.

[Air-Cooled]

Not a criticism, but the proper spelling for the fastener is dzus, named after William Dzus who invented the quarter-turn fastener in 1932. Here's their website:

http://www.dfcis.com/dzwelcom.html

[BIGDOG]

I agree with you 100%.  First: yes, is the 09' SERG.  Even the new saddlebag guards (wich I installed last weekend) have the same problem.  It's all one unit and the bags line up to high, specially the rear clip.  I thought about trying to trim down the rubber boot that's underneath the bag and between the support rail.  Let's Roll

Don't trim the rubber boot. Try a little silicone lube on it to let it slide into place easier