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[Hawg]

Has anyone seen or heard of locking pins for the hard saddle bags? I have heard of saddle bags falling off when the twist pins loosened or worse stolen.

[jagerbomb]

Brukus makes some Torx screws with their little tool, or just lock your bag latches.

[mjb765]

Brukus makes some Torx screws with their little tool, or just lock your bag latches.

And here is the site:

http://brukus.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=brukus-motorcycle-parts&item=35502

[DICKW]

Has anyone seen or heard of locking pins for the hard saddle bags? I have heard of saddle bags falling off when the twist pins loosened or worse stolen.

Lock your bag  , I have never heard of one loosening. I have seen some snap off while putting the bag in place. I always carry 2 extra just in case.

[naitram]

And here is the site:

http://brukus.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=brukus-motorcycle-parts&item=35502

use the link in the vendor discount forum

[mjb765]

Lock your bag  , I have never heard of one loosening. I have seen some snap off while putting the bag in place. I always carry 2 extra just in case.

I remember reading somewhere on here that there was one guy riding down the road and a bag popped off....don't remember if he said why...

[Fired00d]

Has anyone seen or heard of locking pins for the hard saddle bags? I have heard of saddle bags falling off when the twist pins loosened or worse stolen.

Brukus Motorcycle Parts' Priority is Securing Your Accessories!

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[DICKW]

I remember reading somewhere on here that there was one guy riding down the road and a bag popped off....don't remember if he said why...

Too much on and off will cause it to get "stressed" and after that happens it's like flipping a coin  

[Hawg]

And here is the site:

http://brukus.com/cgi-bin/p/awtp-product.cgi?d=brukus-motorcycle-parts&item=35502

Thanks exactly what I was looking for. I have heard the bags are not that hard to get off the bike even when they are locked.

[2018_FLTRXSE]

Thanks exactly what I was looking for. I have heard the bags are not that hard to get off the bike even when they are locked.

On the 08's and earlier they were kind of easy... I'm sure you could still do it but it'd be obvious you were doing it.

You use an old school bottle opener to twist the locking mechanism from the back... on the 08-earlier bikes it was easy to reach from the top. 09-up you need chimpanzee arms to make that reach!

[Dan_Lockwood]

I remember reading somewhere on here that there was one guy riding down the road and a bag popped off....don't remember if he said why...

That was me last summer.  I lost my left side bag on my '09 SERG O/B and was lucky enough to have someone find it and hunt me down while I was looking for it along the road.

I always take the bags off when I detail the bike.  I've done this many times and have used the 1/4 turn fasteners on my Willy coupe without any issues.  I know that when I put the bags back on Friday night after cleaning the bike that I had them turned to the lock position.  I often lock, unlock and lock again to make sure that I have them in the wires and that I have them into the detent in the pins.

The road was fresh blacktop, but where there were creeks running under the road they would stop the blacktop for about a couple hundred yards and then start back up again.  Sometimes the stop/start areas were not all that well marked.  I was always able to slow down on the restart of the blacktop, but the stopping was not so easy at 60 mph and no warning where they stopped the fresh blacktop.  On one of those spots the left bag fell off and skidded on the outside and did not roll or tumble, which is what saved the contents from flying all over.  Both of the pins were still inside the bag and really looked good, no bends etc.

My insurance bought me a new fully painted SERG O/B left bag, but still with $500 deductible, it was not a good ride that day.  At $1,700 for the prepainted bag, it's worth looking for an alternative to the 1/4 turn pins.

I've thought about Torx or some other anti-tamper bolts, which there are many available for not much money, but I now check my pins everytime I ride and I often reach back and feel for the bags just to make sure they are there.

The 1/4 turn pins are probably not the best way to attach our bags, but that's what HD does so we assume it's good enough.

Sorry for rambling, but I still have a VERY bad taste in my mouth for the pins and how they "just" came loose, albeit with a lot bumping going on.

I recommend that we all check these pins on every ride and even during the rides when we stop.

[mjb765]

Dan....So wouldn't this locking solution keep your mind a little more at ease about the bags?

Mike

[2018_FLTRXSE]

That was me last summer.  I lost my left side bag on my '09 SERG O/B and was lucky enough to have someone find it and hunt me down while I was looking for it along the road.

I always take the bags off when I detail the bike.  I've done this many times and have used the 1/4 turn fasteners on my Willy coupe without any issues.  I know that when I put the bags back on Friday night after cleaning the bike that I had them turned to the lock position.  I often lock, unlock and lock again to make sure that I have them in the wires and that I have them into the detent in the pins.

The road was fresh blacktop, but where there were creeks running under the road they would stop the blacktop for about a couple hundred yards and then start back up again.  Sometimes the stop/start areas were not all that well marked.  I was always able to slow down on the restart of the blacktop, but the stopping was not so easy at 60 mph and no warning where they stopped the fresh blacktop.  On one of those spots the left bag fell off and skidded on the outside and did not roll or tumble, which is what saved the contents from flying all over.  Both of the pins were still inside the bag and really looked good, no bends etc.

My insurance bought me a new fully painted SERG O/B left bag, but still with $500 deductible, it was not a good ride that day.  At $1,700 for the prepainted bag, it's worth looking for an alternative to the 1/4 turn pins.

I've thought about Torx or some other anti-tamper bolts, which there are many available for not much money, but I now check my pins everytime I ride and I often reach back and feel for the bags just to make sure they are there.

The 1/4 turn pins are probably not the best way to attach our bags, but that's what HD does so we assume it's good enough.

Sorry for rambling, but I still have a VERY bad taste in my mouth for the pins and how they "just" came loose, albeit with a lot bumping going on.

I recommend that we all check these pins on every ride and even during the rides when we stop.

$1700 for a complete bag assembly?... what?

I'm on the fence about replacing the left bag on my bike.. seems some paint-jokey left a splotch on my bag.. like running out of paint in the gun kind... didn't really notice it till 3 months later.... and no one notices it but ME.... 

I don't think the dealership quoted me that much to replace...

[mjb765]

Retail price for the lower left saddlebag on my old Candy Concord SESG was $1594--and that was just the bottom part!!!!

The right side was only $1267......why so much less.....who knows??

[spydglide]

$1700 for a complete bag assembly?... what?

I'm on the fence about replacing the left bag on my bike.. seems some paint-jokey left a splotch on my bag.. like running out of paint in the gun kind... didn't really notice it till 3 months later.... and no one notices it but ME.... 

I don't think the dealership quoted me that much to replace...

They prolly just quoted you the painted bag without lid and hardware...the latch & lock assembly as well as the attaching hardware are all priced sep.  spyder