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Author Message   Oldog Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 04:44 pm:        I have a set of H&B hard cases that fit a Uly with mounting rails, I am grafting them onto my 1125R what is the weight rating of the Journey Case ?   Sleez Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 05:13 pm:        11 lbs top case 15 lbs side bags (ea) factory recommendations regardless of size. keep in mind these are loads as they pertain to a Uly, configured for an 1125 may be different, and the bags themselves are probably rated for more.   Natexlh1000 Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 05:59 pm:        .... and the plastic latches are rated at .0007 pounds.   Britchri10 Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 06:40 pm:        Buy the safety straps for HB bags....   Oldog Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 07:26 pm:        15 lbs case (ea) Nate whats the story on the latches? What safety straps? to hold the bags shut? BTW Thanks all On your Ulys how far from your seat or body work are your bags?   Hughlysses Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 07:53 pm:        If you rely on the latches to pull the bags shut, they WILL break (so I've been told). They're plastic and fairly fragile. Be sure nothing is caught in the lip of the bag, push it completely closed, then latch it and you'll be good.   Sleez Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 07:53 pm:        5 years, and no issues with latches been many thousands of miles fully loaded i do not abuse my equipment   Britchri10 Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 08:04 pm:        Palmer Products sell safety straps that keep the bags closed in the event of a latch failure. They're a good product & would be easy to manufacture/replicate at home. I never had a problem w/the bags opening whilst riding but I bought them as insurance as this has been reported in the past & I never wanted to experience it! Chris C   Reepicheep Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 - 01:57 pm:        I've put some pretty heavy loads in them and never had a problem. NEver broke a latch either, but I know to push the bag shut and make sure it shuts then latch it... as opposed to using the latch to lever it shut. The only time I lost a bag was after the bike did a flip off the side of a corolla. The bag didn't let go until the entire foot peg support casting exploded. So I'd say the weight rating is "enough".   Oldog Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 - 03:01 pm:        hey reep, how far off the seat is the bag ( no near by uly to measure )   Natexlh1000 Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 - 04:56 pm:        "Nate whats the story on the latches?" I read about the weakness and the techniques needed to keep them in one piece here years before I got my uly. I haven't broken mine yet but I figure it's only a matter of time. (Roughly 45,000 miles)   Reepicheep Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2013 - 08:17 am:        I'll measure tonight Jim... had to take a kid to school and rush to lacrosse practice for another kid after work, so I am bikeless today.

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