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Deerhunter17
Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 10:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

heck is up with these Buell saddle bags for the R models. I purchased a pair, read "Not Cheap", and had one he!! of a time trying to put them on. The mounting bracket is a piece of cake. Then all you do is slide the bag over the bracket and rotate. Now you have two straps, one bags straps has hooks, the other velcro ( both parts) You slip the strap with velcro through the hook, double back, and mate the velcro....... If the strap was LONG enough!....
Okay, I'm good at red neck engineering, so I manage to make them work, ( some tape, and pins, no problem) Now, for the really curious question... WHY DOES THE ZIPPER OPEN from the BOTTOM of the Bag??? No they are not upside down, the style ( and logo ) pretty much prevent that.
I am using them, and I like the way they look, but I hate opening them and holding my hand underneath to prevent things from falling out./.. Am I missing something hear?
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R1DynaSquid
Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 10:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Definately looks like the zipper pull is on the bottom...thats odd.
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Doughnut
Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 10:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That does not look like a good idea.
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Buellfool
Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 11:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Zipper on the bottom = dry???

If they are easy to take off maybr you take them off and then take gear out.
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Southernmarine
Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 11:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks for letting us know that, sorry you had to experience that, but now I know not to order them until that is fixed or I find something better.
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Jabrien00
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 01:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

who ever made that is an Einstein...... It kinda makes you wonder what kind of people who is working for the buell company I am amaze that they can build a motorcycle..... I want to know let say you are going to put something fragile in their and not light how are going to put it in there and let say you need two hands to put it in there and there is no one to help you... How can you zip that up.... hello mcfly

(Message edited by jabrien00 on August 25, 2004)
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Barkandbite
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 01:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Jab --

You have to CROSS the straps! If you don't they are NOT long enough...it's in the directions...that I didn't read either... ; )

If you cross them, the straps reach perfectly. Be CAREFUL with the clear tape. If you don't put it in the right place and some dirt/rocks get caught in between, it will EAT UP your rear tail piece...ask me how I know.

The zipper direction is, as you suggest, pretty ' stupid. I've lost stuff right out of the bottom.

Chris
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Dj_rider
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 02:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

danggggggggggg i was going to buy them, i think not now....
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Deerhunter17
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 12:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I thought I tried the cross strap deal, still too short, but I'll look again. As for the tape strips, I didn't like the look when I removed the bags, so I took them off. I wrapped the straps w/ remnants of HD soft cloth, seems to work at not marking up the finish.
I like the look of the bags, but they are awkward to use
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Darthane
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 01:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Eclipse makes generic sportbike bags that are bigger, fit well, and cost half as much. Hell I got mine new off eBay for a quarter what the Buell bags cost. www.eclipseluggage.com
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Fireboltgeo
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 05:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I use the saddlebags from my Lightning X1. They work well and are huge compared to the XB bags.
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Jeremyh
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 05:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

i would have just opted for these, after all they are just bags.

http://www.dmtaonline.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={D80D8281-24E0-4FB3-89A3-551A6F7A4819EVEREST}&ic=82332&eq=&Tp=
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Jeremyh
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 05:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

108 bucks



(Message edited by jeremyh on August 25, 2004)
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Whodom
Posted on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 07:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cool! That's a Buell S3 they're shown on. Speaking of which, anybody using these bags on an S3?
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Deerhunter17
Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 09:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well.. I got em, so I'll use em.. I wish I had shopped around first. I WILL be doing some modifications to them this winter..
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