Aftermarket soft saddlebags

[Eat@joes]

Hey everyone,

I recently discovered this site and am thrilled with it.

I want to buy a set of soft saddlebags but need some saddlebag supports for them. I haven't found any specific to my XS and was wondering if anyone knew if there was a substitution that I could use. I was able to easily find supports for newer Yamahas but want to avoid purchasing some that won't fit right or that I have to modify to use. I plan to continue looking but thought that I might take advantage of some of your expertise and experience. Any help that any of you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

[rockjok]

I've used Cortech saddle bags for years and they've worked great for me. I just throw them over the seat, hook the straps around the buddy pegs, fasten a strap behind the seat and go.

They've got a good size main compartment with zippered side compartments. There are protected plastic buckles on each bag which makes it easy to attach a seat bag to them.

As I recall I do use them backwards since the rear turn signals on my specials are a bit too far forward but I've never needed a frame to support them.

Rob

[chevy45412001]

ace hardware

i made some myself

out of some steel rod bought for like 4 dollars. heated with a torch and bent to my own specs. they work just lovley. you can also see i fabed a bracket for turn sigs neXSt to the lic plate.

[mro]

Hi ya Eat@joes

May not find new brackets specific for XS
XS is a little long in the ""tooth" for manufacturers to be making things for them now.

Welcome to XSland, post a pic of your ride if you got one.


mro
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