Woodswoman
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A couple of bikes ago, I had LeatherLyke saddlebags, which I thought were excellent. They became the yardstick by which I measure all hard saddlebags.
Then -- ah, me! -- for 4 years I had a Victory Cross Roads. Absolutely ginormous integrated hard bags. I could take the old liner bags from my LeatherLykes, stuff 'em full, and they'd drop right into the Victory bags with room to spare.
When I got the CTX700, I tried to find a set of LeatherLykes with a back flat enough to work with the JFC brackets, but no luck. So I acquired these EDGE bags instead, and as you can see from the photo below, they're pretty good-looking. Plus they are sturdy, weather-proof, and locking.
What's not to like, right? Well, they look a heckuva lot bigger than they are. Their sturdiness is due to a substantial tubular metal frame on the inside. I have to under-fill my LeatherLyke liners by about 20%, then lean on them to load them into the EDGE bags.
This being the time of year for day-dreaming, and hubby and I toying with the idea of a 2-week road trip in the spring, I'm thinking about investing in different bags. Leaning in the direction of Pelican or similar cases, but not sure how big I could, or should, go -- or whether I'd be happy with the look.
Another candidate are Tsuyaku Strong bags, which are fiberglass.
Got any photographs of your large saddlebags to share? I'd love to see 'em.
Then -- ah, me! -- for 4 years I had a Victory Cross Roads. Absolutely ginormous integrated hard bags. I could take the old liner bags from my LeatherLykes, stuff 'em full, and they'd drop right into the Victory bags with room to spare.
When I got the CTX700, I tried to find a set of LeatherLykes with a back flat enough to work with the JFC brackets, but no luck. So I acquired these EDGE bags instead, and as you can see from the photo below, they're pretty good-looking. Plus they are sturdy, weather-proof, and locking.
What's not to like, right? Well, they look a heckuva lot bigger than they are. Their sturdiness is due to a substantial tubular metal frame on the inside. I have to under-fill my LeatherLyke liners by about 20%, then lean on them to load them into the EDGE bags.
This being the time of year for day-dreaming, and hubby and I toying with the idea of a 2-week road trip in the spring, I'm thinking about investing in different bags. Leaning in the direction of Pelican or similar cases, but not sure how big I could, or should, go -- or whether I'd be happy with the look.
Another candidate are Tsuyaku Strong bags, which are fiberglass.
Got any photographs of your large saddlebags to share? I'd love to see 'em.