[Borsato]

Just got a set of black jumbos for my black 2011 classic. Bags came with some really nice heavy duty brackets but was wondering if anyone tried other/better brackets with their bikes. Thinking of a quick disconnect system. Any help would be great.

 

[vivadude]

I have Saddleman extra jumbos mounted to Easy Brackets and really like them.
They do "stick out a bit" and I would add a little reinforcement inside....

 

[Borsato]

I'm more concerned with the shape of the bags and how the brackets will fit. The back of these bags are not flat.

 

[Medcoxo]

I think you need to order bags specifically made for easy brackets, and those have flat backs. Otherwise, you must use the brackets they provide.

 

[Bluecruiser]

You can use most any bag with easy brackets as long as you put some type of reinforcement plate inside. Some people use very thin plastic cutting boards. I used sheet aluminum inside and out. A little overkill but my bags will not fall apart.



I used the large leather bags from Leatherup. They are holding up much better than the Saddlemans I had previously. Less expensive too.

http://www.leatherup.com/p/Motorcycle-Saddlebags/Classic-Heavy-Duty-Premium-Cowhide-Leather-Motorcycle-Saddlebags/56944.html

 

[bobberaz]

I use the easy brackets on my bike even if the bags arnt flat you can use a small rubber washer as a shim to compensate

 

[Borsato]

Installed the bags with the supplied brackets. Worked out surprisingly well.

 

[VulcanJohn]

I have the regular Tsukayu strong bags with the included supports. Haven't had a problem yet.

 

[Borsato]

Good to hear. Did you locktight the bolts? Red or blue?

 

[VulcanJohn]

Good to hear. Did you locktight the bolts? Red or blue?

I did locktight the bolts. Blue. I've been told that red would be very hard to remove bolts if used. Tsukayu recommends checking for tightness on a regular basis. I don't over tighten as I'm afraid of breaking of stripping the bolts. I think the bags probably move/vibrate a little at speed.

 

[Borsato]

Ha I understand. Still too cold to ride here so I can't really check things. Can't wait though.

 

[GGB6259]

Had a set of EZ brackets a few years back. IMHO they were junk.

Sheet metal with a cheesy lock. For me the lock assembly broke rght away so I just tossed them. Any leather bag that was larger than an opera purse required some type of support or they would sag like grandma. I finally tossed them in the garbage after trying to make them work and put real hard bags on with a solid frame mount.

I personally would not waste the money on the ez brackets and go with real hard bags and mounts. I have installed Hardstreet and Tsyuakis and both are great. The hardstreets have a great mount system. Tsyuaki's are pretty solid and very simple.

You can see the Hardstreets on my Kingpin on thier website. It's the red one under customs-