Lockable bags with inners

  • TJU
    TJU
    6 years ago
    Gidday folks ... I reckon the Touring section is the best place to ask this novice question ... Lockable hard saddle bags , can you get removable inners for them .
    I have the quick release detachable factory leather bags , unlockable , when I get away on my 08 Softail and always take the bags off when staying overnight somewhere ... With the hard bags on a lot of Touring models they wouldn't be that easy to take on and off would they .

    So are there inners that make it easy to take your stuff inside wherever you are staying so you are not leaving gear out with the Bike .
  • fatbat
    fatbat
    6 years ago
    Yes. Makes touring quick and easy 
  • mickle
    mickle
    6 years ago
    Have a look on page 424 in the current parts & accessories book, you will find
    what you are looking for.
  • TJU
    TJU
    6 years ago
    Thanks for the feedback guys ... One question I should have asked but didn't get around to was I thought the MoCo would have inners that I have now found out they do but there seems to be a mixed view on their usefulness ... Out of the dozen or more reviews I have read , some Aussie some U.S. They definitely seem to be leading towards the more not real useful side of things .
    Opinions vary between to small and wasting space to the inners tearing and a general badly designed product ... So was courious to the experience of people here who may have used them , especially on multiple occasions .

    Just for the curious side of me what is involved in removing the solid hard bags and how much time involved ... I would imagine it would be something you wouldn't want to do all the time surly , or is it pretty straight forward ... My quick release detachable leather bags take about a minute maybe two ... I'm thinking there is a bit more time involved with hard bags .

  • fatbat
    fatbat
    6 years ago
    Hard bags unclip from inside of bag so as long as bag lids are locked they're pretty secure. Unclipping hard bags takes five seconds per side it's that easy. Although there have been problems with the clips so some people replace the clips with bolts. But removal would still be simply loosening two bolts for each bag. There's no need to remove bags unless for cleaning and bike maintenance. 
    The inner bags are made by lots of manufacturers. I saved coin by buying an aftermarket brand which was identical to the Harley ones. Dunno why anyone wouldnt want to use them as they make packing and unpacking your bike a piece of piss.   Inner bags slide in and slide out 
  • graz
    graz
    6 years ago
    +1 On the soft inner bags. Have had mine for years and they are still like new. Only reason I see for removing the hard bags is to use them for an esky as I have seen some members on here do.
  • DocGreen
    DocGreen
    6 years ago
    TJU, I bought the HD soft bags for my new SGS - cost $98. Work well, but yes you do lose a little space using them but I don't find it an issue as we also have the detachable top box which is HUGE.
    The hard bags on the MY17 tourers bolt off in about a minute, regularly take mine off to clean etc.
    Agree with other comments - make it a lot easier/quicker when arriving at your destination to grab the bags from the panniers and go.

    cheers
    DocGreen
  • TJU
    TJU
    6 years ago
    Thanks folks , appreciate the feedback .
  • Nutty
    Nutty
    6 years ago
    Part number for locking kit re: FLHRC soft bags is 90300003.
  • TJU
    TJU
    6 years ago

    Thanks Nutty ... will definitly look into that option for the Bags i currently have ... my original inquirey was along the lines of if or should i say when i upgrade to one of the new M8`s ... either the Roadking Special , the leading contender ... Street Glide ... or Road Glide , i knew they all had Hard Bags that locked but didn`t know how easy it seemed to remove them .


    Plus the whole removable inners side of things , which from what most say are the way to go .


    The bags i have on my 08 Softail , are these the type you say i can get locks for , where will the locks go .