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Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Wondering if anyone is sporting a swingarm solo bag?

The one I'm looking at is designed for a HD Softail, but I think it could fit the RS just as nicely.

http://garageleathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/br1102b_2b.jpg

Would make an really nice Xmas present...any thoughts?
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Pretty Cool. I would guess you can make it fit.
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
I actually have just a single side swingarm solo bag but not the one you mentioned. I actually had an old pair of saddlebags that were to short in the middle to fit on my horse (they stuck almost straight out over his hips and really flopped around and beat on him pretty bad) so anyway I cut them in the middle, and used one full side for my single side bag and the other one I cut down to half and hung it under my headlight. I have horses and do leather work so it was kind of a no brainer for me but really it was an easy project and I am really happy with the way they turned out. Now just gotta take them off and dye them the same color as my seats, just haven'e gotten around to doing that yet. See sig pic.

Way off topic but braggin a little bit the design you see burned into the side bag is actually my fathers original Livestock brand and the one on the front bag that is more difficult to see is the original Livestock brand of my Uncle who I was named after. They have both passed on and I was able to transfer their registers into my name to keep in the family and have a pretty unique memory of two men who were and still are for that matter my hero's.

Not to high jack your thread but depending on the price you could look in a local western shop and compare prices and do something similar depending on the cost.
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Well I am in Texas, so you finding a local western shop shouldn't be that hard...right? Any problem with the bag touching down on left-handers?
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
At first it did but only cause I had it hanging to low, up where it is now is no problem, the bag doesn't stick out to far from the bike, I only use it to carry my GPS, extra glasses, my bungee and cargo nets and some other odds and ends.
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
And that's why I'm going this route. I don't need a full-blown saddlebag, but occasionally I need something more than my pockets...plus to looks pretty cool...something a little different.
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Same here bro, I still have all the stock black silverado stuff for my bike so if I go on a long ride and need the storage it goes back on but the brown is just around the local for bike nights and the like, and to be honest chicks dig the brown, seems to draw alot of attention among the huge masses of black seats and bags all around me.

Don't let my Girlfriend here me say that though
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
Pics #5 and 28 in their gallery show the bag on a pumpless Roadie.
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
I'm not seeing the pics you mentioned, please explain.
 
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Re:Swingarm Solo Bag?? 2 Years, 7 Months ago  
jpflipper wrote:
I'm not seeing the pics you mentioned, please explain.

Me either bro??????
 
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