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Stratoliner bags without leather??? 8 Months, 1 Week ago  
Guys, I need some input for my friend who rides a stratoliner.

Is it possible to strip the leather of the stratoliner bags so you get the looks of the Deluxe bags?? And do you have to repaint them or is a good polish enough??

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Re:Stratoliner bags without leather??? 8 Months, 1 Week ago  
I seen one with painted bags before the Deluxe came out so I know it's possible. I can't imagine that it looks good under the covering.

I would expect body work!
 
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Re:Stratoliner bags without leather??? 8 Months, 1 Week ago  
It has been done. I can't get to the page on the forum. That has it, but if you can't find it post search for on the forum there and one of the guys with knowledge will probably find it for you.

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/main.asp?webtag=starroadliner&nav=start&prettyurl=%2Fstarroadliner

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Re:Stratoliner bags without leather??? 7 Months, 2 Weeks ago  
You can strip the leather off the bags but expect to do a lot of body work to clean them up.
Yamaha uses a LOT of glue to hold the leather on for years at freeway speeds & varying temperatures.
It's not a simple pull & buff/paint kind of job. They are gonna look like ass when you first get the leather off.
Once you clean them up & sand down to the actual bag itself you prep & paint like anything else.
 
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