Tamara
Woodside, CA
Saddlemen - Desperado Teardrop Saddlebags with Shock Cutaway
Installed on a Magna.
The bags are nice. I like the double locks, hidden latch behind the more traditional looking buckle and the web net pockets inside.
To anyone who wants to mount a Saddlemen bag on a Magna, know that no Saddlemen bag larger than a Large (and that's a maybe) will fit on your standard mounts, or the mounts sold by Saddlemen and Motorcycle Superstore. If you want a larger bag, be prepared to (1) move your rear lights, (2) move your exhaust pipes, (3) use 'ghost brackets' (about $200.00 per set), or (4) a combination of the above.
I like Saddlemen bags; they're well made and have steaded me well on many a long trip (that's why I wanted to replace my old, broken little bags with larger Saddlemen bags). But fitting and installing larger Saddlemen bags on a Magna is not for the faint of heart, will or money.
Robert Grenier
Moosup, CT
Saddlebags
The bags are great but the stuff inside gets a little wet in heavy rain. The quick disconnects are excellent...nice to take bags off.
Wayde
Port Deposit, MD
Great bags!
I installed them on my Harley Sportster, a 2008 XL1200C, and using Ghost Brackets. Great fit and the bags follow the lines of the bike.
Edwin Adams
Saint Helena Island, SC
Saddlemen Desperado Teardrop
Pleasantly pleased. Big for a Harley Sportster, but once turn signals are moved, it is fine. Looks good on the bike. Moving turn signals is work.
ace11golf
Louisville, KY
Nice Bags
These bags turned out nicer, and tougher, than I thought they would be. The tear-drop form follows the contour of my 2005 Vulcan Classic 1500 perfectly. They have held up nicely over the road, have lots of storage and they ARE waterproof, so far. My complaint......they were tough to get mounted. I decided to go with the Hard Mount option. At first I did not think that the included mounting hardware was going to work, but after a few hours, I did get them on and they look great. They bags have a plastic lock on the quick release and it really works. The metal locks that it comes with appear to be just for looks.