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    Default Cheap Saddlebags

    On Ebay I keep seeing these universal saddlebags made from ABS for around $100. I know that ABS is much less expensive than fiberglass. Has anyone tried them? Are they just a cheap piece of junk?

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    Never tried them. But what type of machine do you have. F3 or Rs or?

    I have the cortech 2.0 tailbag bag and saddle bags setup. Works great for me and they will run around 150 for the saddle bags and 100 for the tail bag I believe in usd.

    They have rain covers and zipper opens up to expand all bags.








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    I have an F3 and would prefer hard saddlebags-just don't want to spend $1300. In my experience ABS isn't really bad if done right.. I think that's what the Spyder tupperware is. So are the $100 hard bags worth a shot?

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    Quote Originally Posted by swodo View Post
    I have an F3 and would prefer hard saddlebags-just don't want to spend $1300. In my experience ABS isn't really bad if done right.. I think that's what the Spyder tupperware is. So are the $100 hard bags worth a shot?
    I have the shad bags and love them. They are half the price and look and work great.20160712_194438.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by greatrides View Post
    I have the shad bags and love them. They are half the price and look and work great.20160712_194438.jpg
    Are the Shad bags waterproof? I watched a video review that said that the expensive Can Am bags are only "water resistant".
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    So no one ever tried or has an opinion of $100 ABS saddlebags ??

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    ​I have the Shad bags and they are waterproof!!👍👍
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    Yep waterproof and easy to remove!

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    Quote Originally Posted by swodo View Post
    So no one ever tried or has an opinion of $100 ABS saddlebags ??
    I had them on my motorcycle. You get what you pay for. The lids on mine lifted up after a while and would not seal very well. I would not buy them again.

    On my wife's F3 we put on K40 Kappa bags with the K151 Wingrack 2 brackets. The Kappa bags are waterproof and will hold a full face helmet each. You can get both off eBay.

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    I have the bestem t-boxes. had them since december holding up ok, had to make my own mounts. only bad thing is they leak water so if looks like rain I have some dry bags from walmart to put my gear in.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=120160124_153156.jpg20160124_153207.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by bscrive View Post
    I had them on my motorcycle. You get what you pay for. The lids on mine lifted up after a while and would not seal very well. I would not buy them again.

    On my wife's F3 we put on K40 Kappa bags with the K151 Wingrack 2 brackets. The Kappa bags are waterproof and will hold a full face helmet each. You can get both off eBay.

    kapabags.jpg
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    It's very hard to find Kappa's in the USA. Tour N Ride is one of few that sell Kappa's and they don't have the wing rack's. I found a set of Givi wing racks and have Kappa Bags

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    I have Viking Bags that are cheap and water proof. See this Thread: http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...ghlight=viking

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    Quote Originally Posted by swodo View Post
    So no one ever tried or has an opinion of $100 ABS saddlebags ??
    Looks like not You got a link , would help identify same bags or not the quick search I did found only soft bags for under $100

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bfromla View Post
    Looks like not You got a link , would help identify same bags or not the quick search I did found only soft bags for under $100
    There all over ebay.
    http://www.ebay.com/bhp/hard-saddlebags

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    Save yourself some money; get Easy Brackets and the bags of your choice.
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    Easy brackets are exactly what I had in mind. Just want to know what you all think of the $100 ABS bags.

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    Shad bag or no bag love mine!

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