Cheap Saddlebags

[swodo]

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?

 

[_..stiffler..]

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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[swodo]

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?

 

[greatrides]

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.

 

[Minister]

I have the shad bags and love them. They are half the price and look and work great.View attachment 137069

Are the Shad bags waterproof? I watched a video review that said that the expensive Can Am bags are only "water resistant".

 

[swodo]

So no one ever tried or has an opinion of $100 ABS saddlebags ??

 

[JKMSPYDER]

​I have the Shad bags and they are waterproof!!

 

[greatrides]

Yep waterproof and easy to remove!

 

[bscrive]

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.

 

[tjmcs64]

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/B001O77CMW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Mikind7]

I may try these.
http://www.greatbikegear.com/index.php/saddlebags/the-leatherworks.html

 

[ABQSpyder]

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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FYI
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

 

[DunaJ]

I have Viking Bags that are cheap and water proof. See this Thread: http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?95508-f3s-saddlebags&highlight=viking

 

[Bfromla]

So no one ever tried or has an opinion of $100 ABS saddlebags ??

Looks like not:dontknow: You got a link , would help identify same bags or not:thumbup: the quick search I did found only soft bags for under $100

 

[ABQSpyder]

Looks like not:dontknow: You got a link , would help identify same bags or not:thumbup: the quick search I did found only soft bags for under $100

There all over ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/hard-saddlebags

 

[deer30084]

Save yourself some money; get Easy Brackets and the bags of your choice.

 

[swodo]

Easy brackets are exactly what I had in mind. Just want to know what you all think of the $100 ABS bags.

 

[VinnyMac]

Shad bag or no bag love mine!