Are the Can-Am saddlebags DRY?

[ARCTIC]

Just a question. I'm going to hopefully not be riding in any rain but I was wondering if the saddlebags will keep my stuff dry or do I need to put them in plastic bags??? :dontknow:

 

[Chupaca]

Well..!!

as far as I know they do keep your things dry. If you have doubts you can put things in plastic but have not seen others do it. You could give your roadster a good washing and see for yourself...have a great trip and may it be a dry one...:2thumbs:hyea:

 

[ARCTIC]

as far as I know they do keep your things dry. If you have doubts you can put things in plastic but have not seen others do it. You could give your roadster a good washing and see for yourself...have a great trip and may it be a dry one...:2thumbs:hyea:

No time to test now. Just thought of it last secondray:

 

[Chupaca]

Relax..!!

No time to test now. Just thought of it last secondray:

You'll be fine. Check that all the seals are lined up and your good to go...hyea:

 

[Bumblebee67]

I've had two sets- first one was dry as bone second set leaked. both sets were brand new. So :dontknow:..... finally installed a set of Corbin bags. much more room...... :thumbup:

 

[flaggerphil]

Mine have never leaked, even in Florida downpours.

 

[Eagle1]

Hi, after several washing and a couple of Florida storms--- still dry.

 

[ARCTIC]

Thanks for the replies.:2thumbs: I'm going to proceed as if they are dry and I'll let you know if I discover otherwise

 

[donec]

Be sure you have the decrotive panels on because with out them there are screw holes that will let in water if they are not there.

 

[Copperman]

Now that's a pipe dream...

I'm going to hopefully not be riding in any rain :dontknow:

and wishful thinking to think you're not going to ride in the rain. Be sure to have your raingear on-board at all times.

 

[ARtraveler]

A little late in posting but have to agree with the others. Have not had any problems with leaks on either the Givi bags on the GS and RS, or the stock CanAm bags on the RT's.

If the worse happens on a trip--throw the stuff into plastic bags and it will get you back where you can work it out.

 

[Bob Denman]

Hope for the best
Plan for the worst :shocked:
A garbage bag or two will take up very little space... :thumbup:

 

[ARCTIC]

and wishful thinking to think you're not going to ride in the rain. Be sure to have your raingear on-board at all times.

Yeah that's totally unrealistic to hope we don't have to ride in the rain

 

[Silvervette05]

My wife and I have gone thru a couple of hard down pours and everything we had in all the compartments were dry as a bone. :thumbup:

 

[Dan_Ashley]

Yeah that's totally unrealistic to hope we don't have to ride in the rain

Here in Southern California we pray for rain. We need every drop we can get.

 

[szohar]

This week a year ago I spent full week in Oregon and Washington, full time rain, not even one leak!

 

[StanProff]

Been in a lot of rain, no leaks.

 

[MikeinGA]

Just a question. I'm going to hopefully not be riding in any rain but I was wondering if the saddlebags will keep my stuff dry or do I need to put them in plastic bags??? :dontknow:

I have them on my 2011 RS-S SE5 and they never leaked in almost 3 years, but my wife likes to use ZipLock bages for packing and unpacking faster.

Mike