I might be in the minority, but I routinely take my bags off. Most of my riding is after work de-stress in the mountains, so I don't need or want bags hanging off my spyder. I like the "bare look" of the back end. Then a couple times a year, we take a weekend or week long road trip and I'd like bags. I think part of what makes me leave my bags on or take them off is the hassle factor. if it's a pain in the backside to get them on and off I'd do it less. Also if I've got ugly brackets showing when they're off, I'd be inclined to leave them on.
For me the OEM bags (which I ordered last Sept and finally got installed this week) work. It takes about 5 minutes to put them on or take them off, and there's nothing on the F3 that shows they were ever there.
:thumbup: They did a nice job on the mounting system, and they seem to be very stable when
mounted. Like you said, you really can't tell anything was there either.