Working on general ideas for my first chopper build. Most of the issues are pretty easy to solve (at least on paper!). Problem is I like to make longer trips and want storage. Strapping to the sissy bar is easy but what about bags? I can't seem to find any way to do it without it looking REALLY bad. Nothing seems to look right. Would really appreciate some pics of choppers with decent saddle bags. What you guys got?
Good looking bags for a chopper?
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Google image search "Swedish Choppers" and "Rouges MC" those guys have awesome bikes and ride all over Europe packing there own stuff
Dont forget they dont have to be on there full time - nor do the support brackets if you use soft bags -
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FWIW I did do a search for "bags" "chopper bags" "chopper luggage" before I started this thread. There were threads about swing arms bags, luggage in general, leatherwork. Nothing about bags on choppers. I can find lots of pictures about saddlebags for bobbers and regular bikes and hardside "baggers", but when looking at choppers (tall sissybars and stretch forks) you just don't see much. Best I have seen is a couple very small softside leather saddlebags.Comment
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Not really a bad idea I guess. I carry too much crap. Could certainly carry less in the saddlebags if I put a tool roll up front. Wouldn't have to move the tools around then going from daily to trip mode either.Comment
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Have a pile of parts. I always try and draw ideas and collect parts before I start building. I've modified before but this is a much more ambitious project. Drawing and measuring things keeps me from making as many stupid mistakes. Mistakes in metal are much more expensive and time consuming than pieces of paper. Doing a build and then finding out I can't carry needed gear would limit use of the bike. I don't plan to build a lot of bikes with the years I have remaining so I'd rather make this one count.Comment
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i'd say you're trying to pack too much...
i rode from OH to CA and back with a 9" sissy bar, no bags. And i had a SHITLOAD of parts/tools (there is an extra mag body, kicker cover, and a bunch of other stuff in there) with me (plus camping gear, clothes, etc etc...)
if you HAVE to have bags, i'm with the others that recommend a pair of toss overs. In my opinion, you will never find a set of bags that look right on a chopper. They are always gonna be too big/look like an after thought (because they don't belong on a chopper). Just grin and bear it, if you're going on a long trip that requires a bunch of stuff, what's wrong with looking like you're going on a long trip that requires a bunch of stuff??Comment
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Have a pile of parts. I always try and draw ideas and collect parts before I start building. I've modified before but this is a much more ambitious project. Drawing and measuring things keeps me from making as many stupid mistakes. Mistakes in metal are much more expensive and time consuming than pieces of paper. Doing a build and then finding out I can't carry needed gear would limit use of the bike. I don't plan to build a lot of bikes with the years I have remaining so I'd rather make this one count.Comment
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I appreciate the artwork and labor of this but, other than the paint job, these look like boxes stuck on the back of the bike.
I'm looking at throw over saddlebags or the utilitarian look of small ammo boxes. I am in some agreement that I am trying to carry too much. I think bags, blended in with the body lines, work for what I think are more commonly called baggers. Again, when I think of choppers, I think of the bikes with the stretch front and tall sissy bar. The small leather bags seem most in keeping with this style. Not much storage though. Trying to see if the utilitarian look of the small ammo boxes can fit in with the less streamlined vision of a chopper.Comment
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