| Saddlebags for motorcycles are not a new item. | | | | two very different types so that you can easily |
| They have been around for 50 years. However back | | | | figure out which one you would rather have for your |
| then they were more of a must have item than just | | | | bike. |
| a way to dress up a bike. Back then riders used | | | | Hard Mounted |
| them to store their very important items in, today | | | | These saddlebags for motorcycles are hard mounted |
| those same saddlebags are used but they look much | | | | onto motorcycles to secure them. With this method |
| cooler and are much more attractive and they | | | | and this type you never have to worry about your |
| definitely cost a whole lot more. | | | | bag flapping in the wind and causing a big distraction |
| The original purpose behind saddlebags was that they | | | | for the rider. When you purchase your bike they |
| could really hold absolutely anything you might want, | | | | usually come with one already on the frame. |
| especially when the biker went on a long trip. The | | | | They are constructed of premium leather. You can |
| pockets of a riders jeans and shirts just could not fit | | | | choose which type of leather you want, and if you |
| everything a biker needed it too and these very | | | | want it to be a soft, or hard leather. Most bikers |
| handy type of saddlebags became a necessity for | | | | prefer hard leather because it tends to last longer. |
| every single bike and rider out there. | | | | The Throw Over |
| Today, these same saddlebags are still available and | | | | Some people do not want to buy or install |
| are still a very important part of motorcycles, but | | | | permanent bags to their bike and for these people |
| you will find that there are currently two very | | | | this style works better. All a biker does is he just |
| different types available. The first type is a hard | | | | throws it over the seat and tightens the string to |
| mounted one and the second type is a throw over | | | | secure it and away he goes. |
| the seat type. You really need to understand the | | | | |