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Posted by Harleybear53
- May 18, 2012, 07:08:02 AMIt is time to make some changes to my wife's 'stock' Drifter. The bike has a solo saddle and saddlebag brackets from the previous owner (the current bags on the bike were 'adapted' and the bolt area has fatigued). Two areas we are looking to immediately improve are: the solo saddle and the saddlebags. I am reading many conflicting things about the ease of fit, availability, etc. of these two items for the 1500 Drifter i.e., "these bags will not work with the Solo saddle". So, I turn to my fellow riders for guidance. We prefer mounted bags vs. throw-overs and she tends to favor the 'western' look e.g. limited studs and fringe. In terms of the saddle, Corbin seems to have the ideal, but we are open to other points of view. Her riding profile this year will be day rides of no more than 250 miles with a goal of subsequent years including longer, multi-day rides. At present, she rides 2-up on my HD Road King on all long distance trips.
Next year, we may look to replace her exhaust system - something 'slightly' louder but with deeper sound... so... if you care to share your thoughts here, please do.
Thanks in advance for your help!