Best and cheapest saddle bags for Buddy

organicchef · Post by **organicchef** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:39 am

Hey guys! What do you recommend are the best and cheapest saddle bags for buddys? I want biggest size, any shop or website? Thanks!

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:44 am

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:39 am

What do you need them for? Commuting? Occasional shopping trip? Or touring?

organicchef · Post by **organicchef** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:16 pm

I am a chef who goes to the farmers markets a lot and want them to stuff fruits and veggies in to deliver to clients.

Cloth bags are okay but I am open to others as well, like the hard shell ones.
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rkcoker · Post by **rkcoker** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 2:38 pm

I just bought these from Amazon "Diamond Plate Blk/Sil Motorcycle Saddle Bags by Diamond " and they work very well for me. They look big on my Buddy and they will carry about 4 plastic bags full of stuff. I thought they were a good deal at under $40.

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Post by **ericalm** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:46 pm

organicchef wrote:I am a chef who goes to the farmers markets a lot and want them to stuff fruits and veggies in to deliver to clients.

Cloth bags are okay but I am open to others as well, like the hard shell ones.
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There are some large bags made for ATVs which can be attached. They're cheap and should work great for this kind of use, as you can stuff them and they hold a lot!

I'll try to find the link for them later on—gotta go get a haircut!

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:59 am

rkcoker wrote:I just bought these from Amazon "Diamond Plate Blk/Sil Motorcycle Saddle Bags by Diamond " and they work very well for me. They look big on my Buddy and they will carry about 4 plastic bags full of stuff. I thought they were a good deal at under $40.

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Are these the ones in question?

rkcoker · Post by **rkcoker** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:45 am

agrogod wrote:
rkcoker wrote:I just bought these from Amazon "Diamond Plate Blk/Sil Motorcycle Saddle Bags by Diamond " and they work very well for me. They look big on my Buddy and they will carry about 4 plastic bags full of stuff. I thought they were a good deal at under $40.

I tried adding the image but that didn't work.
Are these the ones in question?

Yes! I like mine very well plus I got the matching mini-duffel. I have the crashbars on the side of my Buddy and they keep the right side bag from getting close to the exhaust. If that helps.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:28 am

Piece of advice: whatever you get, you may want to fabric-glue some felt or something else soft but fairly durable onto the inside. I have the Prima saddlebags, and rode around with them on my 170, mostly empty, for around a week, and removed them to find palm-sized patches on my Buddy's paneling scuffed. It's not bad enough that it won't buff out with it's next cleaning- not serious at all- but I do want top prevent the bags from continuing to do that, and I imagine that most bags would do that, especially if you have heavy things in them and no crash bars to secure the bags to (I don't, this is probably part of my problem).

neotrotsky · Post by **neotrotsky** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:33 am

Cheap Canvas Saddlebags

These are the type I had on my Stella. The "leatherette" is actually dark brown (just a lousy pic I guess), but the canvas is decent and does the job. For $20 you can't go wrong, and they actually look real good on a Stella. Dunno how they'd look on a Buddy, but they have a bit of an old school look.

chloefpuff · Post by **chloefpuff** » Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:57 pm

Neo, do those go across the per carrier/under the seat? I'm looking for something for my trip to Amerivespa. Do you think they would be suitable for a day trip?

michelle_7728 · Post by **michelle_7728** » Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:33 am

LunaP wrote:Piece of advice: whatever you get, you may want to fabric-glue some felt or something else soft but fairly durable onto the inside. I have the Prima saddlebags, and rode around with them on my 170, mostly empty, for around a week, and removed them to find palm-sized patches on my Buddy's paneling scuffed. It's not bad enough that it won't buff out with it's next cleaning- not serious at all- but I do want top prevent the bags from continuing to do that, and I imagine that most bags would do that, especially if you have heavy things in them and no crash bars to secure the bags to (I don't, this is probably part of my problem).

Many of the better quality bags come with some kind of separate rubberized (neoprene?) layer...I know mine did. They do caution that you need to keep your bike clean so that that layer doesn't rub on existing dirt creating a problem similar to what you have described, but so far I've used mine many times with no issues.

(edit was to correct typo: had "some" rather than "come".

Scoot · Post by **Scoot** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:39 pm

neotrotsky wrote: Cheap Canvas Saddlebags

These are the type I had on my Stella. The "leatherette" is actually dark brown (just a lousy pic I guess), but the canvas is decent and does the job. For $20 you can't go wrong, and they actually look real good on a Stella. Dunno how they'd look on a Buddy, but they have a bit of an old school look.

mattgordon · Post by **mattgordon** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:13 pm

or cheapest?

Those two qualities are usually at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Which quality is MOST important, and start from there.

Post by **ericalm** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:55 pm

mattgordon wrote:or cheapest?

Those two qualities are usually at opposite ends of the spectrum.

Which quality is MOST important, and start from there.

+1.

Are there inexpensive items that are of surprisingly good quality? Yes.
Are there expensive items that are priced way beyond their qualities and features. Yes.
Are some cheap items just too good to be true? Yes. (Yet how many pairs of riding gloves will I own before I learn this lesson? Ha.)

I think that there's a minimum amount for which a quality, durable item can be (mass) produced and sold. This pretty much goes for everything. While you can find surprisingly good helmets (for instance) in the $140 MSRP range, you won't find quality ones in the under-$80 range.

superseagulls · Post by **superseagulls** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:42 am

I really like the offerings from Leatherup.com

http://www.leatherup.com/c/Motorcycle-S ... 2/151.html

always great quality and low price, there is always 10% coupons off if you google it......

AWinn6889 · Post by **AWinn6889** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:12 pm

superseagulls wrote:I really like the offerings from Leatherup.com

http://www.leatherup.com/c/Motorcycle-S ... 2/151.html

always great quality and low price, there is always 10% coupons off if you google it......

To add to the LeatherUp idea... I have heard good things about both of these sets of bags:

http://www.leatherup.com/p/Motorcycle-S ... 97313.html

http://www.leatherup.com/p/Motorcycle-S ... 97298.html

Unfortunately they're both sold out right now, but I'm sure they will be restocked quickly.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:51 am

neotrotsky wrote: Cheap Canvas Saddlebags

These are the type I had on my Stella. The "leatherette" is actually dark brown (just a lousy pic I guess), but the canvas is decent and does the job. For $20 you can't go wrong, and they actually look real good on a Stella. Dunno how they'd look on a Buddy, but they have a bit of an old school look.

I really like the look of these, and might get them depending on if I get a scoot/ what scoot I get next.

The only thing that would bother me about these is the one big fabric strap in the middle- depending on exactly how large these are, I'd have to push them forward to gas up or maybe even take them off entirely- and the Buddy's slanted seat might make them look strange to my OCD brain... my Prima's had two adjustable straps so that was never an issue. I'm odd.

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 8:34 am

Some of you may have seen this guys set up in the Photo Gallery. Just some ideas, but I think it looks mean.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:37 pm

JHScoot wrote:Some of you may have seen this guys set up in the Photo Gallery. Just some ideas, but I think it looks mean.

Are those little hard case saddlebags? Sweet. My Primas were bigger... and I personally needed the space, for sure, but I do like the look of those with the other black topcase on the black Buddy somehow.

I had fund sticking all our patches on my fabric saddlebags though... I hope they didn't get too ripped up and maybe we can just stitch/glue 'em back up and keep using them, rather than having to rip off/unglue and then re-glue those patches

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:01 am

6 I think they are hard bags. Funny in the thread he posted in everyone complimented his stuff but no one asked about the luggage? And when giving out info to some for the mirrors and windshield and what not, including part #'s, he didn't mention the bags. Which I thought was the best thing about all of it.

His thread is still fist page, Photo Gallery forum, however. So maybe some info is there that I missed? It's easy to find as he misspelled Buddy like this:

Byddy

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:03 am

JHScoot wrote:6 I think they are hard bags. Funny in the thread he posted in everyone complimented his stuff but no one asked about the luggage? And when giving out info to some for the mirrors and windshield and what not, including part #'s, he didn't mention the bags. Which I thought was the best thing about all of it.

His thread is still fist page, Photo Gallery forum, however. So maybe some info is there that I missed? It's easy to find as he misspelled Buddy like this:

Byddy

I may go look it up for a read later, as I am wondering what that antenna-looking thing is for...

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:22 am

LunaP wrote: I am wondering what that antenna-looking thing is for...

My guess is, It's an antenna.......

Look closely at the 'inside front' you'll see a radio in the knee bin and speakers down below.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:46 am

KABarash wrote:
LunaP wrote: I am wondering what that antenna-looking thing is for...
My guess is, It's an antenna.......

Look closely at the 'inside front' you'll see a radio in the knee bin and speakers down below.

Well, I KNOW it's an antenna...

I just didn't see the radio

Seems crazy big for a radio, though... reminds me of my uncle's old CB radio, is why it struck me as odd on a scoot

JHScoot · Post by **JHScoot** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:11 am

What about that thing on your head, Luna? Is that for a radio or CB??

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:20 am

JHScoot wrote:What about that thing on your head, Luna? Is that for a radio or CB??

Nope that helps me talk to people in other dimensions

Wolfhound · Post by **Wolfhound** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:45 pm

Awinn, those look great but they are now listed as discontinued.

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