bagless bagger Harley Bagger Discuss bagless bagger in the Motorcycles forums; Wondered if there was anyway to set my RK up to ride without bags when I desire without all the brakets left behind. Want it to look clean w/o the ...

Wondered if there was anyway to set my RK up to ride without bags when I desire without all the brakets left behind. Want it to look clean w/o the bags. I do a lot of back country mtn roads and have gotten myself in trouble a few times when the road ended and I was struggling to turn it around. Have dropped it twice on unexpected gravel roads, so looking for a way to lighten it up for these situations.

[Agent Orange]

Why dont you practice your riding skills instead,I don't think the bags weigh enough to make a difference. U turn on a 2 lane..paved or gravel..road is a piece of cake..

[Hammerhead Pat]

Not trying to be sarcastic, but the previous response was right on target. Find a empty parking lot and work on u-turns and such. I'm sure you don't have that much weight in the bags to make it a hassle to turn around.

[Gas Man]

How is your footing on the bike? Perhaps look at lowering the bike a bit and getting a slimmer seat so you can get a little bend in your knees, which will aid in being able to hold it up better.

Practice is a good idea. But perhaps a MSF coarse would be better if that is the problem.

As far as removing the bags, I dont think there is an option you can buy off the shelf. That is what a softtail, fat boy, etc is. Road king has bags.

[Agent Orange]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

How is your footing on the bike? Perhaps look at lowering the bike a bit and getting a slimmer seat so you can get a little bend in your knees, which will aid in being able to hold it up better.

Practice is a good idea. But perhaps a MSF coarse would be better if that is the problem.

As far as removing the bags, I dont think there is an option you can buy off the shelf. That is what a softtail, fat boy, etc is. Road king has bags.

What would footing have to do with it?? If he's trying to do U-turns,his feet shouldn't be anywhere but on the floorboards and the brake pedal,nowhere near the ground..
Oh..and good idea with the MSF class..

[evoKENevo]

Gee,degrasse...it seems that you and I are the only dumb clods here who've ever had to take their feet off the floor boards to manipulate our bikes in tight spots and/or loose gravel etc...

Hmmmm...I must have skipped over that part in my learner's manual.
Anybody here recall what page it was on ???

[Agent Orange]

Originally Posted by evoKENevo

Hmmmm...I must have skipped over that part in my learner's manual.
Anybody here recall what page it was on ???

That would be MSF BRC range excersise #10...come on out to Denver and I'll show you!!

[Trigger87]

To answer the original question, E Glide goodies has a product called Bagless Skirts that would fill the bill. Hope this helps.

[Bigincher]

How many people here know what the 'friction zone' is and how to use it?

[tommyglide]

The friction zone is a great invention for slow speed maneuvers and there is about a grand total of 1 ways to get proficient with using it.