Saddle bag guards

[Johngoat2002]

Since I’ve own my Vaquero sometimes I have issues with my foot getting hung under the saddle bag guard when walking it up. I’ve almost tipped it over a few times because of this. I thought it was just me, but I talked to another Vaquero owner with the same issue. Has anyone changed these bars to something different? Or maybe adapted the Voyage bars? Thanks for your help in advance.

[mbarr10]

Originally Posted by Johngoat2002

Since I’ve own my Vaquero sometimes I have issues with my foot getting hung under the saddle bag guard when walking it up. I’ve almost tipped it over a few times because of this. I thought it was just me, but I talked to another Vaquero owner with the same issue. Has anyone changed these bars to something different? Or maybe adapted the Voyage bars? Thanks for your help in advance.

I actually dumped mine because of it. They do there job I must say. ( Protect the bags) Not to be a smart ass but If walking it up means going forward=Use the motor and clutch. Backwards is /was lesson learned. Almost never? repeated it. The other issue you may have is lifting your lazy ass leg so as not to hit the bags. Seems I have a lazy ass legs
( A good wax job helps keep my boot marks off the bags.) Still happens though, …..so Welcome to the forum. It's the little things, we Love/ Hate.

OOPS, back to the question. As far as I know, no one has a replacement for the crash bars. Just one of those things.

[Johngoat2002]

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve just now trained my lazy ass leg to get high enough to clear the bag, but I think there needs to be an aftermarket guard for people that are lazy like me.

[DragonLady58]

Originally Posted by mbarr10

I actually dumped mine because of it. They do there job I must say. ( Protect the bags) Not to be a smart ass but If walking it up means going forward=Use the motor and clutch. Backwards is /was lesson learned. Almost never? repeated it. The other issue you may have is lifting your lazy ass leg so as not to hit the bags. Seems I have a lazy ass legs
( A good wax job helps keep my boot marks off the bags.) Still happens though, …..so Welcome to the forum. It's the little things, we Love/ Hate.

OOPS, back to the question. As far as I know, no one has a replacement for the crash bars. Just one of those things.

Yep, Crash bars, unless you get creative yourself is kinda limited. Saw a guy at Daytona last year with a multiple colored loud assed Blue bike. Had the Lower Vaquero bag lower hoop mount, but had the top part of the 1500/600 attached to the shock mount going down to the hoop. Looked really good.
Ya'll just wait till you stand off to the side, trying to push a Vaquero........ into a front wheel chock....usually a Mexican Hat Dance ensues trying to recover not having it roll home into chock....

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...usually a Mexican Hat Dance ensues trying to recover not having it roll home into chock....

You are killing me!

[GeorgeHouston]

Saddle bag guards sometime hinder, Vaquero riders have this common issue. Vaquero's low seat posture ,probably, obstructs and cause these sort of issues.