Lower saddlebag chrome trim or not? - Page 2

**ringadingh** · 05-01-2012, 09:13 PM

It will look like a Road King, may as well change the tank badges . Thats not a bad thing.

**glwilson** · 05-01-2012, 10:12 PM

Given what my calculator says, you have spent a lot of money on your Nomad... and now it is beginning to morf into a Harley tourer...

Seems before long... you could have just bought a Harley tourer...

cactusjack · 05-01-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Loafer

How did the look of the different bags change the side profile of the total bike?
Do you have a photo of the two set ups? I would be interested in seeing the difference.
Thanks

Go out in the garage or wherever you keep your bike. Look at the side profile of your nomad. His used to look the same.

Netnorske · 05-01-2012, 10:41 PM

Seems to me if you like the HD bags...get the chrome HD rails that go with those bags. I too like the Nomad bags better on a NOMAD...but the HD bags look good on an HD. JMHO....

rickyboy · 05-01-2012, 11:11 PM

Don't take my comment of not likeing the bags to much to heart. I'm just giving my opinion. I say do what you like.

mobandy78 · 05-01-2012, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Go out in the garage or wherever you keep your bike. Look at the side profile of your nomad. His used to look the same.

I was thinking the same thing!

mobandy78 · 05-01-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by glwilson

Given what my calculator says, you have spent a lot of money on your Nomad... and now it is beginning to morf into a Harley tourer...

Seems before long... you could have just bought a Harley tourer...

I agree.

turtle · 05-02-2012, 02:47 AM

I kind of like it..... They make your bike UNIQUE.

dmyers · 05-02-2012, 07:23 AM

Instead of trying to make those rails work I would get a set of harley rails that fit the bags.

Loafer · 05-02-2012, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by cactusjack

Go out in the garage or wherever you keep your bike. Look at the side profile of your nomad. His used to look the same.

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Originally Posted by mobandy78

I was thinking the same thing!

Thanks, I hadn't thought to do that.

Monk, I like it without the bottom rails.

cactusjack · 05-02-2012, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dmyers

Instead of trying to make those rails work I would get a set of harley rails that fit the bags.

The Harley saddlebag rails mount into the Harley saddlebag guards, not sure how the rear of the guards mount behind the saddlebag. Probably not a simple bolt-on on a Nomad.

**ringadingh** · 05-02-2012, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by dmyers

Instead of trying to make those rails work I would get a set of harley rails that fit the bags.

That would be the best solution for the rails.

BC RED VAQ · 05-02-2012, 11:16 AM

I think they look good would like to have as set for the vaquero just to much money.

Pitchinguy · 05-02-2012, 11:33 AM

I agree with most others that the bags look better w/o those rails. If the rails fit the bags, they would look good, IMO. I'd check to see if the HD rails for those bags could be mounted w/o too much trouble or you could always cut those rails down & re-chrome but that sounds like a lot of trouble.

cactusjack · 05-02-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchinguy

I agree with most others that the bags look better w/o those rails. If the rails fit the bags, they would look good, IMO. I'd check to see if the HD rails for those bags could be mounted w/o too much trouble or you could always cut those rails down & re-chrome but that sounds like a lot of trouble.

Chris loves to modify things!

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Netnorske Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Everett, Washington Posts: 5,709	Seems to me if you like the HD bags...get the chrome HD rails that go with those bags. I too like the Nomad bags better on a NOMAD...but the HD bags look good on an HD. JMHO.... __________________ *Kris Olsen* VBA #0691 2017 HD Ultra Limited Low 2013 Victory Cross Country Tour 2012 1700 Vulcan Voyager 2008 1600 Vulcan Nomad 1997 Vulcan 800 Classic *"Growing old is mandatory,* *but growing up is optional"* Custer 2009\|Kalispell 2010\|Cortez 2010\|Crescent City 2011\|Kanab 2012\|Canmore 2012\|Estes Park 2013\|Orofino 2014\|Lake Tahoe 2015\|Red Lodge 2016
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BC RED VAQ Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Beecher City IL 62414 Posts: 320	I think they look good would like to have as set for the vaquero just to much money.
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05-02-2012, 11:33 AM	#29
Pitchinguy Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Farmville, Va Posts: 424	I agree with most others that the bags look better w/o those rails. If the rails fit the bags, they would look good, IMO. I'd check to see if the HD rails for those bags could be mounted w/o too much trouble or you could always cut those rails down & re-chrome but that sounds like a lot of trouble. __________________ *2011 Nomad* *VBA #01922*
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