Aftermarket Bag Rails

jandreu · 01-30-2010, 12:04 AM

There's a couple sites on eBay selling aftermarket bag rails for about half the price of Kaw Fire and Steel units. Anyone have any experience with these?

They just don't look quite right in the pic's.

snarleybill08 · 01-30-2010, 08:58 AM

i think someone in texas is making them. and several people are selling them. i have been bidding on them. i will get a set one of these days after every one gets there's. they started out with a used set. that may have been the model they copied off of. maybe they are coming from china. hard telling. some one on this site has probably bought a set and can elaborate. feed back looks good on them.

jasperboy · 01-30-2010, 09:10 AM

I got a set last year, and after figuring out the proper way to mount them, they look nice and have held up well. I actually got two left sides the first time, but the seller corrected it quickly. Best advise is to find a set that end during the middle of the week, stay up late and bid last minute. The ones that end on the weekend always seem to go for more. As I recall I got them for under $100 and fely they are well worth it.

phenrichs · 01-30-2010, 09:52 AM

I was glad to see those too. I need a set before I head to the dragon next year and wasn't looking forward to paying full price.

cactusjack · 01-30-2010, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James "Bubba" Andreu

There's a couple sites on eBay selling aftermarket bag rails for about half the price of Kaw Fire and Steel units. Anyone have any experience with these?

They just don't look quite right in the pic's.

A link would be helpful here.

jandreu · 01-30-2010, 11:51 AM

Thanks for the replies. We may be bidding against each other. I have my max bid as with the extra shipping I have to pay everything is way more expensive.

**Top Cat** · 01-30-2010, 12:24 PM

A link to what you are referring to would be helpfull!

cactusjack · 01-30-2010, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

A link to what you are referring to would be helpfull!

Go get 'em TC! You tell him!

kpmhspirit · 01-30-2010, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cactusjack

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top Cat (TC)

A link to what you are referring to would be helpfull!

Go get 'em TC! You tell him!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWAS...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SADDL...Q5fAccessories

Pete

**Top Cat** · 01-30-2010, 02:36 PM

In my best Elvis voice;
Thank You, Thank You Very Much.

**Cajunrider** · 01-30-2010, 03:48 PM

I won a set of the top and bottom rails from the same seller on Ebay over a year ago. They are well contructed and the chrome finish is holding up very well. The top rails are the four rail version. My only complaint was the rubber gaskets are very thin and only hold up for a year or so. Then you have to replace them with something a little thicker. Thicker gaskets make alignment in the original holes a royal pain. I ended up getting a set of faucet washers and using them as replacements. I paid a little over $100 for the top rails and around $80 for the bottom rails.

**Jared** · 01-30-2010, 04:00 PM

Those are the ones I have. They work out great. Watch for them and be patient and you can get them cheap! I payed $39+ shipping.

jandreu · 01-31-2010, 11:16 AM

Thanks again for the reviews. and TC if ya read the original post I was asking for someone who had them to provide a review so no link was necessary as anyone with info I was looking for already knew where to look! ::) Chill

cactusjack · 01-31-2010, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James "Bubba" Andreu

Thanks again for the reviews. and TC if ya read the original post I was asking for someone who had them to provide a review so no link was necessary as anyone with info I was looking for already knew where to look! ::) Chill

In fairness to TC and myself (I raised the same point, just not as "eloquently" as TC)...How would anyone know what you're talking about?
(putting on moderator hat)
Your question was ambiguous - you could have meant top rails or lower rails. eBay is a big place, if someone is referring to a specific product, they should provide a link to it. Just because you knew what you were talking about doesn't mean someone else would.
(moderator hat removed)

**Jared** · 01-31-2010, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cactusjack

Quote:

Originally Posted by James "Bubba" Andreu

Thanks again for the reviews. and TC if ya read the original post I was asking for someone who had them to provide a review so no link was necessary as anyone with info I was looking for already knew where to look! ::) Chill

In fairness to TC and myself (I raised the same point, just not as "eloquently" as TC)...How would anyone know what you're talking about?
(putting on moderator hat)
Your question was ambiguous - you could have meant top rails or lower rails. eBay is a big place, if someone is referring to a specific product, they should provide a link to it. Just because you knew what you were talking about doesn't mean someone else would.
(moderator hat removed)

moderators have to wear funny hats?!!!

01-30-2010, 12:04 AM	#1
jandreu Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Makawao, Hawaii Posts: 1,409	Aftermarket Bag Rails There's a couple sites on eBay selling aftermarket bag rails for about half the price of Kaw Fire and Steel units. Anyone have any experience with these? They just don't look quite right in the pic's. __________________ James Andreu '07 1600 Red/Silver VBA Member #1356 jandreu@hawaiiantel.net Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-30-2010, 08:58 AM	#2
snarleybill08 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 273	Aftermarket Bag Rails i think someone in texas is making them. and several people are selling them. i have been bidding on them. i will get a set one of these days after every one gets there's. they started out with a used set. that may have been the model they copied off of. maybe they are coming from china. hard telling. some one on this site has probably bought a set and can elaborate. feed back looks good on them.
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01-30-2010, 09:10 AM	#3
jasperboy Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wadsworth, OH Posts: 1,238	Aftermarket Bag Rails I got a set last year, and after figuring out the proper way to mount them, they look nice and have held up well. I actually got two left sides the first time, but the seller corrected it quickly. Best advise is to find a set that end during the middle of the week, stay up late and bid last minute. The ones that end on the weekend always seem to go for more. As I recall I got them for under $100 and fely they are well worth it. __________________ Current Bike - 2011 Victory Vision Tour Previous Bike: 2006 Nomad Original Nomad: 1999 G/G Nomad VBA #931R VROC #16379R
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01-30-2010, 09:52 AM	#4
phenrichs Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 2,498	Aftermarket Bag Rails I was glad to see those too. I need a set before I head to the dragon next year and wasn't looking forward to paying full price.
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01-30-2010, 11:51 AM	#6
jandreu Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Makawao, Hawaii Posts: 1,409	Aftermarket Bag Rails Thanks for the replies. We may be bidding against each other. I have my max bid as with the extra shipping I have to pay everything is way more expensive. __________________ James Andreu '07 1600 Red/Silver VBA Member #1356 jandreu@hawaiiantel.net
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01-30-2010, 12:24 PM	#7
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Aftermarket Bag Rails A link to what you are referring to would be helpfull! __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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01-30-2010, 02:36 PM	#10
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Aftermarket Bag Rails In my best Elvis voice; Thank You, Thank You Very Much. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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01-30-2010, 03:48 PM	#11
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Aftermarket Bag Rails I won a set of the top and bottom rails from the same seller on Ebay over a year ago. They are well contructed and the chrome finish is holding up very well. The top rails are the four rail version. My only complaint was the rubber gaskets are very thin and only hold up for a year or so. Then you have to replace them with something a little thicker. Thicker gaskets make alignment in the original holes a royal pain. I ended up getting a set of faucet washers and using them as replacements. I paid a little over $100 for the top rails and around $80 for the bottom rails. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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01-30-2010, 04:00 PM	#12
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Aftermarket Bag Rails Those are the ones I have. They work out great. Watch for them and be patient and you can get them cheap! I payed $39+ shipping. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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01-31-2010, 11:16 AM	#13
jandreu Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Makawao, Hawaii Posts: 1,409	Aftermarket Bag Rails Thanks again for the reviews. and TC if ya read the original post I was asking for someone who had them to provide a review so no link was necessary as anyone with info I was looking for already knew where to look! ::) Chill __________________ James Andreu '07 1600 Red/Silver VBA Member #1356 jandreu@hawaiiantel.net
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