Dowco Fastrax 50145-00 Backroads Series: Water Resistant Reflective Motorcycle Saddlebag Set, Black, 28 Liter Capacity

These bags are perfect for my wants and needs, and just in time!I have a collection of Nelson-Rigg bags, and while they're all excellent quality, I have complaints about all of them. The tank bag is too bulky for my use (I'm a big guy riding a Yamaha FZ-07, which isn't a big bike), I have difficulty dismounting the bike with the tail bag on, and while I can stand on my pegs to get off, I've had my kickstand shift on me a few times from doing that, and I don't want to drop my bike if I can help it. The saddle bags work great in terms of placement, but the storage capacity is just a bit lacking and not being able to lock the bags concerned me. I bought a chinese branded small tail pack to go with it, and while that bag too is of great quality, I ran into another problem.The cold weather is here, so I'm sporting thermally insulated gear so I can keep riding. Unfortunately, my riding pants are heavily webbed at the crotch, so even throwing a leg over the bike can be a bit of a challenge since the pants' legs won't spread very far (please, no innuendos or puns). This development made me have to ditch the tail pack.In frustration, I did some extensive research and picked these. They resolved all my issues. They hang on the bike's sides, so nothing is on the bike's fuel tank or tail to hinder my mounting/dismounting the bike, even with my thermally insulated motorcycling pants on. These bags have more storage capacity, and the zippers have intersecting lock eyelets!Yes, I know the cheesy suitcase locks I use can be easily picked. Yes, I know that someone can simply take a knife to the bags' straps and walk away with the bags in entirety. But, having locks on my bags will keep just anybody from casually walking up to my bike and rummaging through the bags' contents. If a crooked person wants something bad enough, they'll get it regardless, but being able to lock the bags is still a good deterrent for folks who might be too nosy and try and see if they can walk away with free stuff from a parked motorcycle's bags.Getting off the soapbox... Again as I said, these bags have a higher carry capacity than the Nelson-Rigg sportbike bags, but they aren't so large that they look awkward on my sporty Yamaha FZ-07. The high vis interior is nice, and there's a decent amount of variety for storage. There's a mesh zippered pocket in the lid of each bag, along with front and rear exterior pockets (the front ones house the included waterproof liners) and a velcro'd hold down bar inside the main compartment. Oh, and the leather looking pieces on top of the bags have zippered compartments too. Between all of that, it's easy to organize your stuff. I keep my more valuable and necessary tools in the main compartments since that has lock eyelets on their zippers. I keep extra small items I don't mind losing to a snoop, like a cheap flashlight, in the exterior pockets. Finally, I put small items that I'll be using on rides, like earplugs and sunglasses, in the top zippered compartments. If I want to park the bike and enter a building, I can easily throw everything in the main compartment and lock it up. There's enough space that, as long as I pack tightly and frugally, I think I could fit a change of clothes, shoes, and travel-size toiletries into these bags should I go on a long motorcycling trip.Installing these bags was easy, even taking the slender pointy tail of my bike into consideration. I was able to tighten the bags up enough that while they still slant downward, they won't come into contact with the rear wheel.Bottom line, I wish I had just got these in the first place, it would have saved me time and money. I'm very happy with these bags and look forward to many rides with them!

Love these bags! Holds a ton of stuff and they are solid. Had a bit of a time with how best to strap them on my '16 Yamaha MT 09, but they look good and are very useful.Update: 10/30/2019: The main straps that go across the seats started to tear away. I never found a great way to relieve the weight of the bags from the main straps on these bags. Even with the "support" straps for extra support, the main strap stitching was coming undone. Overall, I still like these bags, but I have to figure out a better way so the straps don't rip right off.

Took these on my first overnight trip just this weekend and was dismayed to see that after a 2.5 hour ride, the bags sagged so much that the bottoms actually were rubbing on the tire/bike, causing holes to be burned through the bottoms of both saddlebags. Thank goodness this didn't cause a safety incident. Straps were secured as tightly as possible. Only had boots in one bag and one change of light summer clothing in the other, so weight should not have been an issue. Very disappointed in these bags--they simply do not hold up (literally) with the design they have, as the material of the bags sagged way too much to be safe and secure. Will not recommend these to anyone for any serious riding.

Had these on an SV650. Worked pretty good, but had an issue with one of the zippers coming off (just the part you grab). Also had one of the loops holding the mini cargo net on the top come off too. Would of given 4 starts if I didn't have the quality issues. Last star would of been if it was better at fitting against the tail of sport bikes.

I loved everything about these bags. I have a large scooter. It is a Yamaha Morphus and I had no way of figuring out how to get some bags to put on it I shopped many areas in storage nothing worked when I saw this on Amazon it looked like just what I needed. When the product arrived I was elated it was even better than I thought they were expandable they can be made waterproof and they are very water resistant just the way they are but they come with a waterproof bag over. As soon as I open them I didn’t even get a chance to put them on the bike I saw the quality built into these and was worth every dime I then ordered immediately the top bag, since there is no other bag that can work because I shop a lot. The fact that they’re so easy to put on and off so that if you’re on a road trip you can pop the bags are very usually and carry them into the hotel with you just pure convenience and practicality.

I am quite impressed with the durability of the elite series. I only bought the saddle bags instead of the whole set, to determine how they would hold up. I commute to and from work 7 days a wk 365 days a year, so i really depend on something to hold up well. I also live in central Florida where it rains the same time every day. I ride a 650r for the work and home ride and a triumph 675r when i want to have a little fun, and i must say its easy to adjust to each bike, and it's looks are 10/10. I always get asked where i got them. I've now had the saddle bags a little over 4 months and they look the same as they did in the box, easy to clean and can hold a good amount of luggage, even for long rides with the full set of course. Down side?...one thing i would say I would like fixed, is that there is a mp3 clear face pocket holder for a passenger to listen to music and scroll around while on the bike.Here comes the issue, when it rains(the rain it self never gets through the hole for the ear piece), BUT condensation DOES however accumulate in the pocket to which you can see after about 1 1/2 to 2 hrs which, its not really any different if the water directly hit the electronic device in my opinion, so just be aware if you stash one in there and it starts to down poor while your riding or even while it's sitting.. So far that is the only thing that i have found to my disliking, and if you don't ride with a passenger allot like me, then you will be just fine. just ordered the tail bag today, and probably the tank bag next month. will write a review after i have seen them hold up a few months.

Nice bags.

Not bad for the price. Good for just stashing small things in a pinch. Uses some kind of stiffening material that won't be able to stand up to heavy duty use. Disappointed when I saw the manufacturer rates the max capacity at 7 lbs.Be careful to keep dirt and grit off the cloth material or else it dulls the finish on your bike where the material rubs your finish.