17L - Dark Age Compact Plain Medium Leather Motorcycle Saddlebags for Harley Sportster 883 Iron XL883N

Perfect bags for around the city when I go out instead of always carrying a book bag. These bags are great quality for the price. I’m giving them five stars because it gives you exactly what you want and what you need for a small set up like this. My only complaint I have is I believe the structure of the plastic shell inside the leather is not going to hold up through wear and tear. So I improve on this and it only took me eight dollars to improve this. What I did I went to Home Depot bought a very thin sheet of metal I was looking for aluminum they had none in stock so small stainless steel sheet and you do need a pair of tinsnips. I went home I matched it up to the holes of the bag. Once I matched it up to the holes I used a hole punch and then cut and drilled the rest out. It probably took me 10 minutes to do everything and the metal is so thin it doesn’t take up the room and it gives a lot more structure on the inside of the bag so eventually it won’t tear through the plastic lining and leather. I do believe Viking bags should take this into consideration it may be in their future products for when it comes to leather products that they should reinforce it with a thin piece of metal on the inside of the bag it’s an extra eight dollars if you buy all that metal from wholesale it will be even cheaper and you only have to raise the price a little. Other than that it’s great bags for a sportster.

The bags are fine but the installation was a nightmare. Had to remove the rear tire and belt to access the bolt.

For the price, they're nice. Not too keen on how they stick out. Mounting went okay, instructions are lacking. All in all, for the price, they're great. But if you're looking for the sleek look, you'll want something else.

They are great bags for the money and has a good setup. My only complaint is I believe over time the bags will tear through the fasteners. So what I did to fix this I went to Home Depot and got 1 pice of very thin metal and just cut it down to size and marked them and drilled holes in it and put it on the inside of the bag and now they are way more stable and Secure.