And they are stamped Savage and not Salvage!


Bill

My bags came with a throw-over the seat type of arrangement.These appear to be two separate bags, right? I would think you could just use heavy duty plastic electric tie downs through the backs of the bag to hold them to the brackets. If they are cinched up tight they hold very well.I have a tool bag that is just put on with the leather belt type of strap, it slides up and down according to the humidity, going to tie it down with elec. ties. Good luck with the bags, be sure to post pictures so we can see

The back side is just plain glossy sided leather.
I can probably put a thick leather belt thru a couple of slits, or even make something that is waterproof (a hook and eye or belt buckle affair). If I put slits I will need to add a drain in the bag as it then is really going to collect water (if it ever rains here). A challenge. But before I do anything I need the mounting brackets to keep bags out of wheels.
If I hadn't already ordered them I would make my own (baling wire and duct tape fixes all!)
These probably could be taken to a leather shop and a strap sewn into them with the proper machine. The corners are reinforces with pop rivets so the won't come out.
Will keep all posted as we design somenthing.
Bill in SJT

Well, I have a pair of bags for sale marked Savage on the sides.
I took my seat off to fix one of the spacers that had fallen off (from the "raise your seat mods") and while there I took my two small Bell handle bar bags off (used a wide belt under seat and strapped them to the frame) and tried these Leathrup Savage ones on. Oops!
Unless I was to take the rear lights off, the bags are way too long to fit between the shocks and the turn signals. If I just mounted the bags with a sling they are still too big and actually would be into the spring (rub, rub) at front and tire at the back.
Don't know which bike they are for but they are too long for the S40/Savage 650 space for bags. They are 5 inches thick, so if they are anywhere near where you sit, they are going to rub on your legs. They cover the passenger pegs when over the spring/shock. They are 15 1/2 inchs long at top and 15 inches at the bottom, and 10 tall at front and 11 in tall at back.
Harumph! I guess when the brackets come in I will wait until I have to take the seat off and then put them on and look for larger bags.
Nice, stiff bags, that would be perfect if the dimensions of the bike were closer to the bags or vice versa. So I wonder which bike they were made for? Actually looking at them, it would be a taller bike (angle on front of the bag is closer to vertical then the angle at the shock and seat. I think even with the 12.5 progressive shocks it would not be tall enough. And they are too long for space between the stock turn signa;s and the shock. Now if I had one of the older chopped up bikes they might work. But this one is under warranty, and hasn't even gone for first appointment yet. (Got to do that as that was too much for the bumper-to-bumper coverage).

Oh well. I will buff them up with saddle oil and then put them on eBay. (If you want them they are for sale at cost:[$49.95] you pay shipping and I'll bite the original shipping to me). Paypal works.

The little Bell bags work, they just don't hold much and seem too easy to remove. I guess I won't carry tire air can/flat repair, etc. unless they go into another bigger bag/pack strapped behind on passenger seat.

From sunny and WARM West Texas (74 today, the 29th of Dec)
Bill