Fringed king saddlebags

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Fringed king saddlebags

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Post by Wallie »

Hi everyone,

I recently bought a 57 Pan. Including some very bad conditioned saddlebags.
To get a better idee of its original looks i would like to see some pics off them.
Or, are there some manufacturers who are well copying these bags.
I noticed also that i miss the "drops" 90degr. CClockwise on the side of the bags. Did they exist also without these?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Fringed king saddlebags

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57 fringed king.jpg
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OOPs,.... wrong ones. Please disregard.
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Re: Fringed king saddlebags

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Post by RUBONE »

That picture is of "Big Bertha" bags, not "Fringed Kings". Note the special rear crash bar to enable them to fit. Fringed kings are smaller and shaped differently with speedballs on the flap. And I have never seen any without the inner support "L".
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Re: Fringed king saddlebags

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Isn't the rear crashbar in the preceding photo a police piece for a rigid?...bosheff
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Re: Fringed king saddlebags

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Post by RUBONE »

The police crash bar was the exact same shape, but only ever came in black. In '57 when the Bg Bertha Bags were introduced the old police crashbar was brought back in chrome with a -57 part number!
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