Stansport Saddle Bag

I drive a yamaha 50 cc vino scooter. A top case is nuts with a 50cc because it cuts down mileage and speed. And wind resistance from a truck? Don't get me started. Also the weight is up too high for the center of gravity with a top box. Enter saddle bags. These are infinitely better quality than shown in the photo. Each side will hold 1 gal of milk plus a 1/2 gal with room to spare. This means for me? A hoodie, flashlights, warm hat, gloves, bird watching book, camera, binoculars and tripod, 2 qts of water, sketchbooks, paints, fleece blanket, rain hat and my usb power packs, matches, sterno fuel, and yummy treats including coffee, mug and cream. All day bird watching necessaries. The pack fits over my seat where i sit on it. And thanks to loads of eyelits and rings- is stability lashed to my rack in the back and front of the seat in front. This required the purchase of one pair of 60 inch boot laces. Cool. Highly recommend. Oh it works for notebooks and texts and groceries, too.

Images are when it rains, and when it is dry. Also with passenger seat removed and attached. I like how it looks. It is also an inexpensive way to have decent looking bags for your bike. They are cool, look nice, and hold almost enough for me. I use a bike as my daily vehicle so I probably should invest in something larger and higher quality. CONVENIENCE So the straps are a pain. I can do it pretty quickly now but they are annoying to open/close after getting groceries or whatever you need. I wish I had something with buttons, velcro, or a lide that snaps shut. It is not a deal breaker but the straps are a bit annoying. SIZE So I take a backpack with me if I am going grocery shopping. When I have a backpack and these saddle bags I can carry a lot of groceries. To give an idea of the size I took a photo with a large container of oatmeal, and a 48oz bag of frozen chicken. With those both in the bag I could have easily closed it enough to cover the contents and be secure. This helps if you are wearing a backpack and dont want giant items on your back while you are driving. WATERPROOF Simply it is not. You may be able to see in the photo where it rained the bag is soaked all the way through. That being said if you are briefly in the rain, driving home it would take a lot to get through and damage whatever you have in the bag. If you need to carry a laptop or electronic, use your backpack as I would not put anything expensive in these bags even when it is dry. EASE TO PUT ON It depends on your bike. After I put the passenger seat on it helped a lot but even without it, it seemed secure enough even without attaching screws. I draped it over, and tied it where I could (with attached strings) and it seemed secure enough. Now I have the passenger seat over and it is even more secure. If the holes line up with fixture screws on your bike then thats even better but it didnt line up with anything on my bike. OVERALL It looks cool - it does offer more convenience at a lower price point. I think I spent less than 30 dollars for this. But spending 100+ would be worth it to me to get a higher quality bag/case that attaches more securely, is waterproof, and has more space. Leather saddlebags would be better than these so if you have the money to spend I suggest doing that - otherwise these will do the job.

I thought it was such an amazing deal that I was stunned at the 10 percent bad reviews. Its description matches the bags that I received perfectly. I had no idea if the would fit on my Kymco Grandvista 250, however for the price how could I go wrong, I was happy to find that I could just throw them over my seat and they fit perfectly. So I can take them on or off easily. No there is no leather, no they are not waterproof, yes they are just bags. It is made of cotton duck material that is strong enough design what they were built for. Obviously this bag is not perfect. and will not fit all Motorcycles. But I think it is a quality bag that will serve my purposes perfectly. The size was generous, any bigger and they would not have been useful. I'll use it when I go camping or for my various other needs. If it hits your tire or muffler of course that is not a very good installation. If you did mount them this way then yes you caused a safety hazard. Yes they are right no instructions. I wonder why.

First, this is a pretty decent buy. 3stars because you get what you pay for. Okay,quality attaches easily to my harley, or old honda. But as I commute on these bikes, to and from work. My bike gets left in the sun all day. The bags got sun bleached fairly quickly. Maybe there is some kind of UV protection treatment liquid you can get for the canvas, or probably more easily done, use a bike cover if you're going to be Leaving your bike with these bags on it in the sun. Kind of a pain to get open on the fly, but does stay secure at speeds of 80mph and above. I'd probably buy them again if I can treat them somehow to prevent the color fade from the sun. Baller if you're on a budget, and they look friggin sweet!

I've had these saddlebags in one of my Amazon lists for a while. I found them while looking for relatively inexpensive panniers for my motorcycles and thought they looked promising, but I wasn't convinced. I have two different bikes. One is a small, light bike that I jump on for shorter trips and around town stuff. The other is a sport-touring liter bike that's more of a handful, but really comfortable on the highway and still a lot of fun for short blasts. I ride whichever one I feel like wrestling on any particular day. One thing I've missed having is some sort of luggage for impromptu errands. I ride with a backpack, but that already holds my tool kit, water bottle, etc. I sometimes also throw a thin jacket or spare pair of gloves in it in case the weather changes. In other words, the backpack doesn't always have room in it if I decide to stop at the store. The goal was always to get some inexpensive universal bags. Both of my bikes are old and not super-popular so luggage that is application-specific for either bike are no longer sold new. Used examples are difficult to find and costly since there's not a lot of them floating around. I didn't want a tail bag because I sometimes ride with a passenger and there just isn't enough room on either bike for a bag and another person. I briefly thought about adapting universal hard panniers to the bikes, but they tend to be more expensive and require a fairly rigid mounting system. Neither of my bikes has any convenient points to bolt a framework onto, I probably would've ended up moving turn signals, and the whole thing would have turned into a bit of an engineering project. Not undoable, but I don't need another construction project. I just want to ride. What finally prompted me to buy these bags is seeing them used on a cross country motorcycle trip by the YouTube channel Jake Rides away. He rode from Brooklyn to LA with a pair of these bags on his Triumph Bonneville and the bags held up fine. Until then I doubted the durability of a pair of inexpensive bags like this. Seriously, how can they make and ship these things for less than $30? I figured that for the price, I'd roll the dice. My biggest concern was how well the bags would fit on my bikes. I bought one pair of bags and installed them on my small bike for now. I simply removed my bike's seat, draped the saddle on the back of the bike, then reinstalled the seat. The seat pan traps the bags in place. I then used the included cords to tie the bags together from side to side. This tucks them fairly close to the bodywork of the bike and keeps them from swaying side to side. I took them out for their first ride yesterday. I ran a couple of errands and put some weight in the bags, then spent some time riding around to make sure that nothing would shift or rub. This included some turns where I leaned the bike fairly far over. At the end of the ride, the bags were still firmly in place, and nothing had rubbed or come in contact with the rear brake rotor or tire. I should probably buy or build a set of support bars to keep the bottoms of the bags from moving around. These bags are a nice size for tool kits, a few small errands, maybe some riding gear. You won't fit the contents of a Costco run in them, but a few groceries are not out of the question. It's untreated canvas so be sure to take a couple of trash bags with you in case you get caught in the rain. You can also waterproof canvas using something like beeswax (there are several excellent YouTube tutorials on this) but trash bags are a lot quicker and easier. A few people have complained about the D-rings used to secure the top flaps in place. They're a bit cumbersome to use but once you're used to them it's not too bad. I considered switching them out to Fastex-style quick release plastic buckles. It would require some sewing (which I'm not afraid to do) but the D-rings are really secure and not enough of an inconvenience to be worth the trouble of modifying the bags. I'll put another few trips on this pair and then probably purchase another pair for my other bike. Ideally I'd like to keep bags on each bike permanently rather than having to switch them back and forth all the time. If everything works out, these will be a permanent part of each bike.

You can find these sold under lots of brand names but I decided to go with Stansport to possibly avoid issues. It arrived in excellent condition. Some complain about having to thread the webbing through the D-rings to secure the bag closed because of the double overed and sewn ends. I severed the stitches with a seam ripper, unraveled the folds until flat, cut the frayed end square with a sharp knife and then attached metal webbing tips I got on ebay. Get 1inch ones which some sell as 25mm. Insert the webbing fully into the open toothed jaws of the metal tip, squeeze together some more with finger pressure and then hammer together the rest of the way with a rubber mallet. The material between the two bags was way too much for using it as a throw over on my Revv1 so I cut to fit over my seat with the top of each bag hanging down about an each from the top of the seat so as to not hang so low as to get caught in anything. Then I sewed the two back together. And, lastly, I didn’t need or want the four rivet attached d-rings on the bags intended as tie down points so I drilled the side opposite of the rivet head until they came off and threw a stitch line over the minor hole that was left. I probably could have just left it but I had the machine out anyway. Now I just load it up and throw it over the seat and sit on the span between the bags. Works like a charm and looks cool too. I’m counting on the fading of the fabric a lot of people complain about to match the color of my bike soon. I love dressing up good serviceable things like this that are inexpensive.

I bought this bag for a trip I took a couple weeks ago. I've now logged a out 1,300 miles with it. Its been a nice saddle bag so far. I used the string provided to cinch it up so it didn't sit so close to my exhaust or belt. I also sewed a strap to it with a latch and attached the other side of the strap and latch to the seat. So, now I can have it clipped to the bike without having to worry about it flying off (which it did the first night I had it) but makes it still easy to remove. I think it looks great and is useful. I can't say I'd trust it to be water resistant but I haven't tested it out for that either. I'd say that I'd prefer the plastic snap latches instead of the D-rings to keep the flaps closed. They were a pain to open and close, so most of the time i just fished for things through the open sides. Also, the grommets and loops at the bottom didn't look very good. They were already starting to look rusted and in bad shape when I unpackaged it. That doesn't give me high hopes of longevity. Also, the first time I put it on the back, it scratched my pain. And its a big scratch. I've now put a black t-shirt under it. That has helped prevent anything worse.

I only have three complaints about this product. First, the color is a little brighter than the picture. Second, the inside draw strings have frayed ends. Can probably be fixed by burning or taping them. Third, the straps on the outside are a bit difficult to get through the buckles. Seems like it will get easier with use. As far as fitting on my bike - I was able to make it work for my Street Bob. First, I had to put it on top of the seat opposed to underneath the seat as it was designed. I then had to fold the middle section onto itself and strap it together (pictured) with zip ties. The pros: Cheap, malleable, rings / eyelids seem good, stitching seems good. I liked it enough that I am placing a second order with the intent to cut it in half and strap a bag on the backside of the passenger seat and I'll figure out what to do with the other half later. *update. Bought the second bag and did some stuff to it. Pictures included (4th and 5th pics). I really like this set up: bags on the side, bag on the rear, and a bag on the bottom left. Holds everything I need to ride with an extra spot After a month of use, I will say that the bags bleach in the sun. No big deal if you're going for the "worn" look, as I am. But if you want something that lasts, this might not be for you. The functionality of the bags has only improved from use.

I really like these. I modified the buckles to snap buckles and they look great on my Bonneville. Just the right retro look I was hoping for.

Value for money.

Maybe OK for a bicycle but not for a motorcycle

Muy buena calidad a un muy buen precio, es verdad lo de la descripcion, estan reforzadas y el material es lona gruesa 100% algodon, buena hechura, no son para traerlas fijas en la moto, por el tipo de material, son excelentes para montar y desmontar.

Smaller than I expected but works well