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So I am going for 3 days, 2 nights for some camping, riding, fishing and whatever else.  I was given some old saddlebags... I guess they are considered "throw over saddlebags".

I never used anything like this before so my question is do I really just put them on over the seat?  I assumed I should remove the seat, "throw them on", then latch the seat back on, but that doesn't really work so well and it would leave the right bag almost resting on the muffler.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o2Iahkp...drive_link

Thanks a bunch for any insight.

Jamie

I use leather saddlebags on my CB. Have put them over the seat, tighten them a bit together by their handgrips with a flexible strap, so the one on the right side doesn't touch the muffler of the 4 in 1 exaust. Works for me and a passenger can sit behind me without any problems. I tried out to put the linking piece of the bags under the seat but that didn't work out fine. There isn't enough space for it and unluckly you are not able to remove the seat anymore, because the mechanism for removing it is now being hindered as I find out. Nevertheless I got the seat removed after quite a while and some attempts. Ever since I fixed the bags over the seat in the described way and also to mounted saddlebag holders at each side.