Here are the RideTek Lid Haulers...
Here are the RideTek Lid Haulers ($119.95) and Lid Saks ($ 39.99). All that's needed for this install is a small piece of sandpaper, a pair of scissors, and alcohol wipes. To help with the install, we placed the Lid Haulers outside in the sun to warm them up a bit. This allows the cover to stretch over the top of bag lids with ease.
Baggers magazine is always on the lookout for ways to help you with your trips and touring plans with places to go and see. We also look for ways to help you and your stuff get there. RideTek is such a product that will help you get more of your things safely to your destination. The company was started back 1999 as a way to protect the lids of FL saddlebags from getting beat up by boots and other things with Lid-Covers. The company then came up with Lid Haulers, which allows you to carry an extra bag or Lid Saks on the top of your saddlebag and secured in place with two large straps. Lid Saks are made of water-resistant urethane-coated oxford nylon. All products are made in the USA and are easy to install.
For more info contact RideTek Products at (480) 752-3556 or visit
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With a piece of 800-grit...  01.
With a piece of 800-grit sandpaper, we rough-sanded the inside of the bag lid where the Velcro would be installed. Then with a little alcohol on a clean shop rag, we wiped the lid clean of any dust and dirt. |  02.
Next we cut the supplied...  02.
Next we cut the supplied Velcro strips to the lengths of each mounting tab of the Lid Hauler. |  03.
With the Velcro still...  03.
With the Velcro still in place on the Lid Hauler, we marked where each piece of Velcro would mount. We then removed the tack-side (sticky) from the Velcro and mounted them in place. We let the Velcro set up for about an hour to make sure it was stuck to the lid. We then stretched the flaps over the saddlebag lid and secured them to the Velcro strips. |
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Once the Lid Haulers...  04.
Once the Lid Haulers were in place each flap was stretched one at a time as tight as possible to tighten up the cover. |  05.
Next we installed the...  05.
Next we installed the Lid Saks. Once we filled the bags with our gear using the two compression straps, we tightened down the bags. Then using the two straps on the Lid Hauler, we cinched down the straps to hold the bags in place. These bags are designed to carry lightweight gear such as jackets, gloves, and raingear. They provide a great way to take some extra gear safely along with you on a trip. | |
The tray is a high-impact...
The tray is a high-impact custom-molded piece that simply mounts to the inside of a saddlebag using the stock bail pin. It is 3-inches deep and comes with a rubber pad along with an over-sized washer for the install and fits both right and left side hard bags for all Harley-Davidson models from '04 to present
If you have ever dug through your saddlebag looking for your cell phone, keys, smokes, lighter, or camera only to find them at the bottom of the bag next to your crushed sunglasses then you now how cool it would be to have a organizer in your bag. Well we may have the answer for you from Hard Bagger based out of Temecula, California, with a cool new product called the Top Shelf Hard Bag Tray.
For more info contact Hard Bagger at (951) 834-2557 or visit hardbagger.com
 To install the tray, we needed...  To install the tray, we needed to remove the bail pin and washer, then we placed the tray in the bag and lined up the hole to the bag and receiving bail clip. We placed the rubber mat in the tray, and we were done. |  It's just that easy, and now...  It's just that easy, and now we can place our little things in the tray, making it easy to get to without having to dig through the bag. The other cool thing is you don't lose any real space. | |