LeatherLyke Saddle Bags are an inexpensive option to leather. They are a hard bag made of ABS plastic giving you the look of leather without the maintenance of leather. They will maintain their shape and will not weather and deteriorate like leather over the years. You can easily clean and touch them up with Armor All or Honda Spray Polish to keep them protected from the weather.

They have a good seal around the hinged lid and it will stay dry inside during any type of weather. They have also been used as coolers! Just drop in some ice, load them up with your favorite beverage and enjoy.

If you like a removable bag which can give you the clean naked look for a change, these are a great choice. In less than two minutes they are off, leaving very few signs that they were ever on the bike. They use two mounting studs that come off the side rail of your bike and a Teflon wear pad that rides on the rear shock which helps to support the bag.

In the early days they had a couple of production problems with the bags that you should be aware of. They hung too low leaving them close to the stock Retro pipe allowing the heat to melt the bottom of the bag. They have also had issues with the mounting hole rubber grommets wearing and causing the mounting holes to crack. If you keep this grommet lubed with a light grease and replace it when you notice wear it will control the wear and stop the bag from cracking.

Two suggestions I have, when the bike is in the garage, leave the lids open so it will not flatten the weather seal and use duct tape on your shocks so the Teflon wear pad does not mar your shock.

Well after one year of use and long after the warranty period had expired, I noticed the pipes had melted the bottom of my right bag. I contacted them, paid for the shipping and sent them in so they could look at the bags. They replaced the bags and shipped them back two day air with no cost to me. Customer service is without a doubt some of the best I have experienced.

Reviewed By:  Cliff
Company Website: LeatherLyke.com

2nd LeatherLyke Review

I’ve had the LeatherLyke bags on my Retro since 2003.  One of the bags cracked at the grommet, the other has a deep groove worn in it where the lid contacts the top of the bag. 

I called them to see if I could purchase just the bags, without the hardware at a reduced price.  I was told they have a 1 year warranty and that they can do nothing for me.

No return, no discount on just the bags.  I would have to say it has been the worst customer service I have ever received.

Reviewed by: GoofsterX - Greg Farmer
Company Website: LeatherLyke.com