How do you travel with saddle bags?

[DreKat]

Just wondering how you place your saddle bags on your bike. I manage to put the straps under the seat and lock them down but I have noticed pics of others with the straps over there seat. Is one way better than the other or is it convience?

[VifferJim]

Over seat with the Nelson Riggs I have... Keeps them further away from the exhaust and leaves room for a rider to use the footpegs without having to search for them. Plus, it makes it easier to pull them off the kat once I get where I'm going.

I've got a pre-600 (2-piece seat) and it's just a PITA to pull apart when I want to remove the bags.

[katman05]

I have Nelson riggs also. I have the saddle bags and the tailbag which all clip into eachother. I put the straps over the seat and tie off the saddle bags to the metal bars which are below the side covers.

[Newbie2it]

That makes three of us with Nelson Rigg bags. Tho depending on what I am doing dictates how I have my bags set up, Sometimes the straps are over, other times they are underI have a 750 so its a one peice seat. Under if I am going to be carrying a lot of weight.. say a bag of mortar or a 30 pack of beer because you can let it down enough for the bag to rest on the passenger footpeg for extra support. Over the seat if I am highway riding and want to put my feet over the rear pegs.

[Kat66]

I have the Nelson Rigg also...I usually put the front over the seat and the rear under. It seems to keep them more secure while riding and I don't have to take them off for a quick run into a store or bathroom. I guess it's all personal preference.

[sdlinn300]

I too have the Nelson-Rigg setup with saddlebags and tail bag. I attach them just like katman05