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I smoked cigs for twenty-five years. My wife for eleven. We quit together on July 4th of this year, so it has been just over a month and hasn't been as bad as I feared.

Plus, I have a real easy way to stay quit. I can either make a motorcycle payment, or buy cigs. Not both.

Guess which I chose!

OK. Uhh.. I guess not.

Well I may give it a shot. These bags came with the bike and they're a little weather beaten anyway. I have an old backpack laying around so I'll attempt a retrofit. If it works, I'll post some results.

Mine comes in so sparse I look like I ate a milkdud and kissed a cat.

Mike S: I got your PM about this. I don't have a tape measure handy, but I'd say you're going to be over your 42 inch limit.

My bike has standard saddlebag buckles. They're kind of a pain. My buddy has bags with hidden quick release plastic buckles. Has anyone tried to retrofit a standard bag with these plastic buckles?

I'm also glad I listened and read up before buying my first. My Honda Shadow VLX is PLENTY of bike to start on. The other thing to consider is that if you get something around 650cc or smaller, you WILL be able to get a good trade-in or sell it outright after you've learned the basics and are ready ...

Hello all! Took ths MSF course three weeks ago. I was the only one in my class to get a 100 on the written!

Bought my first bike the following week. A 2003 Honda Shadow VLX CD with bags, sissy bar, and 4300 miles on the odo. Starting to get more and more comfortable (Not squeezing the crap out of ...