Road Glide Harley Davidson Saddlebags & Panniers
Hard bags, leather bags and throw-over bags are all on this shelf, and each fits differently. A hard bag such as the Detachables range locks with a key and holds its shape when empty, but it bolts to a mounting bracket that has to match your bike. A leather bag packs down flatter and suits an older Softail. A throw-over bag needs none of that. It just straps across the seat, the quickest way onto a bike that's never carried luggage before.
What comes with the bag, and what doesn't
This is the part that catches people out. A fifth of what's listed on this page isn't a bag. It's the hardware that holds one on — docking brackets, support brackets, bushings, latch plates, fork-lock kits. Owners on Harley forums report bags turning up without the full docking hardware, then tracking down the missing bracket by part number. Our own shelf shows why: the lower docking bracket, 90201525, is listed separately from any bag it bolts to. The two aren't always sold together.
Fitment changes with the model, and with the year
Touring, Softail and Pan America are three different systems, not one bag styled three ways. Touring bikes have shipped with hard bags and a latch for years. Many Softails don't come with saddlebags at all. The docking hardware goes on separately. Pan America takes a soft adventure-style bag instead of a hard one. Even within Touring, Harley changed the latch design at the 2014 model year, and our own "2014 & Newer" saddlebag parts exist because of it. A bracket bought for one side of that line won't fit the other.
Keeping things dry inside
A fitted liner keeps loose kit from sliding around, and it isn't automatically a dry bag. Most liners are sewn rather than heat-welded, and a sewn seam lets water through eventually. If something in the bag has to stay dry on a wet ride home, pack it in its own bag inside the liner. Don't rely on the liner by itself.
Everything here is a genuine Harley-Davidson part, sold by an authorised dealer, for sale at 10% off RRP with free UK delivery available, and it carries the manufacturer's warranty a copied bracket won't. Not sure which docking system your bike takes? The Parts Finder searches by model, and the rest of what's genuine for your bike is in Harley-Davidson parts.