| Author | Message | ||
     Petereid |
I know there was posts about this before and I did search and came up with conflicting reports. Will the Buell outdoorsman bags fit on an XT that came with the journey bags? I read that you just switch the left for right and right for left and will have to relocate the tun signals. Is tis right?? My journey bags leaked from day 1 and the replacements they sent leaked just as bad. I talked to the dealer about having Buell replace the side bags with the outdoorsman under warranty and I would pay for the top case as that one didn't leak. Buells answer to the dealer is the bags only fir the X not the XT. I just want to be sure before I try to argue the point with Buell. | ||
| Sleez |
as far as i know, they should mount right up to the same brackets. just what i have heard and not seen in person. if they are both HB bags, they should work! | ||
| Itileman |
There was a damaged set of Outdoorsman bags that just sold on ebay. Deleted the transaction a few minutes ago before logging on here. The set included new tail lights. In looking at the Buell catalog, you can see that the lights are a bit different than the XT's in that they have L-shaped stems. You should be able to get the new lights as they appeared to be part & parcel of the complete set that was sold, and, therefore, should be included. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Having seen an XT and XP side by side...the brackets are totally different for the side cases. Top case rack, identical...side case racks, more different than just "turn them around". | ||
| Wbrisett |
that's odd. The Hepco & Becker site claims they are the standard HB mounts. I wonder what the deal is.... Wayne | ||
| Froggy |
They are standard mounts, the racks are still different for the different positioning of both sets of bags. The Outdoorsman bags are further rearward, and "backward" compared to the XT stock bags. As result, requiring the turn signal relocation. | ||
| Ratbuell |
OK, I did an experiment. I took an outdoorsman bag off our XP, and went over to an XT we have in stock (I'd have used my personal Journey-equipped X, but it's too filthy to touch with new parts LOL). With stock XT mounts, an Outdoorsman bag will *clip* onto the mount. BUT. It hits the passenger footpeg if its folded (and hits it hard, not just a brush like some of the journey alignment stories), and it hits the turn signals in the stock location. Mount-to-mount appear to be the same, but putting an outdoorsman on "backwards" with the XT mounts...no-go. Unless you don't need passenger pegs - even unfolded, they'd have to have bound their feet as kids. There's NO room for a foot. The outdoorsman turn signal relocation kit would handle the other piece of interference. | ||
| Dynasport |
I believe the proper mounts come with the Outsdoorsman kit from Buell. That won't help you if you pick the bags up separately from somewhere else though. | ||
| Froggy |
Rat, what about putting the Journeys on the XP? If that works no issue I might go that route in the future so I can have the outdoorsman bags for day to day, and the big ass journeys for my week long trips. | ||
| Petereid |
the big ass journeys for my week long trips. just make sure on your long trips to pack everything in plastic.....otherwise everything will be soaked if you hit rain. You might want to see my post about leaking journey bags before you spend the money on them. Pete | ||
| Froggy |
I already have them, and they don't leak  (well my left one does, but it was completely submerged and stuck underwater for 5 minutes during a failed water crossing) | ||
| Ratbuell |
XT bags (journeys) on XP (outdoorsman)brackets, work fine. It also might help alleviate some of the leak issues - the attaching latch is moved to the back of the bag, out of the way of incoming rain while you're riding. One other thing of note - it moves the bag back about an inch on the bike. Still need the turn signal relocation kit with this setup, but it gives a little more calf/foot room for the passenger. Factory oughta think about superceding all the bracketry to the Outdoorsman setup, that way no matter which bag you want to run, it'll snap right on.... |
