Saddlebag colors?

first year painted to match?

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Saddlebag colors?

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The question came up at a local "circle of knowledge" discussion. What was the first year Harley started painting the saddle bags to match the color of the bike? The earliest proof I have is an October 1976 issue of "Motorcyclist" magazine that does a 1977 FLH road test that is all one color. Thanks, Gary
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Re: Saddlebag colors?

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6hds wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:36 am The question came up at a local "circle of knowledge" discussion. What was the first year Harley started painting the saddle bags to match the color of the bike? The earliest proof I have is an October 1976 issue of "Motorcyclist" magazine that does a 1977 FLH road test that is all one color. Thanks, Gary
Sorry Gary, you are a couple decades late. H-D did some color matched bags in the mid '50s. :mrgreen:
Initially with colored leather, then with colored plastic on the Royalite bags.
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Re: Saddlebag colors?

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Rubone, thanks for the response. My senior dementia is kicking in again confusing my thinking and typing. I have read in the Palmer book about the bubble bag colors in the panhead years. I was thinking of the "shovelhead" years of bag colors, 66 to 84, but didn't type it. Thanks, Gary
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