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Saddlebag Identification

Started by MeatWagon, Sun 12, Jul 2026, 09:58:17

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MeatWagon

Hello everyone!

I just bought a 1998 Valkyrie a couple weeks ago. Absolutely have fallen in love with the "old man cruiser" bike, as I've called them my whole life. Who would've thought right?

Anyway, I'm the third owner. The second owner only had it for a year or two, made a bunch of modifications, did a ton of maintenance on it (with records even!), but of course he doesn't have all the answers for what's what on the bike.

I have a pair of saddlebags that are ideally in need of new hinges and latches. I bought a set of Honda OEM locks, they of course don't fit in the slightest. So they're not original, but there's no markings I can see on them. There is a Cobra sticker inside one of them, but the bike's covered in Cobra stuff, so it could just be a sticker. I don't know if they even made bags.

Anyone here able to identify them? Note that there's extra holes, slots really, carved into the latch area. My guess, going off of how uneven they are, is those were made to accept an aftermarket latch or lock. So I think these latches may be original. Let me know if measurements would help at all, or if you need some additional images. I uploaded them all to the add image thing here and to imgur, whichever works better. And if anyone happens to know of a good source for a pair of same-keyed lockable latches that might fit, I'd be real thankful.

Thanks!

https://imgur.com/a/TpTFKRp














98valk

look like Champion Motorcycle Patriot Hard Saddlebags.  not made anymore
I think this is the company that made them

https://championsidecars.com/?route=product%2Fproduct&path=61_65&product_id=128
1998 Std/Tourer, 2007 DR200SE, 1981 CB900C  10speed
1973 Duster 340 4-speed rare A/C, 2001 F250 4x4 7.3L, 6sp

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MeatWagon

That sure looks spot on. Thank you. I sent the company an email asking if they had any old stock parts and got a boilerplate reply, so it looks like third party is the way to go.

Thanks again for the help! Good eye.