oem saddle bags

[roadkingdresser]

 just picked up a set of OEM fiberglass bags for a 65'ish shovelhead. need to find a key was wandering about the key for them. were they all keyed the same or no?

[roadkingdresser]

sorry these may be earlier they have the fold down latch with the lock in the foldown latch.

[Hossamania]

I'm assuming they were keyed to the bike (wouldn't make much sense to have all bags use the same key, but sillier things happen). I would think a locksmith should be able to set you up.

[JW113]

  What he said. I bought a set of knock off Chinese hard bags for my Road King (which turned out to be very nice by the way) and had my local lock dude key them to the ignition. And this is with these new "vending machine" round keys. So if that is possible, I think it'd be a cakewalk for a standard key. Locksmiths even have complete lock assemblies, so maybe drop the saddlebags and bike ignition key off with the locksmith, and have him call you when it's done?

-JW

[roadkingdresser]

 the latch on these bags are no more than a 1/4" inch thick. there is no way for them to be keyed like the bike. the key for them look like an old jewelry box lid. that's why i ask if by chance if they were all keyed the same.

[JW113]

A picture is worth a thousand words. 1/4" thick, as in the little two prong "latch and key" used on the old tool boxes?

I think what I was suggesting is to replace the latch assembly with one that can worth is the ign key. If you want something like that. Or not.

-JW

[roadkingdresser]

no, what I want to do is keep the original latches on them.

[crock]

Had a 65 Pan Head and it used a little bitty key. Didn't have a key for them but a buddy had one and it worked so they may be all keyed very similar and being 50 plus years worn one key fits all. Might chime in on the pan Head feed as someone there may know ore have one

[Racepres]

I have a set of Bags with that fold down latch...and yes, about anything resembling a key works... especially the old cheap, suitcase keys.. Mine works excellent with an old Yamaha key of some sort.. No Idea where it came from... outta my junk stash certainly..

[roadkingdresser]

Thanks guys .i went on the pan section and rite off the bat guy told me about a key on ebay. waiting for it to come on monday. i thought about trying to make one looks kinda simple but the guy had 5 so now he's got 4. thanks again