SilkyJohnson

I will post photos as soon as I can finish up the second one. Saddle stitching is a lot more work than I expected and seems to be an art by itself. I have a lot more respect for everybody who does their own stitching. It's a lot harder than it looks. I used a mounting bracket kit for saddlebags and the first one bolted up easy. No problems.

The pattern is my own design. He wanted something different. So I took side photos and several measurements of different points on the fender and frame. I designed the pattern in Adobe Illustrator, based on the measurements I took. He also told me, he wanted the bag about 6" wide.

Hi this is my first complete project. Well, kind of complete, because it's a set of 2 and I'm still finishing the other side up. I made these for my buddy's 100th anniversary Fatboy as a Christmas present. He said he wanted a different kind of shape to fit the lines of the bike better. I've custom painted a lot of bikes, but never made bags for any. My dad was a master at tooling leather, so I thought with a little advice from him and my expertise in packaging design, it was possible. Obviously I had no idea on the amount of work involved. My friends wife bought all the leather. I did all the work. That was the deal. They loved the end result and I think it turned out pretty good for a first try. Obviously its not as clean as a lot of work I've seen on here. But I learned a lot from the hours and hours I've spent, reading everybody posts and looking at everybody's work here. So thanks. A Lot. Again, it's my first try at making anything out of leather and I know I made a lot of mistakes, but I learned a lot and I think the next set will be much better.