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Thanks very much for the answers, folks! At this point, if there is any sewing or 'remove and replace' repairs, I would have to let someone else do it. Although I'm the kind of guy who will attempt anything, I also know that, in most cases, anyway, that if it's my first attempt, I may have to re-try it a few times, which could really make a mess of these old bags. But at least I understand what I'm up against now. I even thought about spraying some lube like a silicone spray up into the opposite end's opening to try to get it to slide in. The twisting idea sounds like it might work (or twist the end of the cord off?) but that's worth a try. Thanks again, and I'll update this post when I've gotten a little further on it. Much obliged to you all! Lee Butcher

I'm new to the forum, which I found while looking for a fix for a problem I'm having with the leather saddlebags on my 2003 Indian Chief motorcycle. Here's the problem- the plastic piping cord that was installed when making the bags is working it's way out, and I'm looking for a way to get it back in place. There are 3 different places it's coming out. One, the one that concerns me the most, is the perimeter of the "lid" of a bag, and the other two are inside the bag. The lid cord has come out about 8" or so, and I've been trying to shove it back in, but I'm not having much luck. (At first I thought it was moving along pretty well, but it just pushes itself back out after forcing it in.) It's about 5" from the end of the piping run, but there's about 6" of cord still sticking out. There's also another repair that's over my ability, which are tears worn by the metal support wire that run the perimeter of the top opening. I have no idea what to do about those, but maybe someone can give me some information on how to get those fixed, also. I'm really glad to have found this sight, because I've always wanted to get into leather work after a very short leather tooling class I took way back when in the 70's when I was in junior high. Now that I'm retired, (Ironworker, local 396, St. Louis, Missouri), I think it would be great to have a new hobby to utilize my time. Thanks for any comments or suggestions on my 'saggy bag' trouble. Lee Butcher, leather apprentice.