Love it! In the market for bags, myself, and those first bags you had looked like a LOT of work to get in and out of. Interested in seeing the installation and hearing your review!
I just took another look at the Viking site, and in one view, they show the bags on a Hog. Then they show the bags on the side of a Rebel, they must be glued on.
@@jamescampolo7824 Why would it though? but a good question is to see if they offer the new hardware as a kit. I would recommend watching the installation video and then deciding on a course of action, you never know, you might like the new hardware and the way i installed it on the rebel
@@ontherebel11 Anything would be better than the junk Viking sent me. Viking sent me nothing close to workable. As I said, the bags flopped around and stripped out the fender mounts. Viking just sources this stuff, puts their name on it and resells it. They don't make/design anything. The instructions are totally genaric. Most other companies make stuff explicitly for the Rebel and have pictures and diagrams on mounting their stuff on the Rebel.
Gus, here is a video of a guy pulling his hair out trying to mount the Viking bags on his Rebel with the Viking hardware. th-cam.com/video/YmRBR-eYsWc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=z9WniZDQw9iCpYVH
I bought a set of Raven XL 34 "leather" bags from Viking for $499. The bags are fine, the mounting system or lack thereof SUCKS! First of all, the bags arrived without keys for the locks. Then they sent new locking hardware and again no locks with the tumblers and keys.Then finally I got all of the bag hardware I needed, but not adequate mounting hardware. So I asked them, what you are telling us is, scrap the hardware that comes with the bags and buy an alternative system.I tried to use Viking's system, had to buy new bolts the correct size, had to buy some tubing to shim up the hardware so the bags didn't wobble, then after a couple hundred miles, the bolts stripped out of the fender threads and the right bag was riding on the muffler. I contacted Viking and they told me "that is all you get, we don't have other mounting hardware". So, Gus, if you have contacts with Viking, tell them they owe me adequate mounting hardware. After all, I am over $500 into this and they still sit on a shelf in the garage. Another thing, to this day, their installation video is on a Hog and nothing relavent to the Rebel. Until they come up with a working mounting system, I wouldn't deal with them. After watching this video, it looks like I spent $499 for the bags and have to spend another couple hundred for mounts? WTF?
Oh no, that sucks James! sorry to hear about your experience bro.... i've completed a detailed installation video, hopefully this will help the rebel 1100 community make their decision regarding bags. I am happy to share that they have changed their mounting hardware, they are much better and sturdier, they also supply spacers along with the bolts, you'll see that in the coming video. as an added bonus, i'm also happy to share with you that they are developing a quick connect system specifically made for the rebel!! it will be out in apx 2 months, i will do a follow up video once i get those! you'll see in the installation video that the bags are rock solid!! for the record, i'm a tinkerer, so i always have spares around when it comes to spaces and bolts etc, i'm always prepared to change things around to make it work.
I’m debating hard bags myself. I was looking at these and Shad’s offerings. If only Shad would stay in stock (about the same price as Viking but the cases are 23L each as opposed to 34L total).
Hi Mark!!! I've looked at so many as well, For my taste and needs, these are the best fit. I can't wait to stress test them on a long trip!!! Very excited to see how much i can carry compared to the SWmotech bags i used.
Curious if you might do a video on the SLC carrier to Viking bags. May do it myself. I prefer the look of the Viking bags over shad (but was worried with some other people’s experience who mounted it directly with Viking hardware).
Hey Rebel Bro. I have the 2023 1100dct Tour model. Absolutely love it. I have a question, I just changed my rear tire. Using one of your videos as a guide on how to remove and reinstall the back tire. After installing new tire, I took it for a ride. The tourge/ traction control light blinks and stays on. I can't figure it out. I have no clue what happened. Any ideas?
Hi Jim! Watch this video at 33:45, I discuss the possible issue that may result in that. It's the pulser ring and speed sensor that could trip the TC light. Also double check the gap between the speed sensor and the pulser ring as well as if there is any debris on the speed sensor itself. Hope this helps brother. th-cam.com/video/TGJtkWl3KFs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sbLKC79JkdhLmoI6
I think I have bad news re: these bags. I just completed (7.3.24) an online chat with a Viking rep and was told they no longer sell hard bags for the Rebel 1100, and do not have plans to bring it back. Ugh! Has anybody else had a different experience?
as soon as I saw his install video around Easter they took them off the website, I'm betting either they couldn't get the supplier to make them or they had tons of problems with them either way I'm still looking for hard case lockable bags
Gus, you're a good salesman, you accentuate the highlights, not the short comings. THE INCLUDED MOUNTING BS! Personnaly I don't care about the quick mount but, I want them to mount correctly, quick connect or solid mounted.
Thank you James, i try to present it as i see it, everything is a compromise brother, i often overcome challenges by working around deficiencies if i encounter them. The installation video also includes mistakes i've made to help other avoid them.
@@ontherebel11 I have been making things work for 50+ years but if something is junk, sometimes there is no work around. If I could post pictures of what they sent me, you'd know what I mean. Words can't do it justice.
I went to th Viking website and they show them on the 500 but not the 1100. Do the 500 one fit or did some "playing" need to happen? I'm looking to pull the trigger on them (if they fit still) asap! Thanks!
Hi Ed, sorry about that man, i recommend that you contact viking bags, the rebel 500 model has different mounting hardware i believe, i'm sure they'll be able to help you out, that model is very popular.
Hi Gus, it is good to see you are doing well. I am very interested in this video and I am looking for another one. I am also looking for bags and I was thinking about SWw Motech legend gear bud they are tooooo wide for me and with them my bike 4:32 would looks like a snow plow..... Have a nice day Gus👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
These are the 34L bags. I don't know why they don't have them listed for the Rebel 1100 anymore, i would recommend that you shoot them an email, i'm sure they have the same model available for other bikes as these are a generic fit
@ontherebel11 I did contact Viking, and they said the Lamellar bags are not designed for the Rebel. They did say some people have installed them on the Rebel " with modifications". ???
@@merlepittman5622 Just in case you haven't seen it, here is a detailed installation video, i'm not sure what modifications they are referring to... hope this helps
@ontherebel11 I did watch your video. Thanks. I know, that's why I'm confused? My issue now is not knowing which model of 34L bag to order since they don't list one for the Rebel. Great video BTW.
So now I have to spend another $150 or more to mount these things that were supposed to come with mounting hardware? That puts me into saddle bags, almost $700!
sorry to hear that bro, i share a tip in the installation video, you could use the SLC mounting system you currently have, just remove the adapter off the bag and attach it to the viking bag, i briefly go over it for owners that would like to keep the SLC system in place.
@@ontherebel11 That's just it. All they sent me was 4 rods with eyelets, some bolts and spacers. Nothing like an SLC system. I wish I could send you a picture of the junk they sent. What did they send you in that little box that says "hardware"? There is no mounting "plate" or anything with tubes, just some rods, spacers, washers and bolts. After the bags were mounted, they flopped round and stripped out the fender holes. It looks like you also have something that goes across the fender to the other side. Mine had nothing like that.
@@jamescampolo7824 They sent bolts, spacers, washers to me as well, but the difference is the new mounts they sent, they are robust and much easier to install. i believe they call them fat mounts
@@ontherebel11 They should have a recall system for the junk they put out that doesn't work. They owe me hardware that works, especially since I paid $499 for Rebel bags with mounting hardware.
To keep costs down, companies often produce oversees so that the end user can get the best value. Honestly speaking, these offer the best value! the SW motech bags that i have are twice the price, and if you want the hard bags from SWMotech you'll be out $1,000..... based on my research the viking bags have the best value, looks and functionality imo
My bad James, i am trying to please everyone by not making the videos too long.... but you'll see all the hardware laid out in the video that will be posted soon bro.
Looks great!!😍
Waiting for the installation video 🙏
Thank you Amir!!!!! Its always so good to see your comments!
@@ontherebel11 Thank you my friend. Just please don't keep us waiting for too long 😁😁 You're videos are awesome!!
@@amirlugassy I will do my best brother!!! 🤙
Love it! In the market for bags, myself, and those first bags you had looked like a LOT of work to get in and out of. Interested in seeing the installation and hearing your review!
Yeah the Legend bags get old when you are on a 12 day tour 🤣🤣
I will do my best to get the installation video out and test them out in the field👍
Very cool! Love the cut out idea for the shock.
Nice work dude
Thank you Slight!!! Always a pleasure to see your messages bro!!
That’s awesome. I have the Honda removable soft bags. I would love to have hard bags like these.
Hi Jake, these are a big improvement to the OEM soft bags, it will make my life so much easier, plus they look great and the price is so reasonable!
I just took another look at the Viking site, and in one view, they show the bags on a Hog. Then they show the bags on the side of a Rebel, they must be glued on.
I've completed the installation, and they are on solid! you'll like what you'll see!
@@ontherebel11 Is this going to cost me another $500?
@@jamescampolo7824 Why would it though? but a good question is to see if they offer the new hardware as a kit. I would recommend watching the installation video and then deciding on a course of action, you never know, you might like the new hardware and the way i installed it on the rebel
@@ontherebel11 Anything would be better than the junk Viking sent me. Viking sent me nothing close to workable. As I said, the bags flopped around and stripped out the fender mounts. Viking just sources this stuff, puts their name on it and resells it. They don't make/design anything. The instructions are totally genaric. Most other companies make stuff explicitly for the Rebel and have pictures and diagrams on mounting their stuff on the Rebel.
Gus, here is a video of a guy pulling his hair out trying to mount the Viking bags on his Rebel with the Viking hardware. th-cam.com/video/YmRBR-eYsWc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=z9WniZDQw9iCpYVH
heeeey buddy, welcome back. That looks very nice. thx for the video
Hi Julio! Great to see your comment brother! Thank you for your support brother!
I bought a set of Raven XL 34 "leather" bags from Viking for $499. The bags are fine, the mounting system or lack thereof SUCKS! First of all, the bags arrived without keys for the locks. Then they sent new locking hardware and again no locks with the tumblers and keys.Then finally I got all of the bag hardware I needed, but not adequate mounting hardware. So I asked them, what you are telling us is, scrap the hardware that comes with the bags and buy an alternative system.I tried to use Viking's system, had to buy new bolts the correct size, had to buy some tubing to shim up the hardware so the bags didn't wobble, then after a couple hundred miles, the bolts stripped out of the fender threads and the right bag was riding on the muffler. I contacted Viking and they told me "that is all you get, we don't have other mounting hardware".
So, Gus, if you have contacts with Viking, tell them they owe me adequate mounting hardware. After all, I am over $500 into this and they still sit on a shelf in the garage.
Another thing, to this day, their installation video is on a Hog and nothing relavent to the Rebel. Until they come up with a working mounting system, I wouldn't deal with them.
After watching this video, it looks like I spent $499 for the bags and have to spend another couple hundred for mounts? WTF?
Oh no, that sucks James! sorry to hear about your experience bro.... i've completed a detailed installation video, hopefully this will help the rebel 1100 community make their decision regarding bags. I am happy to share that they have changed their mounting hardware, they are much better and sturdier, they also supply spacers along with the bolts, you'll see that in the coming video. as an added bonus, i'm also happy to share with you that they are developing a quick connect system specifically made for the rebel!! it will be out in apx 2 months, i will do a follow up video once i get those! you'll see in the installation video that the bags are rock solid!! for the record, i'm a tinkerer, so i always have spares around when it comes to spaces and bolts etc, i'm always prepared to change things around to make it work.
great review as always
Thank you Matt!!!
Plan on buying the same ones when can. looks great
Thank you Thomas! The bags feel solid!! Very impressed with them!
I’m debating hard bags myself. I was looking at these and Shad’s offerings. If only Shad would stay in stock (about the same price as Viking but the cases are 23L each as opposed to 34L total).
Hi Mark!!! I've looked at so many as well, For my taste and needs, these are the best fit. I can't wait to stress test them on a long trip!!! Very excited to see how much i can carry compared to the SWmotech bags i used.
Curious if you might do a video on the SLC carrier to Viking bags. May do it myself. I prefer the look of the Viking bags over shad (but was worried with some other people’s experience who mounted it directly with Viking hardware).
@markwisniewski7590 hi Mark, I will do my best to document the whole process 👍
Hey Rebel Bro. I have the 2023 1100dct Tour model. Absolutely love it. I have a question, I just changed my rear tire. Using one of your videos as a guide on how to remove and reinstall the back tire. After installing new tire, I took it for a ride. The tourge/ traction control light blinks and stays on. I can't figure it out. I have no clue what happened. Any ideas?
Hi Jim!
Watch this video at 33:45, I discuss the possible issue that may result in that.
It's the pulser ring and speed sensor that could trip the TC light. Also double check the gap between the speed sensor and the pulser ring as well as if there is any debris on the speed sensor itself. Hope this helps brother.
th-cam.com/video/TGJtkWl3KFs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=sbLKC79JkdhLmoI6
I think I have bad news re: these bags. I just completed (7.3.24) an online chat with a Viking rep and was told they no longer sell hard bags for the Rebel 1100, and do not have plans to bring it back. Ugh! Has anybody else had a different experience?
I'm sorry to hear that Chris.... this sucks
as soon as I saw his install video around Easter they took them off the website, I'm betting either they couldn't get the supplier to make them or they had tons of problems with them either way I'm still looking for hard case lockable bags
Gus, you're a good salesman, you accentuate the highlights, not the short comings. THE INCLUDED MOUNTING BS! Personnaly I don't care about the quick mount but, I want them to mount correctly, quick connect or solid mounted.
Thank you James, i try to present it as i see it, everything is a compromise brother, i often overcome challenges by working around deficiencies if i encounter them. The installation video also includes mistakes i've made to help other avoid them.
@@ontherebel11 I have been making things work for 50+ years but if something is junk, sometimes there is no work around. If I could post pictures of what they sent me, you'd know what I mean. Words can't do it justice.
@@jamescampolo7824 I understand your frustration brother
I did the same set up with my Viking bags.
Hi brent, what took me so long? LOL
I went to th Viking website and they show them on the 500 but not the 1100. Do the 500 one fit or did some "playing" need to happen? I'm looking to pull the trigger on them (if they fit still) asap! Thanks!
Hi Ed, sorry about that man, i recommend that you contact viking bags, the rebel 500 model has different mounting hardware i believe, i'm sure they'll be able to help you out, that model is very popular.
Hi Gus, it is good to see you are doing well. I am very interested in this video and I am looking for another one. I am also looking for bags and I was thinking about SWw Motech legend gear bud they are tooooo wide for me and with them my bike 4:32 would looks like a snow plow.....
Have a nice day Gus👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Miro!! Thank you for your support bro!!!
In viking web site it only shows a lamellar raven xl 34l for the Harley Dyna Street Bob. Is that the one you're using?
Or the rebel 500, nothing for the 1100
Hi Steven, i'm sorry to hear that, i recommend to contact Viking Bags, i'm sure they will be able to help you out!
Yep talked to them and they said they aren't available for the 1100.
Where did you buy the slc quick connect adapter? Can you give a link?
I took it off my my legend bad, but you can buy the adapter directly from SW motech, here is the link
sw-motech.us/products/luggage/SysBags/adapter/
@@ontherebel11 thank you!
I want to see how you mounted these bags because I am pissed at what Viking provides.
You'll be very happy with the new mounts James, they still only use 2 bolts to hold the bags to the fender just like the OEM mounts do.
Which model of Lamellar Ravens are these? When I search Vikings website for Rebel 1100 bags, the Lamellar Raven XL is not one of the options?
These are the 34L bags. I don't know why they don't have them listed for the Rebel 1100 anymore, i would recommend that you shoot them an email, i'm sure they have the same model available for other bikes as these are a generic fit
@ontherebel11 I did contact Viking, and they said the Lamellar bags are not designed for the Rebel. They did say some people have installed them on the Rebel " with modifications". ???
@@merlepittman5622 Just in case you haven't seen it, here is a detailed installation video, i'm not sure what modifications they are referring to... hope this helps
@@merlepittman5622 th-cam.com/video/AXXza13JOrM/w-d-xo.html
@ontherebel11 I did watch your video. Thanks. I know, that's why I'm confused? My issue now is not knowing which model of 34L bag to order since they don't list one for the Rebel.
Great video BTW.
Awesome video. How much are those hard saddle bags 💼?
Thank you Mouse, they are very reasonably prices, apx $400. i will be posting the installation and review video in the near future
Part 2?
Hi there MightymouzMoto! yes sir, there will be a full installation and review video coming out soon!
First! 👊😉👍 --QM
Thank you for the support brother!!!!
Hope the recovery is going well!
I just went from the viking bags to the swmotech bags.
WOW!! pleas share your experience, which swmotech bags did you get?
I got the same one as life of burch has The sw motech legend lh1 bags. I liked the viking bags but it's not easily detachable.
@@kfpmoto Those are awesome! i've often come close to pulling the trigger on them!! excellent choice!👌
So now I have to spend another $150 or more to mount these things that were supposed to come with mounting hardware? That puts me into saddle bags, almost $700!
sorry to hear that bro, i share a tip in the installation video, you could use the SLC mounting system you currently have, just remove the adapter off the bag and attach it to the viking bag, i briefly go over it for owners that would like to keep the SLC system in place.
@@ontherebel11 That's just it. All they sent me was 4 rods with eyelets, some bolts and spacers. Nothing like an SLC system. I wish I could send you a picture of the junk they sent. What did they send you in that little box that says "hardware"? There is no mounting "plate" or anything with tubes, just some rods, spacers, washers and bolts. After the bags were mounted, they flopped round and stripped out the fender holes. It looks like you also have something that goes across the fender to the other side. Mine had nothing like that.
@@jamescampolo7824 They sent bolts, spacers, washers to me as well, but the difference is the new mounts they sent, they are robust and much easier to install. i believe they call them fat mounts
@@ontherebel11 They should have a recall system for the junk they put out that doesn't work. They owe me hardware that works, especially since I paid $499 for Rebel bags with mounting hardware.
Second 🎉I tried lol
You guys are awesome, thank you Jermiah!!!
BTW, their site states "engineering excellence". Ya, right, made in Packistan.
To keep costs down, companies often produce oversees so that the end user can get the best value. Honestly speaking, these offer the best value! the SW motech bags that i have are twice the price, and if you want the hard bags from SWMotech you'll be out $1,000..... based on my research the viking bags have the best value, looks and functionality imo
Gus, with unpacking, I want you to show the Fn crap they includ as "mounting hardware". It is total Bull Shit!
My bad James, i am trying to please everyone by not making the videos too long.... but you'll see all the hardware laid out in the video that will be posted soon bro.
That is by far the ugliest exhaust system that I have ever seen.
@@JamesCollins-s1o 👍