09 Venture Saddlebags

[dudexit2]

Hey Everyone!

I have been in and out of this forum for a long time. I have had a 09 Venture that I bought from my Dad when he had a mini stroke and couldn’t balance the bike anymore but i was working on his bike long before it was mine. I had dropped the bike a few times when I first got it and damaged the left saddlebag. I had originally fixed it with some hot staples and that worked well enough to keep stuff inside of the saddlebag. I dropped it again about a year after that and that same spot broke again. I wasn’t able to fix it because I was missing pieces of plastic. I had a lot of stuff going on for a while so I put off buying a new one. I am looking at the saddlebags out there for the bike and they are more expensive than they were when I first looked at them a few years ago. Is there any good places to buy cheaper saddlebags and plastics for the bike. I was also thinking about 3D printing my own if I can find someone with a printer that would print one if I supplied the materials. Thank you to all of you who have posted in the tech forums for your help over the years. I have been able to fix a lot of problems by referring to your conversations and insight!