Warning - Viking Bags

[ro6ert]

I will post a warning on the Swedish site as well and send them a letter too, on behalf of all the Swedish captains

 

[snuffer]

Thanks for the info, I certainly won't ever do business with them, nor will anyone who ever asks me my opinion of Viking bags.

 

[evomind]

That part is all my fault. I found the bags, they looked good and the price was great so I didn't do my due diligence and got burned.

I don't in any way excuse they way they have treated me or others, but I have to accept that I got myself into this situation.

That being said, I've been doing more digging and I'm thinking that 'they' are actually a one-man dropship operation. Looking again at the 'About us' page they have with the pictures of their impressive-looking operation it's now pretty obvious that it's been photoshopped. I tracked down their actual address and googled it and it's just a house, so make of that what you will.

If it is just one guy, that would explain why the owner or president that makes the decisions that have pissed everyone off is never available and the guy on the phone can play the 'just the messenger' card.

its not your fault.

 

[nolton]

That is what I call backing a brother.
You guys are great.

 

[TRath]

I've been putting this up on facebook and twitter every day by this link to the posting on my blog. Normally I use the site for photography, but this is getting some real action.

If you want to share the warning with your friends or followers, here is a link you can post.

http://trath.posterous.com/customer-service

Thanks for the support guys! I'm starting to see it popping up in places that I can't even trace a connection to. The biker community is starting to lay on the heat!

 

[Battersea]

EDGE bags are the same thing and the EDGE company is great to work with.
I had 103XL's with EZ Brackets on my R3 and it was the perfect set-up. On and off in 5 seconds, very stable, looked good, and all that.

I am looking to fit some luggage to my Rocket and liked the 103XL's but on speaking to the distributor in England was told they don't fit with the OEM Sissy Bar, would like to know if your bike has a Sissy Bar as well as the bags?

Thanks

 

[TRath]

I do have the sissy bar, but it was not mounted when I was trying to get the bags on.
I ordered a set of Easy Brackets that say they work with or without the backrest. (After thoroughly checking reviews on the company this time!)

 

[KingOfFleece]

The 103's fit perfect-I have the sissybar. Also, EZ Brackets did not know if they would fit with the sissybar-they worked great. No issue at all. You can see a few pics at my website, www.kingoffleece.com. Look under installed pictures. There is also a facebook link that has a few pics, "R3 installed" is the title.

 

[Battersea]

Thanks for the confirmation - I will pass on the information to the distributor, they need to know.

 

[TRath]

If you know who the distributor is could you please pass that along to me? I would like to contact them directly to voice my converns and answer any questions about the situation personally.