I've been planning to post a comment about my disappointment with the so called leather Triumph bags. Yes mine began by tearing at the corners. I took them to a leather shop to be sewn and the fellow there pointed out that they are mostly made of cardboard. He sewed a piece of leather in the corner of the bag and fixed it. Meanwhile the crease where the bag folds to open it is now tearing and I am holding it together with duct tape. One of the bags has begun to shrivel up because one day I drove to work on my bike and had to leave it in the rain all day. Hey, I love my Speedmaster but the Triumph saddle bags are a disgrace. I ordered some new bags today from an aftermarket company. Take my advice don’t by the Triumph bags.
