bags vs. panels

Here's my $30 snow day project, I popped off the left number plate and added a cheap bag from Cycle Gear ( they try so hard...bless their hearts) it was $35, but I got it on sale for $29.95. It's no custom leather pony express bag, actually it's not leather at all as far as I can tell, but the price is right. The only tough part was that I had to remove the bar that the plate screws into to get it to sit flat enough to stay under my leg at a stand still and the bolts needed a spacer to screw back in flush to the frame.