I have the Triumph panniers with Easy Brackets, which make the naked look easy to achieve. I agree that you can reinforce them with a little aluminum. There's a thick piece of plastic on the inside face of the bag which makes it rigid. However, the rivets don't attach along the bottom so the bottom of the bag warps away from the rigid plastic plate. Three rivets fixed that.
Since I don't tour, I don't load them up much so they haven't warped. No question, the Corbin bags look great and if I wanted a bagger for touring, I'd have them and a matching top trunk.
Since I don't tour, I don't load them up much so they haven't warped. No question, the Corbin bags look great and if I wanted a bagger for touring, I'd have them and a matching top trunk.