Harley hard leather covered saddlebags

[billyboymr2]

Hi all, looking for some advice on products to use. I just bought a Harley Heritage with semi-rigid leather saddlebags and they are ever so slightly faded, and also the leather straps that hold the closure clips is very stiff. I've cleaned tons of Harley leather saddlebags, but these have a tendency of sagging. I will be getting the rigid inserts to help them keep their shape, but I'd like to know what to use to clean, restore, and protect the leather without causing them to lose their rigidity or possibly stretching or shrinking the leather. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

This is what the bags look like:

2016-2017 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic Saddlebag Inserts

 

[John U]

Doc Bailey's Leather Black. Wear some rubber gloves when you apply it. It's a leather dye. Worked like a charm on my leather bags.