[LakeCleElum]

I think you are talking about these:

https://www.happy-trail.com/happy-trails-soft-luggage-systems/sl-side-racks.html

For my Dual Sport, soft bags on a rack make contact with the muffler and would quickly burn up?

As I'm a cheap bastard: My solution: Mount something like this to the rack and throw the bags over the top:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sliver-Aluminum-Hard-Case-Textured-Small-Camera-Equipment-Case-with-Foam-Insert/183756569841?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SI M%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D57476%26meid%3D7b1eae7fc7e64f08 95a39fbd6603217e%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D1 2%26sd%3D293032970882%26itm%3D183756569841&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851