Soft luggage options advantages disadvantages

[Ridem32_imp]

Lagoje: bags look nice. Did you have to buy the bar that hangs down? Do they just mount with strap under seat? If so do they flop around any at speed?
Thanks Michael

[CIP57_imp]

Nelson Rigg SPRT40 saddlebags

Small enough to fit in front of the turn signals. Not a bad option for 1-up riding.

The box is the Givi E26 I've mentioned in other posts.



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Those are the best looking saddles i have seen. Not to big with no relocation needed

[1953andrejrigoli_imp]

Please comment on passenger access to passenger footpegs...Seems tight...?
Nelson Rigg SPRT40 saddlebags

Small enough to fit in front of the turn signals. Not a bad option for 1-up riding.

The box is the Givi E26 I've mentioned in other posts.



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[the Ferret]

andre..generally SPEAKING ANY SADDLEBAG THAT CAN FIT IN FRONT OF THE TURN SIGNALS IN THEIR STOCK LOCATION WILL PROBABLY PREVENT A PASSENGER FROM USING THEIR PEGS. (sorry about the caps accidentally hti cap lock and I'm not typing it all over again)

[Lord Popgun]

re the caps. I thought you were just emphatically making a point until you ratted yourself out

[the Ferret]

Nah.. Sometimes I type a bunch without looking up. tHen I look up and see somewhere along the line instead of capitalizing one letter, I hit Cap lock, And the whole dang sentece or 1/2 a paragraph is in caps lol

[silverbub_imp]

Respectfully submitted: CAPS are certainly easier for reading for some of us who have not only older eyes... but were weak eyes to begin with...(may I use an exclamation point w/o offending?)!... so, CAPS are appreciated, personally...exactly when did all CAPS become conventionally SHOUTING OBNOXIOUSLY?... this inquiring mind mildly is curious...

[the Ferret]

Lol..not sure silverbub. Certainly been inyernet ettiquette as long as I have been online. At least 15 years.

Never bothered me to see someone type in all caps. I have old eyes too, but some people get absolutely torqued out of shape about it.

[JustPassinThru_imp]

Interesting how you folks are doing it. Right now I'm flailing...my old standby was a Bags Connect tailbag. Thing was/is good-sized, although it's towards the end of its life...holds about half of what you need for a weekend trip. When I had my Burgman 650, the tailbag would go on the pillion seat; and the overflow luggage go in the underseat luggage area. Worked well. Longer trips, I'd tie a duffle crosswise on the pillion like a dead body on a horse; and again, worked successfully. Especially if I had the tent inside the duffle; the poles of the tent kit would make the duffle rigid crosswise.

On the BMW R1100RT, I had hard panniers, and the tailbag gave me enough with the panniers. Very professional.

But now, the Bags Connect tailbag, used on the CB...it has droops on both sides of the seat or rack or fender; and those obscure the CB's turn signals. I have a plan to modify them, but that is going to wait.

Saddlebags, likewise. I need to move those turn signals; and I haven't seen a kit or gotten any idea from my Honda guy that I like.

BUT, in the interim, I'm using ANOTHER duffle, this one a little shorter and broader...a six-gallon milk crate just fit inside. I put brackets, hard brackets, on it through the milk crate. Strap it on the rack; and although it looks a bit Beverly Hillbillies, it works just fine.

Never had a tank bag. The idea of scratching that paint up, just doesn't appeal to me; and as noted, it's in the way on fuel stops. It works for a lot of folks; but I generally have a small grip on top of the big duffle in the back - where I keep maps and rain gear and other need-it-quick stuff.

[Offroad]

I tried to copy Ferret when I purchased my soft bags...best, cheapest thing I've bought for my CB. Thanks Ferret!

The only negative it trying to throw my leg over that tailbag ;-)

If I could get enough support to that that tailbag to actually be a back rest / support, it would be perfect!

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