03-12-2019, 02:27 AM
When I had my CB500XA I bought a Nelson Rigg tank bag so I could see my maps on my day rides. My helmet and gloves were also placed in it when I stopped for something to eat. Out of sight, out of mind.
In the fall I bought another as a tail bag. That allowed me to carry a rain suit and remove clothing as the day warmed up.
Three years later when I traded it in on my CB1100EX, I only used the tail bag as I was now familiar with all my day ride routes. But I routinely kicked the expanded tail bag getting on and off the bike. So I bought the Honda rear rack to hold it.
Later that year one of the members here bought a EMGO travel trunk. It was the first trunk I saw that did not look like a large satellite hovering behind the CB. It was also inexpensive and easy to install. It holds either of my helmets, gloves, ear plugs, maps, and wet micro fibre cloth to clean my visor.
In the fall I bought another as a tail bag. That allowed me to carry a rain suit and remove clothing as the day warmed up.
Three years later when I traded it in on my CB1100EX, I only used the tail bag as I was now familiar with all my day ride routes. But I routinely kicked the expanded tail bag getting on and off the bike. So I bought the Honda rear rack to hold it.
Later that year one of the members here bought a EMGO travel trunk. It was the first trunk I saw that did not look like a large satellite hovering behind the CB. It was also inexpensive and easy to install. It holds either of my helmets, gloves, ear plugs, maps, and wet micro fibre cloth to clean my visor.