Cold Weather Riding

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I broke down and recommissioned "The Weber", my inauspicious name for my Givi V40 box. It looks like a mid-sized barbecue on the back of my bike, doesn't it. Not flattering, but what box is. I've been using my E36, a smaller, less obtrusive box for the daily commute, which does not have the capacity for a helmet.

However, for winter early morning and evening commutes and the after-work errands and meetups with Mrs. or friends, leaving a helmet locked to the handlebars means coming back to a cold lid, damp with dew. Plus, I'm carrying an extra pair of thick gloves, neck gaiters and other keep-warm bits. The V40 is the smallest Monokey box that can secure a helmet, and carry the extra stuff. Not pretty, but functional.

The "Weber"! Haha...It does have that "pizza-delivery / pool-cleaner-guy" look that I see frequently in other countries. : ) But it's highly functional, can be locked, and keeps your helmet dry. Sometimes function must win out over form. An alternative would be a soft tail bag mounted to the seat, as opposed to the rear rack--they look low profile, but these are generally not lockable. I use my soft tail bag on the CB's seat, but I mainly use it to pick up groceries on the way home from work so I don't leave things of value inside the bag while it's parked for long.

EDIT...wait...what DO you use for BBQ?