Tour bag advice?

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by Tiger J

Good question! My wife has riding gear but she gets worn out by a hundred miles or so... so she probably won't be accompanying me on many weekender and rally trips.

Riding solo, is it better to use your luggage rack or mount your tour bag to the passenger seat? Does it make any difference in the ride?

If you set the bag on the passenger seat, it can be used as a rider backrest. I think the bike rides better when you're solo with the bag on the seat rather than behind the passenger backrest.

[dank]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

If you set the bag on the passenger seat, it can be used as a rider backrest. I think the bike rides better when you're solo with the bag on the seat rather than behind the passenger backrest.

I agree it makes a great backrest, but it also makes it harder to get your leg up and over the seat when you are getting on the bike! Looks cooler on the back. I never noticed a difference in handling, but when solo usually put in on the rear seat as a backrest.

[blowndodge]

Apparently not.. If you've seen the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" and remember the pickup druck they drove out west, that looks exactly how Scott's ride looks when he's packed up!

[VulcanE]

Originally Posted by nomadtom69

Check one of these out thinking about getting one for the Key West trip
http://www.saddlemen.com/store/index...oducts_id=7086

Tom, I like that bag

[nomadtom69]

Found it when I was looking for a tourpak top bag to put extra helment and rain gear in when riding solo.

[Loafer]

Originally Posted by blowndodge

Apparently not.. If you've seen the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" and remember the pickup truck they drove out west, that looks exactly how Scott's ride looks, when he's packed up!

Is this the one?

[siriusjoe]

Originally Posted by Pitchinguy

I have this Nelson Rigg tourpac & can't say enough good about it. If I lost it today, I'd buy another tonight!

http://nelsonrigg.com/store/product.aspx?pid=356

I have the same setup, plus an extra roll bag that sits on the passenger seat.

It's high quality gear and I'm very happy with it.

Joe

[ballast]

Originally Posted by Tiger J

Good question! My wife has riding gear but she gets worn out by a hundred miles or so... so she probably won't be accompanying me on many weekender and rally trips.

Riding solo, is it better to use your luggage rack or mount your tour bag to the passenger seat? Does it make any difference in the ride?

Take a look in the classified under accesories. I just bumped up a seat bag I have. It works great but is too large to go on the luggage rack.

[markclark57]

Originally Posted by ballast

Take a look in the classified under accesories. I just bumped up a seat bag I have. It works great but is too large to go on the luggage rack.

Is that

http://www.vulcanbagger.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=24167

the one?

[twowheeladdict]

I just picked up this bag.

http://www.motorcyclegear.com/parts/..._riggpaks.html

Great price compared to everywhere else I looked and supposedly dry bag waterproof.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by blowndodge

Apparently not.. If you've seen the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" and remember the pickup druck they drove out west, that looks exactly how Scott's ride looks when he's packed up!

I'm the "ghost of Tom Joad".

[Tiger J]

Thanks for all of the suggestions! I looked at a hard leather tour bag/roll bag combo similar to the ones at LeatherUp.com at a local leather store here. However, the passenger backrest on the Nomad slants back so much that the bottom of the bag doesn't get much purchase on the luggage rack... didn't like that. Also, it seemed a bit much for the 3-5 day trips I go on, especially since I have the Nomad saddlebags as well.

I went with a Kuryakyn 4142 tour trunk roll bag that I found gently used on craigslist for $40. Seemed a good deal since the cheapest I could find it for on the web was $100 and they sell as high as $169. It fits well on the Cobra luggage rack and the slant of the backrest doesn't affect since it is low-profile. Should suit my needs well!

[nomadtom69]

Was looking at the 4142 to put on my tour pak but my full face would not fit thru the opening in it (I know before anyone says my head is too big) I have a Nolan n102 they seem to run bigger.

[collinr]

This is the one I have been eyeballing.

Saddlemen BR3400



I too ride mostly solo I like the way this seems to be able to do either or and integrates a backrest.

There is also a little brother if thats too big.

[mweaver]

The Lazy Rider Criser Bag is a great solo bag, even has the adj.
backrest pad. I keep it on my luggage rack. Have the two piece
Tourmaster T-bag for longer solo trips.
For long hauls two-up I pull a 27 cu. ft. Diamond Lite aluminum
trailers. All is well.

Mike