... Does the bag carry lots of Spam? In reality the use of these day-glo band-aids largely depends how much you want to absolve the responsibility for your own...
Ian Kew <fjsrider@...> Fri, 1 May 2009 08:17:41 ... Note that it's a *back* pack. So only visible from behind. So it would only help if the following...
... If the driver is looking for it, and it is not just lost part of the dazzle of the urban environment/camouflage. ... One thing I've never done on a...
Quite odd to follow your own bike ... I'd rather have twin tails than a single. Te BMW R11RT has a single tail, surrouned by two black panniers and a black top...
I sometimes use a rucksack if I've got a weeks groceries on the bike. As for coming off, you're normally all over the place anyway. After my biggest off I had...
... I guess it depends on what you have in the rucksack. If you have something hard and heavy in their in an accident, it could be nasty! Snag is you tend to...
Re the recent mentions of rucksacks and coming off, friends of ours lost their son in a very slow speed tumble near to home and in a built up area, so slow...
Wow, i didn't know wearing a rucksack was THAT dangerous...you're making it sound like it's a deathwish to wear one. So if the rucksack was thin (or didn't...
... Don't see how it could be safer, unless to try to rotate you, but landing on your back would cause the head to rotate back, would it not? I dislike wearing...
... I bet my mate wished he had used a rucksack when the tail pack on his R1 slipped off the back and between the rear wheel and hugger, causing the rear tyre...
... It isn't a 'deathwish to wear one'. But it needs to be considered as a potential danger if you crash. ... Since every crash is different no-one can...
... It would have been even better to have a top box fitted. But it would spoil the sportsbike image wouldn't it? Can't be having that. Tank bag? Probably...
... I guess it's like most things, it's rarely black and white, like the safety belt that traps you in yer car to drown or burn, or the protective helmet that...
... In that specific instance, I'm not even sure about that. The same guy took the top box off the MZ I sold him and fitted hard panniers because of how it...
... If you total your bike when the tail pack falls off it won't help either. Can't you go round the 'ring with hard luggage fitted then? ... Trouble with...
Ian Kew <fjsrider@...> Tue, 5 May 2009 09:34:54 ... Tank bags work pretty well on the stupid rising position. Gives you something to lean on and take...
T i m <kitcar@...> Tue, 5 May 2009 09:46:51 ... Note here that they are not allowed on Raid type rallies. *If* you land back first on the leading edge...
... Didn't know that. ... Ouch indeed. ... Not that old yet. ;-) Never fitted the top box to the R100RT (but do have a small rack) and wouldn't on her XV750...
Hi all, eric 1789 or burger 250uk here, I've had to change my name for some reason (maybe its a long time since one of my famous birthday rides.........But the...
Top reply. Catching up after a few days away, in reverse chronological order, so I'm a bit confused as to why top boxes are the main subject when the subject...
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1558715,painting-nails-driver-fatal-crash-050509.article R.I.P. I guess a high vis backpack could worsen injuries...but it...
... On the other hand, in my accident, my plastic topbox shattered into several pieces, so it may not have been a huge hazard. Maybe those terribly trendy Ewan...
Seeking Wisdom of the List --I very recently replaced the (28 gm)OEM Variator Roller Weights on my '03 Silverwing with 28 gm Dr Pulley Slider Weights. I've now...
I have a chance to trade my 2001 V Star 650 w/ 2900 miles( In very good shape) --For a 2006 Burgman 400 w/ 2900 miles (In good shape)-We are trading straight...
... Sounds like an excellent deal to me. Personally I suspect I'd rather ride the Burgman 400 than the V star on the open road anyway, although to be fair I've...
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