posted February 20, 2004 10:04 AM
Check out these nice motorcycle backpacks! OK, even though I'm a student in need of a backpack nearly all the time, there are many other times a backpack is more conveinent then loading up the Tourmaster storage back on the gas tank of the 12. Does anyone else use backpacks?
I have one regular backpack I ride with, and another one meant to hold my laptop....but now I found this...
I was perusing one of the new motorcycle mags at Hastings the other day and I saw this, and I wondered if any of you have any experience with these hard backpacks? They are VERY EXPENSIVE so I dont know if its worth throwing down that much cashola (remember I am poor college student)...check out the pics and the website and lemme know whatcha think.
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posted February 20, 2004 10:16 AM
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posted February 20, 2004 10:26 AM
lol....that pictures look much bigger and better in that magazine I saw and I remember thinkin "too bad the MV isnt included"
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posted February 20, 2004 11:43 AM
Edited By: worm~hole on 20 Feb 2004 11:44
...my future-think is "ON" and this hard/soft backpack makes me wonder...I wonder if one day we will have leathers or synthetics with truly flexible (where flex is needed) FULL exo-skeletal construction on the outside (or inside) to help reduce bone wrenching, bone snapping, and skin abrading get offs?...that would be badass, huh?
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posted February 20, 2004 11:56 AM
that would be sweet indeed....shoot they should have some sort of satellite wireless capabilities so we can wire in our helmets to Super Sattelite Chatterbox stations, talk within our helmets to any rider we want, and have built in XM Radio as well for those long hauls....
aaah the future...I guess I'll have to stick around and see what happens next.
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posted February 20, 2004 12:10 PM
...and peripheral porno video vision in our visors!
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posted February 20, 2004 12:50 PM
...and bring a new twist to the age old question: "Do you ride your bike hard?"...ahhh, but I digress.... ____________ “We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
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posted February 21, 2004 03:55 AM
...yeah but its lightweight stuff meant to move with the dirt and other 'loose' stuff...street gear needs to be heavier duty (tho not heavy) and more stable next to your body...
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posted February 21, 2004 05:36 AM
I wish I could find a good one now; I have to carry TWO laptops AND hand tools/hub & p-s, cables/software/parts/etc....
I want to do field service calls on the bike; but I have to carry too much shit...anyone know of anything that could be carried to haul all that stuff around all day?
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posted February 21, 2004 09:25 AM
sure, just get a set of bags. the safest, most stable solution tho woudl likely be to get a hard case that sits on the pillion seat, or attach it to a rack on the back (like the slick rack ozzy made). u could fit all that stuff easy and aint too expensive either.
posted February 21, 2004 10:31 AM
Edited By: canadamaxxer on 21 Feb 2004 10:32
Check out this pack. It won't work for a Laptop or two, but it is very nice!! http://www.speed-pac.com/index.html
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posted February 21, 2004 11:52 AM
EBD...what you really need is a Cathram Super 7...put all yer' stuff on the passenger side...ok, its a cage, but its a raw-fun-in-yer-face cage (well, at least that's what I've read) ____________ “We sleep safe in our beds because rough men
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quote:Dave, Have you seen the hard bags from Corbin? They 're pretty nice. I bit expensive but they're designed especailly for the ZX12R...and you can lock them.
I almost bought a set when they first came out; but right now Corbin's in & out of court I hear. Their declaring Bankruptcy Chapter 14 or whatever? Swindeled a bunch of investors/employee's around these parts w/that half-bike three wheel thingie. I guess the seat business is still running, & no I don't know exactly da details of Corbin's charges/status...
I'd like a big fanny pack, or maybe a set of removable bags or something. I wouldn't do it that much, I don't wanna leave the bike at some of these middle/high schools. Only the elementry...Kid thieves have only stolen 70 Dell laptops this year -so far...
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posted February 21, 2004 02:01 PM
i dont think the corbin bags for the 12 would fit a laptop. maybe a real small one. they're not real big, the opening is small, and they're irregularly shaped too.
posted February 21, 2004 02:26 PM
I saw a set on a BlackBird and I think it MAY fit a laptop. On a trip, I would still have a tank and a rear seat bag but it is nice to have a compartment where you can lock your valuables. I normally do the camping thing as opposed to hotel/motels.
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