Hows this for vibration? I carry my laptop 4 days a week 70 Km's round trip on the luggage rack of my 90 degree 2 valve v twin ducati. The only bike I know of that vibrates more is a Buell. I use a Targus bag (that has very good padding) with a rain cover. Never had an issue. Trick is as I see it, the tighter the bag is to the luggage rack the less the rack vibrates. I've also noticed new ventura racks dont vibrate much even if the bike is reving its tits off. My 2 cents.
Sorry to all you Buell fans, your bikes are hella good fun but the last time I rode one in stop start traffic for any long distance it screwed up my eyesight for half an hour it vibrated so much.
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What about carrying a bottle of wine in the saddle bags for a couple of hundred miles. Going away good Friday and thinking bout taking one because nothing much will be open. Only trouble is my bike vibrates like shit and I don't want to end up with an exploding bottle. Anyone tried it?? Should be ok if I let it sit a good while before opening??
PS - Not drink riding - this is for the end of the day.
Bottles are fine
But cans are be dodgy
They are made of thin aluminium and they can eat through each other where they rub together
I lost half a dozen between Dunedin and Palmerston that way
Any ideas on if it's a good idea to take a laptop to and from work on the cruiser?
It would probably fit inside my seat, but I think I'd pop it in the backpack so there are less vibrations... haven't got a laptop bag/case yet...do they make them for bikers?
I did carry mine (flat) in pack rack bag, on towel for cushion, this was Roto-vegas to TGA daily for about 6mths, still got laptop (2004-2009+) and still running fine.
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What about carrying a bottle of wine in the saddle bags for a couple of hundred miles. Going away good Friday and thinking bout taking one because nothing much will be open. Only trouble is my bike vibrates like shit and I don't want to end up with an exploding bottle. Anyone tried it?? Should be ok if I let it sit a good while before opening??
PS - Not drink riding - this is for the end of the day.
I assume you're talking about sparkling wine?
Wrap the bottles withing stuff in the bags to reduce the vibrations they will take. Something like a woolen jersey / polar fleece / towel should be fine. However if really worried put each one in a separate plastic bag in case something does happen.
Picked up a hard macbook case today at JB Hi Fi for $80.
Its super thin (sounds like I'm describing a tampon), so fits inside my cushioned backpack pocket.
I imagine it would take a serious bin to hurt it now...not that I'm planning on ever binning...
A powered down laptop should handle vibrations just fine. It's spilling a coffee on the keyboard while using the laptop that you should be careful to avoid (had a customer that did this, laptop stuffed, not covered by warranty - sorry buddy, talk to your insurance company).
If I had to regularly carry a laptop on a motorbike, I wouldn't risk using anything other than a Panasonic Toughbook.
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What kind of a kiwi bloke are ya - where's your DIY attitude?
Might I suggest a wooden quart bottle beer crate (once upon a time the outdoor furniture of choice in the quarter acre pavlova paradise). Secure the crate (made from a sustainable material for the greenies) with some No.8 wire (it's galvanised so won't rust) then pop your laptop in and throw a brick on top to hold it down. The use of baling twine is optional.
Spend the money you save on beer!
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Any ideas on if it's a good idea to take a laptop to and from work on the cruiser?
It would probably fit inside my seat, but I think I'd pop it in the backpack so there are less vibrations... haven't got a laptop bag/case yet...do they make them for bikers?
Yep ive got a laptop bag for the bike, just don't have a laptop ha ha.
It's a carbon look hard shell, magic wee number, but hard to get hold of in NZ.
Attached is a pic of mine, bout $200 from memory, not cheap but they are the best & capable of doing very high speeds
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), so fits inside my cushioned backpack pocket.
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