Luggage options needed!

**unstuck** · 18th December 2014, 05:01

Originally Posted by mossy1200

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-820536356.htm

Long term these are very good and the buy now price is cheap.
I had a larger one on my first trailer and it was very easy to get a good weight balance if loaded correctly.

Points scored if you know this Southern Location.

Looks like oamaru to me.

**Nathan5** · 18th December 2014, 05:40

Originally Posted by mossy1200

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-820536356.htm

Long term these are very good and the buy now price is cheap.
I had a larger one on my first trailer and it was very easy to get a good weight balance if loaded correctly.

Points scored if you know this Southern Location.

Ohh I've no idea re southern location - somewhere near Dunnerz?

**Paul in NZ** · 18th December 2014, 06:46

Is your tank steel or plastic?

If steel - I would buy myself a tank bag - oxford ones are great bang for buck...

Pretty sure I have some soft panniers you could borrow but I'd need to dig them from the pile of munt... They usually don't work well on modern sports bikes though as they rub the shit out of the seat cowling/side panels. Other option is a big soft bag inside a couple of rubbish sacks tied across your pillion seat. I use a kayak dry bag because I have them but a rubbish sack (or two) works fine...

**R650R** · 18th December 2014, 08:09

Do not use bungey cords, unless a short journey they always come loose or snap at the worst time etc and stuff usually slips out from underneath with vibration. I only ever use them as a secondary layer to stop things flapping.
You'll need ssome tie down mini strops for ferry, use those to crank your load down on seat.
You can use a cheap blue tarp and roll up your stuff into a soft luggage arrangement. I've done this on the DR, folded the tarp as long narrow strip then rolled it around sleeping bag, tent and bedroll.

**Stirts** · 18th December 2014, 08:37

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Other option is a big soft bag inside a couple of rubbish sacks tied across your pillion seat. I use a kayak dry bag because I have them but a rubbish sack (or two) works fine...

+1 to this.

And tie that shit down with this puppy...

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Way betterera than the average bungey cords.

You're only going for 5 days, how much shit are you taking?

**buggerit** · 18th December 2014, 08:43

Originally Posted by Stirts

+1 to this.

And tie that shit down with this puppy...

Way betterera than the average bungey cords.

You're only going for 5 days, how much shit are you taking?

Take care with securing your gear, loose luggage in the rear wheel is what put a biker and pillion in the wire rope at
Rangiriri a little while back.

**dinosaur** · 18th December 2014, 08:44

Originally Posted by mossy1200

I had a larger one on my first trailer and it was very easy to get a good weight balance if loaded correctly.

Now that's a cool trailer - did you buy or make it? does it work well?

**Stirts** · 18th December 2014, 08:52

Originally Posted by buggerit

Take care with securing your gear, loose luggage in the rear wheel is what put a biker and pillion in the wire rope at
Rangiriri a little while back.

Yeah for sure. I have a mate that uses those nets, never had any issues...but then with any luggage, whether it tied down or in saddle bags, if you don't ensure it's safely secured, it can fuck you up.

**HondaLad** · 18th December 2014, 11:35

Originally Posted by mossy1200

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-820536356.htm

Long term these are very good and the buy now price is cheap.
I had a larger one on my first trailer and it was very easy to get a good weight balance if loaded correctly.

Points scored if you know this Southern Location.

Cheers for that little gem, just hit the buy now button in prep for my South Island jaunt in Feb.

**HenryDorsetCase** · 18th December 2014, 11:52

Originally Posted by unstuck

I just use a backpack, gets a little uncomfortable at times. But sometimes it is better to be a little uncomfortable than stay at home with a menopausal woman.

On my CB750F1 I had backpack that I sat on the passenger part of the seat and over the rear wheel. Worked a treat. Old bikes had shit tons of places to tie stuff down to though.

**unstuck** · 18th December 2014, 12:05

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

On my CB750F1 I had backpack that I sat on the passenger part of the seat and over the rear wheel. Worked a treat. Old bikes had shit tons of places to tie stuff down to though.

Yeah, the vf has good tie down spots, but I would rather just wear the pack because I have seen what happens when things come undone and catch in the wheel.

Plus mostly I travel light, so it is not much more uncomfortable than wearing a day pack.

**mossy1200** · 18th December 2014, 12:23

Originally Posted by dinosaur

Now that's a cool trailer - did you buy or make it? does it work well?

Is first one I made. Sold it after selling the MT01 and made another for the 14.
Not hard to make but its seems to cost a bit more than you would think to put one together.
Probably would have been better off buying hard luggage kit to be honest.

**mossy1200** · 18th December 2014, 12:24

Originally Posted by unstuck

Looks like oamaru to me.

Yeah is the lookout point.

**unstuck** · 18th December 2014, 12:25

Originally Posted by mossy1200

Yeah is the lookout point.

Fancy that.

**mossy1200** · 18th December 2014, 12:29

Originally Posted by unstuck

Yeah, the vf has good tie down spots, but I would rather just wear the pack because I have seen what happens when things come undone and catch in the wheel.

Plus mostly I travel light, so it is not much more uncomfortable than wearing a day pack.

So you pack your best wallet and your phone and then the wife gives you the gear she wants to take.