Has anyone used a rear seat tailbag instead of a luggage rack? If so, which one?
Just curious...
Just curious...
ST1100 Tail Bag?
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How big are you thinking?
I've used a Dowco Iron Rider Roll bag on the passenger seat of a few bikes, including my ST1100, that is about 15 L.
I've also used a very large 110 L roll down dry bag. That one had a stiff bottom floor and opened along the long axis. A luggage rack is recommended to help support it since it was over 30 inches long and I would mount it long-ways with the bike rather than across the seat.
I've also used several sizes in between, but almost all of those were dry bags of various sizes.
Can you tell... aside from the Iron Rider bag I prefer dry bags that are inherently rain proof and don't simply have a rain cover to put over them.
I still have the Iron Rider bag but don't use it any more.
I've used a Dowco Iron Rider Roll bag on the passenger seat of a few bikes, including my ST1100, that is about 15 L.
I've also used a very large 110 L roll down dry bag. That one had a stiff bottom floor and opened along the long axis. A luggage rack is recommended to help support it since it was over 30 inches long and I would mount it long-ways with the bike rather than across the seat.
I've also used several sizes in between, but almost all of those were dry bags of various sizes.
Can you tell... aside from the Iron Rider bag I prefer dry bags that are inherently rain proof and don't simply have a rain cover to put over them.
I still have the Iron Rider bag but don't use it any more.
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Besides the issues of leakage in heavy weather...
- a big bag will be heavy to carry into motel rooms, load back up in the morning, etc...
- a big bag is a drag, literally... in the wake of semis, crosswinds on the coast, everywhere... not pleasant and impacts mileage...
- a big bag will be heavy to carry into motel rooms, load back up in the morning, etc...
- a big bag is a drag, literally... in the wake of semis, crosswinds on the coast, everywhere... not pleasant and impacts mileage...
That's what trailers are for. 
