got my tail bag... pics inside!

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VermilionX · Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:10 pm

color coordinated of course.

i like it! my bike still looks sporty even w/ the tail bag.

Gadjet · #2 Unread post by **Gadjet** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:15 pm

good choice on getting the Cortech bag. They are very good quality.

looks good.

Here's my current luggage loadout:

Front

Back

VermilionX · Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:20 pm

wow! do you just get used to it? that looks very uncomfortable riding w/ all those bags.

ninja79 · #4 Unread post by **ninja79** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 4:59 pm

Looks cool. But a backpack seems more practical, no?

VermilionX · Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:03 pm

ninja79 wrote:Looks cool. But a backpack seems more practical, no?

well yeah, but backpack bothers me. i've already tried it. plus if i wear my backpack, it will cover the reflective strip behind my jacket.

this tail bag also has reflective strip so i'll be seen even more at night.

#6 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:36 pm

Do you have a cowl installed over the back seat? Or am I just seeing things. Something important to remember is that if you have that bag hooked over plastics it will over time wear away at the paint and make it look pretty bad. Waxing it several times, and doing so often will help reduce the damage to the paint.

Gadjet · #7 Unread post by **Gadjet** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:42 pm

VermilionX wrote:wow! do you just get used to it? that looks very uncomfortable riding w/ all those bags.

heheheh.

It's not that bad actually, given the upright seating position of the bike. My knees tuck in nicely behind the tank panniers and the tank bag helps to block the airflow, to keep the 'boys' from getting a chill on those cooler rides.

The top box and panniers are far enough back that they don't interfere. I hardly even notice them being there.

VermilionX · Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:46 pm

Sevulturus wrote:Do you have a cowl installed over the back seat? Or am I just seeing things. Something important to remember is that if you have that bag hooked over plastics it will over time wear away at the paint and make it look pretty bad. Waxing it several times, and doing so often will help reduce the damage to the paint.

the bag comes w/ a soft removable material under it, that's the black thingie you see in between the bag and the rear plastic cover. i guess that's what you mean by "cowl."

VermilionX · Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:47 pm

WhyteGryphon wrote:
VermilionX wrote:wow! do you just get used to it? that looks very uncomfortable riding w/ all those bags.
heheheh.

It's not that bad actually, given the upright seating position of the bike. My knees tuck in nicely behind the tank panniers and the tank bag helps to block the airflow, to keep the 'boys' from getting a chill on those cooler rides.

The top box and panniers are far enough back that they don't interfere. I hardly even notice them being there.

well, i'd just bring my car if had to carry that much but good for you.

#10 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:56 pm

VermilionX wrote:
Sevulturus wrote:Do you have a cowl installed over the back seat? Or am I just seeing things. Something important to remember is that if you have that bag hooked over plastics it will over time wear away at the paint and make it look pretty bad. Waxing it several times, and doing so often will help reduce the damage to the paint.
the bag comes w/ a soft removable material under it, that's the black thingie you see in between the bag and the rear plastic cover. i guess that's what you mean by "cowl."

A seat cowl is a piece of hard plastic that'll cover up the passenger portion of your seat so it looks more like a racebike. Because of the shiny red bit I thought you had one installed.

Make sure you keep that bit of black cloth clean, otherwise it'll pick up dirt and dust which will do a number on any paint it rests on.