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Convenience vs. looks, 2021 V7 Stone Bags
bobrebos1:
I’ve struggled with this decision but am leaning toward the hepco becker side and top box mounting hardware with the 30 liter hard bags and 40 liter top box over the La Poderosa soft canvas bags with waterproof liners. Gaining access to bag contents is primarily the main reason. Prices are comparable. Decisions decisions…lol
Kev m:
Easy for me - HBs.
But IF I was struggling with those two extremes I might be tempted by C-Bows as middle-ground.
Personally I do think soft bags look like crap when they're empty and somewhat collapsed
twowheeladdict:
--- Quote from: bobrebos1 on January 24, 2023, 06:20:17 AM ---I’ve struggled with this decision but am leaning toward the hepco becker side and top box mounting hardware with the 30 liter hard bags and 40 liter top box over the La Poderosa soft canvas bags with waterproof liners. Gaining access to bag contents is primarily the main reason. Prices are comparable. Decisions decisions…lol
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I think it really comes down to how are you planning to utilize the bike. Are you going to ride two up? If so, the hard top box makes a lot of sense for passenger comfort and convenience. Are you going to travel with the bike? Are you going to camp off the bike?
If you are going to do all of the above then the hard bags make much more practical sense.
That said, admiring the motorcycle sitting there in front of the café is very important to me. If I were going to use it for all the above purposes, I would get the hard bags and only put them on the bike when needing them.
When they weren't on the bike I would mount some Amazon canvas bags to the H&B racks for jaunts around town and to the café.
I did that on my Himalayan. Bags cost $20. You can spend more and get bags with straps built in to mount to the frames. I used dowels and zip ties.
bobrebos1:
--- Quote from: twowheeladdict on January 24, 2023, 06:33:56 AM ---I think it really comes down to how are you planning to utilize the bike. Are you going to ride two up? If so, the hard top box makes a lot of sense for passenger comfort and convenience. Are you going to travel with the bike? Are you going to camp off the bike?
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I will be camping off of the bike, so yes HB’s make more sense to me too. Thanks
9fingers:
Hi, I don't know your requirements for storage and whether you have a passenger but I did an 8 day BRP and back roads trip down to Asheville NC last year and was able to carry all I needed with a couple of 13L GIVI Corium bags and a medium sized duffle I got off of Amazon. I even had room for 2 bottles of wine for NC Dan and his lovely wife.....wonderful visit. I used a stretchy net over the top of the duffle for stuffing in my electric jacket and any other stuff as I delayered/layered with the changing altitudes. Hot in the valleys and 54 on the mountain tops! I wore and air jacket so the heated layer was needed a few times. Anyway, the Givi bags don't hold much but raingear packages fit perfectly and I had what I needed. They are not as simple to remove and install as hard bags but I didn't want any permanent hardware/brackets mounted to my lovely Sophia. Good luck on your choice. I should add that I don't ride down from NJ as that would require riding route 81 down from PA and I HATE 81 even in a car. So I trailer down to a friends place in Charlottesville.... ..the BRP is 13 miles from his house.....and ride from there...usually about 1,000 miles round trip but probably closer to 1200 this time.
Scott
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