that is how you can mount it. Just a matter of deciding on your topbox to fit to it.
Being QD it means you don't have o have it on all the time.
There you go someone has the whole package for sale
The fact there is no proper security on them put me off. They might be locked to the bike but when you get back from having a pee and find them empty...
Good point, however any soft bag has a limited scope for security, but the same comment applies to many of the cheaper hard bags. They are not robust in construction, use simple 'locking' mechanisms and locks which are vulnerable to attack. On top of all that many designs are not what I will call storm proof. Our first Sporty bags had locks set in the tops of the lids, which leaked like sieves and could quickly accumulate half a cupful of water inside.
Carrying 'stuff' on our bikes can be a hazardous business!
My bike came with saddlebags and I have read they perform badly in wet weather. To their credit although they are not QD they do use just 2 nuts to hold them on that takes a couple of minutes to remove.
The Viking hard bags look good but I would have to make a small change to the installation if possible to get a similar fitment that the MoCo uses. Viking's default fitting is to put the bolt through with the nut under the fender.
As ever though there is no UK seller with stock so one cannot go and have a look at them.
I have the QD hardware fitted for a sissy bar or solo rider rack, etc that I don't want to mess about with.
I used to have anything in my soft bags in plastic bags anyway. I can confirm the bags I have are waterproof.
Have ridden through some horrific rain and they have keep what's inside dry.
As for security..I think if someone wants to get into something they are going to find a way
Will catch up later to have a proper look but whose make are they please?
The soft bags have no lock at all best I can see but at least with a hard bag there is some effort involved.
My LeatherPro bags have zip tags that can be 'locked' to keep them closed, also security devices to secure them on the bike. A very sharp knife would plainly defeat the zips, bypassing them, and a crowbar would probably defeat the fixings to the bike, but then would probably do that for many hard bags too! In over 50 years of riding I've only ever suffered one luggage 'incident', when a BMW case jumped ship, back in the 1970s, later recovered from a Police station.
So while security is obviously something to be wary of, it is also easy to overdo it. Having said that, when Mrs B and I are travelling sur le Continent by bike, especially in Eastern Europe, one of us stays with the bike(s) whenever practical.
I too had Tsukayu hard saddlebags that I color-matched. Great bags. There is only one negative about these bags....it shakes a lot when riding. As a rider, I don't notice it, but when riding in groups, those behind me have said they shake and looks like they may fall off. When checking the mounts, they were secure and would not fall off...... would have been nice if the manufacturer made perhaps 2-point mounting brackets (high and low) at all 4 mounting points to stabilize the bags.
03-05-2019, 05:48 AM
