Hello friends!
I am new here with my C400 GT here in the states and I am also looking for some soft saddle bag solutions. I have tried a couple and they do not seem to work. It seems like some mounting solution would be necessary (Kind of like the big GS) but I cannot find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
@piperedworm and
@StrangeCloud:
I have some experience with luggage, and might be able to help out, but I need to know two major sub-topics:
First, what type of luggage, exactly, are you looking for?
1) I get the feeling that you're interested in throw-over soft saddlebags, with adjustable-length straps that go over or underneath the seat. I'm thinking of something like I used 14 years ago for a week-long trip to Gaspe (Canada) that I took with my wife on our 650 Burgman scooter (and I forget the brand, and no longer have those):
2) Or you could be interested in 100% waterproof throw-over luggage, something like the offerings from Moto Mosko (
https://moskomoto.com/), which Itchy Boots uses in her mostly off-road travels, or similar offerings from, say, Kriega (
https://kriega.us/), another well-known brand that offers similarly robust and expensive dry-bag configurations.
3) However, if I'm wrong here, you might also be interested in luggage on top of a passenger seat, if the issue is solo, and not two-up, travel. In that case, that would be something like the Saddleman bag (
https://www.saddlemen.com/tr3300de-deluxe-rack-bag-universal-1) that I used for a 2,000-mile solo trip to NC and back this summer (and was very pleased with):
I used a similar bag from Aerostitch -- a Medium MotoFizz (
https://www.aerostich.com/bags/seat-rack-bags/medium-motofizz-camping-seat-bag.html) for about 20 years, but it was starting to get a little tattered (and I would have purchased a new one for the trip, but they were backordered at the time). Here are two of those bags, one on my Victory and one on my buddy's Beemer, from 11 years ago (at the Barber Motorsports Museum, on our way to Texas):
And so forth.
Second, what brands have you looked at (and apparently vetoed)?
There are a fair number of manufacturers who make quality luggage for bikes. In addition to the brands above, the high-quality brands Nelson-Rigg, Wolfman, Touratech, and SW-Motech come to mind. You can also get a look at some of the companies and some of their offerings via, say, a search at Revzilla (a very big moto retail outfit, along with its newish partner Cycle Gear):
https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle-luggage-and-bags?query=luggage
So, if you already checked out some of the bigger players, it would be helpful if you list the brands that don't have what you're looking for.
That's all I have for now.
