Wilsons Sandbox

I've had the Whitney travel trunk on the KLR for four months or so. The mount is a great fit on the rack and makes use of existing holes but you shouldn't use the screws it comes with to install it, use store-bought countersunk screws instead. The supplied screws do not fit flush and the box won't go on properly. The box is sturdily made and goes off easily by unlocking, goes back onto rack with no key at all. Holds a good bit of stuff including any full-face helmet. Looks like factory option. Recommend it to anyone. Pete the Streak

Eric asked: Does it take up much room on the seat to where it would interfere with a passenger? It looks blow-molded so does it have much interior wasted space? How secure do you think it is? The JC Whitney travel trunk is made for EMGO by another company whose name I don't recognize. If you bolt the mount as it looks like it was intended through its chamfered holes into four holes on the KLR's rack the box ends up about even with the trailing edge of the seat. My five-foot-three wife thinks it cramps her sitting behind my own five-foot-seven body. I suppose you could bolt the mount further back but it would lose the "factory-fit" look and might affect the handling with a heavy load in it. The interior has little wasted space. The box is sturdy, seals well, and looks to be about as secure as the Krausers I've had on Beemers. If it cost twice as much it would still be a good deal. Pete the Streak.