ortlieb waterproof backpack...

[Jeff Saline]

Bill, I have the Wolfman Explorer tankbag and the Alpha rear luggage. I haven't used it on a trip yet but I sat on my nephew's KLR a few weeks ago when he was on his way to San Diego. There is very little wiggle room with this system. I'm thinking I'll have maybe 3-4" movement front to rear on the seat when fully loaded. I'm hoping to do a few loaded up test rides to see if I'll be able to tolerate the confinement. The Wolfman luggage is very well made and has nice innovations on the tankbag. When riding a few weeks ago with just the tankbag I noticed I had trouble balancing when standing on the pegs. The bag was forcing me back. Today a friend came over and made the same observation. He wasn't even riding, just on the centerstand. I haven't had a chance to try to move the tankbag forward on the tank. Maybe removing the front pocket will give me the room to make that happen. A friend in Texas has the Ortlieb dry bags and last fall they worked very well on a three day trip. He made his own racks to keep the bags off the muffler and out of the wheel. If I was buying a luggage system again I don't know what I'd do. I like the Wolfman luggage but it may be too confining for my tastes. It also holds an awful lot of stuff. Maybe too much for most trips. Hope this is helpful. Best, Jeff Saline Airhead # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota '75 R90/6, '03 KLR650, '79 R100RT, '00 H-D MT-500

[Michael Silverstein]

Anyone ever tried using plain old tourist-type ABS hard luggage for occasional use? Build or buy a rack and then bolt the luggage on? I don't even mind supplimenting the latches and hinges with something a little more heavy-duty for a few extra dollars. Seems like it might not be as tough or waterproof as the available aluminum ones but they are lighter, more streamlined, and offer more choices in size. Mike A18 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 2/22/2005

[Vik Banerjee]

If anyone is in the market for a 100% waterproof [you can fall off into a stream with your laptop!...lol...=-)] backpack I posted a review of one on my blog: http://klr650blog.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/ortlieb-messenger-bag-pro/ safe riding, Vik Banerjee threeohm@... www.thelazyrando.com

[Ian Francisco]

These are what I want: http://www.members.cox.net/watt-man/GreatBasinReview.pdf -- ian http://www.scarletfuries.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Scarlet-Furies/121218125931 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]