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Old Jan 8th, 2005, 06:10 PM   #1
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Need some advice. My wife and I have committed to at least two 7 day trips this summer. We have a 2005 Road King Classic and typical packing for my wife requires enough cargo space for half the house. I have her prepared for what it permitted and what is not My qustion is about the standard sissy bar mounted luggage pack or the available tour pack for the Classic. I would prefer the tour pack but is there enough room in there??? I see guys traveling the equilivant on the Ultra Classic and seem to have plenty of room. I appreciate the feedback / advice.

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Old Jan 8th, 2005, 08:31 PM   #2
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I don't know much about the luggage rack trunks, but I had a set of T-Bags for a Kaw that I had.....they didn't fit the back rest on the E-Glide, so I sold em.....they held MASSIVE amounts.....and could be put on/taken off the bike with ease. They have a pocket that slips over the backrest, the bag sits on the luggage rack (if riding solo, you can set it on the seat and have a driver backrest...... ). I am planning on getting another T-Bag someday....have the hard saddle bags, for long trips just throwing a TBag on the bike makes a lot of sense to me. Others may have other views tho! Good luck with the packing!!
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Old Jan 9th, 2005, 07:35 AM   #3
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i have a road king & travel 1 & 2 wk. trips with wife every year we use a standard airline rolling luggage bag bunggy it to the rack on its side put a large black plastic bag inside it before packing to keep dry & you can roll it in & out of your room easily BXBUTCH
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Thanks guys ... the airline bag is one I never thought of.

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Old Jan 9th, 2005, 10:30 PM   #5
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I don't know much about the luggage rack trunks, but I had a set of T-Bags for a Kaw that I had.....they didn't fit the back rest on the E-Glide, so I sold em.....they held MASSIVE amounts.....and could be put on/taken off the bike with ease. They have a pocket that slips over the backrest, the bag sits on the luggage rack (if riding solo, you can set it on the seat and have a driver backrest...... ). I am planning on getting another T-Bag someday....have the hard saddle bags, for long trips just throwing a TBag on the bike makes a lot of sense to me. Others may have other views tho! Good luck with the packing!!
The T-Bag is very versatile.
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Old Jan 10th, 2005, 11:22 AM   #6
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T Bags are OK. The only problem I had with them was that the ones I had were not waterproof and that if they were not full they didn't sit quite right. If money is not an issue I'd go with the tour pack.
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Old Jan 10th, 2005, 04:05 PM   #7
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Old duffle bag, clothes in a garbage bag and a lot of bunjie cords. I have some T-Bags, they are pretty nice but, I tend to get one of those large round gym bags and bunjie it down.

Somebody I know carries enough stuff she has to have her own bike!

Gotta go, I hear foot steps!
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Old Jan 10th, 2005, 05:44 PM   #8
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put a t-bag on the wide glide(canvas) with the clothes in a tupperware container and exactly 8 bungee cords(ten if i have to undo it along the way more than once), certified hurricane proof..rode in 2 of them within the last three years. The trash bag usally ends up covering me since I never feel like digging out rain gear!!! You could always fed ex your clothes along to your destination or ride nude buy clothes/new trash bags along the way that worked before for us but the ticket was interesting to try and explain!!
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I started to pack old cloths and underwear and throwing it away as I used it. I found that idea in the HOGTALES mag. I end up buying "T" shirts all over the place anyway and after awhile I'm not wearing any underwear by the end of the trip. Life is great!!!
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when going on trips with other couples, we have the women get together and share the beauty ware....one packs the blowdryer, one packs a curling iron, one packs brushes/combs/picks/and hairspray You try to tell them to keep a hat on but they just won't go for that . I'm looking forward to the day when I get a chance to take an all men trip We always pack a little light on the way out; knowing that we'll find a few Harley shirts to buy along the trip...Usually two pair of jeans works for up to a week for us. We wear chaps a lot of the time anyway, and you can always tub wash some clothes and dry them on the shower rod
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I was going to tell you to buy her a bike, but someone beat me to it. Seriously though. Have the people, twice the space.

I've never used a t-bag because I don't have a sissy bar. I have the dry-line bags people use for kayaking and they work great. When I get rich, I'm going to buy the ones they make now with zippers so you can get to all your stuff without unpacking the whole bag. Since I strap those across the rear fender and saddlebags where the passenger seat would be, I'm not sure that would be helpful.

Your wife needs her own bike.

And who ever heard of a blow dryer and curling iron on a bike trip? There's an exercise in futility.
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