dirk.earth
Getting there...
- Location
- Netherlands
As a happy owner of my first motorbike, a black 2021 Enfield Himalayan BS6 (European model), I now have the fortune (ahum) of seeking out some luggage options...
I must have already spent a solid couple of days browsing and still can't decide on what I want / need!
First I thought I would at some point by the RE panniers, but already at the dealer they felt so heavy that it made me doubt. After looking into soft luggage options those seem to make more sense now. But then to find something that also looks good .
Last weekend I did a 2 day trip with my regular backpack strapped to the passenger seat with a bungee net and this worked fine. I've toured India, duo, on a Bullet with luggage rack with our 2 backpacks (about 40-50L each) fixed with bungee cords, which worked fine. And I like to travel lightweight so a travel backpack usually fits all my stuff (except maybe motorcycle specific gear that might be good to bring along).
Also, does anyone here have the SW-Motech SLC system mounted on the bike, or the Kriega OS-Base? Would love to see some pictures of that!
I must have already spent a solid couple of days browsing and still can't decide on what I want / need!
First I thought I would at some point by the RE panniers, but already at the dealer they felt so heavy that it made me doubt. After looking into soft luggage options those seem to make more sense now. But then to find something that also looks good .
Last weekend I did a 2 day trip with my regular backpack strapped to the passenger seat with a bungee net and this worked fine. I've toured India, duo, on a Bullet with luggage rack with our 2 backpacks (about 40-50L each) fixed with bungee cords, which worked fine. And I like to travel lightweight so a travel backpack usually fits all my stuff (except maybe motorcycle specific gear that might be good to bring along).
- I don't foresee having to take camping gear yet. But will do long trips of one or more weeks.
- For everyday use it seems very practical to have something to store a helmet in (and fit a daypack while riding). But this would require a rear top box, which all seem to cost more than the helmet itself and with the load limitation on the Himalayan are pretty restricted in what you can bring in them otherwise (am I missing something here)?
- One thing that gave my some worries is the laptop in a backpack while strapped to the bike. It seems like it will get quite a bit of compressions force and vibrations (as opposed to carrying the backpack on your back). What's the optimal place for a laptop?
- A good backpack (like Kriega R30) and either carry it on your back or strapped to the pillon seat.
- Dedicated pillon/tail bag like the SW-Motech Ion M or Touratech Ambato EXP. The first one will actually fit a helmet, but then would require something to lock it to the bike well enough.
- Soft panniers. Either with a soft rack like the Kriega OS-Base with 2x 18L bags. Or mount a luggage rack and use any throw-over bag, although I haven't found any ones that I really like.
- A hard top case.
Also, does anyone here have the SW-Motech SLC system mounted on the bike, or the Kriega OS-Base? Would love to see some pictures of that!