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Hey all, Have apes here on the Fatty and ride with a bag pretty often. I just use a simple UnderArmour Sak type bag. There are times when I can wrap this to my sissy bar too, especially with my wife on the back. Never a problem riding with it on. Not sure I would want to use a Big bag though, the UA sack is nice and small, only 1 pocket in the front, and it allows me to put a few things in there including an extra shirt.
If you're not too uptight to have some fun with them, I bought my wife a "Barbie" backpack a couple of years ago, and my daughter bought me a "Spiderman" backpack this Christmas, both for ridin' our Harleys.
Photo of my wife heading out the door for work with her Barbie backpack, with lunch, work laptop and a few other things inside:
Hahahaa, we might need to add something more colorful to our product offering like that.
Personally, I did the backpack thing for a while, but it ended up being more of a maneuverability and safety issue. Uncomfortable to look over my shoulder.. But then again, a small backpack wouldn't be an issue at all. A military style backpack would actually look badass too.
Rode to work with a backpack today and it wasnt bad at all. I only took lunch, breakfast and an energy drink. Going home ill have my liner a long sleeve shirt and thermal pants. Shouldnt be bad at all. Now the hunt for a cool bag!
Last edited by Simplespeed; Jan 20, 2015 at 02:10 PM.
I started off using a back pack and steadily progressed to what you see in my sig pic. Back pack is good during the summer when temp don't flex much. But riding in in the morning during the winter, I could have a 30 degree ride in and a 70 degree ride home, hard to put full leathers and heated gear into a back pack, they take up almost both of my saddle bags.
You'll figure out what you need the more you ride, maybe the back pack will be all it is, maybe you'll need more.
on the back it has a 'sleeve' (you can see it in the pic if you scroll down.
i carefully slit the pack open at the bottom and separated that sleeve from the pack. i sewed the layers of fabric together by hand, then reinforced it with a strip of gaffing tape.
it slips over my sissy bar in 2 seconds and no chance its going to slide off.
much nicer than riding with a backpack weighing on your back.
If you're not too uptight to have some fun with them, I bought my wife a "Barbie" backpack a couple of years ago, and my daughter bought me a "Spiderman" backpack this Christmas, both for ridin' our Harleys.
Photo of my wife heading out the door for work with her Barbie backpack, with lunch, work laptop and a few other things inside:
I work and go to university full time, so i ride with a backpack most of the time. I have 14 inch apes and the HD touring seat for Dynas. It works out well because the passenger cushion is higher than the stock seat so the backpack rests perfectly on it when i lean back a little. The key to riding comfortably with backpacks is getting the straps adjusted right...but thats personal preference.
Hahahaa, we might need to add something more colorful to our product offering like that.
Personally, I did the backpack thing for a while, but it ended up being more of a maneuverability and safety issue. Uncomfortable to look over my shoulder.. But then again, a small backpack wouldn't be an issue at all. A military style backpack would actually look badass too.
either you used a huge bag or didnt have it adjusted properly. I've ridden thousands of miles with a large military back pack on and dont have any issue with it moving around or looking over my shoulder. I can fit my hard lunch box, a half gallon water jug, and a hoody in no problem, but its more of a ruck sack type and I can cinch it up when I'm just carrying note books for class.
And I think OP is looking to use a backpack to avoid having and ugly sissy bar or saddle bags on his bike, I know that why I do. My last bike had a luggage rack and a back rest for the passenger seat that was easy to get my back pack with a waist belt strapped on to. A street bob with no passenger seat looks pretty goofy with a sissy bar.
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