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My son has this bag and he loves it. He has used it on a ride from Minnesota to Maine, and on a ride from Minnesota to Washington State. It is still in good shape.
I'm about to order one. Was hoping to find a place that sold them for less, but so far no luck. Not even on Ebay. I have a Nelson Rig Roll which is 9 x 15 but it has a flimsy plastic stiffiner that you put in but it crushes easily. I was able to use it as a bit of back rest so I imagine the biker's friend will be great. Figure the large at 13 x 15 would be good.
I have used their small trunk on my Rocker for a year. It is functional, durable, and makes a great backrest. Does not crush, still looks new, and comes with bungees and reusable zip ties for attaching to the bike.
At these prices, why not just spring for a big t-bag? When traveling alone, I use the t-bag as a back rest on my Softail and it holds enough stuff for a week easy.
+1 on the T bag
I have one and love it plus it comes with a smaller bag similar to the one posted above that you can use with or without the larger bag.
Reviving a WAAYYY old thread here but that's what happens when one uses the search function.
Anyway, I have no backrest either and don't want one so I too am leaning toward a Bikers Friend bag.
Are there any updated opinions on them?
No experience with this bag but it looks like good quality. It PAYS to spend a little more to get a top quality product...My gram beat that into me growing up...I still have the welts LOL...
Gotta play with packing it to get it just right but i like mine.
If you can handle used ebay is your friend if you have patience and don't need it right away...... I gave $50 for the large one from a Harley dealer that was selling off all the extras that come on bikes they take in.
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