breakout storage... is there any?
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From: Maryland
Tail Bag?
I need a bag to throw my laptop in for travelling to work- Has anyone tried one of these types of bags with a Breakout? Also- since I don't have my bike with me at the moment, does anyone know the width of the stock passenger seat at the widest part (up front).
I'm giving serious consideration to this low-profile bag for laptop transportation and quick detach:
http://www.saddlemen.com/products/k2...rd-tunnel.html
I'm giving serious consideration to this low-profile bag for laptop transportation and quick detach:
http://www.saddlemen.com/products/k2...rd-tunnel.html
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From: Lethbridge, Alberta Canada
I need a bag to throw my laptop in for travelling to work- Has anyone tried one of these types of bags with a Breakout? Also- since I don't have my bike with me at the moment, does anyone know the width of the stock passenger seat at the widest part (up front).
I'm giving serious consideration to this low-profile bag for laptop transportation and quick detach:
http://www.saddlemen.com/products/k2...rd-tunnel.html
I'm giving serious consideration to this low-profile bag for laptop transportation and quick detach:
http://www.saddlemen.com/products/k2...rd-tunnel.html
However, I wonder if that tunnel bag might not abrade your fender paint, especially if you get a heavy item in it someday.
Finally, if your laptop has a physical hard disk versus solid state storage, I think the vibration on a Breakout could take its toll on that hard disk. remember, the vibration on a Breakout far exceeds that felt in a car, and yet the computer makers all tell you that if you want to go mobile, you'd better have solid state storage. many of the Mac notebooks now come that away, but in the PC world, I don't know that that is the case.
Jim G
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7.5" at the widest point.
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I too don't have my Breakout here today, but i can assure you that the passenger seat is definitely narrower than the 9" max that the tunnel bag can work with. I think the passenger seta is closer to 6" in width!! (My wife is not impressed with it, but says she wants to try it before buying a different seat)
However, I wonder if that tunnel bag might not abrade your fender paint, especially if you get a heavy item in it someday.
Finally, if your laptop has a physical hard disk versus solid state storage, I think the vibration on a Breakout could take its toll on that hard disk. remember, the vibration on a Breakout far exceeds that felt in a car, and yet the computer makers all tell you that if you want to go mobile, you'd better have solid state storage. many of the Mac notebooks now come that away, but in the PC world, I don't know that that is the case.
Jim G
However, I wonder if that tunnel bag might not abrade your fender paint, especially if you get a heavy item in it someday.
Finally, if your laptop has a physical hard disk versus solid state storage, I think the vibration on a Breakout could take its toll on that hard disk. remember, the vibration on a Breakout far exceeds that felt in a car, and yet the computer makers all tell you that if you want to go mobile, you'd better have solid state storage. many of the Mac notebooks now come that away, but in the PC world, I don't know that that is the case.
Jim G
I do have a SSD hard drive, so I'm good there- and either way, It would just make my case for getting a new laptop quicker from the office- There's no way I'm going to let it stop me from riding to work on nice days.
Anyone else transporting a laptop in anything else? I like the Kuryakyn Grantour bag, but again, looking for something not quite so large.
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The abrasions to the paint are definitely a concern. I'm just trying to find something that is easy on/easy off, and doesn't look like a giant luggage bag- and I really don't want to ride with a back pack on as I don't like the way it restricts my movement.
I do have a SSD hard drive, so I'm good there- and either way, It would just make my case for getting a new laptop quicker from the office- There's no way I'm going to let it stop me from riding to work on nice days.
Anyone else transporting a laptop in anything else? I like the Kuryakyn Grantour bag, but again, looking for something not quite so large.
I do have a SSD hard drive, so I'm good there- and either way, It would just make my case for getting a new laptop quicker from the office- There's no way I'm going to let it stop me from riding to work on nice days.
Anyone else transporting a laptop in anything else? I like the Kuryakyn Grantour bag, but again, looking for something not quite so large.
Jim G
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From: Cypress
FINALLY got the storage tube in that jamiedtr suggested. i guess they are discontinuing them, but i managed to get one of the last ones left. its perfect... just big enough to throw all the crap i need into it (remote, spare glasses, etc)
now i just need to get it powder coated!
for anyone else interested... there may be a couple left. i had to settle for a fluted
http://www.lachoppers.com/catalog/di...666/index.html
now i just need to get it powder coated!
for anyone else interested... there may be a couple left. i had to settle for a fluted
http://www.lachoppers.com/catalog/di...666/index.html
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From: Cypress, TX
or, you can get you a bar mount for the iphone with a waterproof case. i did that and i'm fairly happy with it.
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From: Cypress
ok... so i bought one of the last storage tubes from la choppers. all they had left was fluted, which i wasnt crazy about. once i got it, i took it over for sandblasting and then powder coating. came out pretty damn good!
its right by the brake
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/membe...ated-black.jpg
its right by the brake
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/membe...ated-black.jpg