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Jul 31, 2014 | 06:19 PM

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SoCalSoftailSlim

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Originally Posted by Ragnar

Exactly. I have a triangular swingarm bag from Garage Leathers that I put on so I could carry SOMETHING on the bike, and still maintain my minimalistic, less-is-more look. I got a package of sausage, a bag of ravioli, and a jar of sauce in there, and I had to let the air out of the bag of ravioli.

Freakin' sweet bag, but due to the small size and the odd shape, ain't much going in there.

heheh. Ya, I have to get creative to fit my gym clothes, sneakers, plus goggles, and gloves, even in the rectangular bag. Sometimes I even carry tools for small maintainence stuff during my lunch hour, or other misc. stuff that I'll need during the day. I have it down to a science though.

Jul 31, 2014 | 06:19 PM

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I hope the sausages are Johnsonville.

Jul 31, 2014 | 06:25 PM

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STREAK

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Thx for all the input.. appreciated.

Jul 31, 2014 | 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RANGER73

I just shot coffee out my nose. Thankx Misbehaven.

Gotta love auto correct. Hard tail, rigid tail, I can honestly say that I loved my old Triumph 750 which was on a custom hard tail frame. But at the same time I sure don't miss it. Suspension is where it's at for theses old bones.

Jul 31, 2014 | 06:30 PM

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Misbehaven

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Originally Posted by STREAK

Thx for all the input.. appreciated.

Give The Leather Works a call. I am sure they have what your looking for or can make it for you.

Jul 31, 2014 | 11:40 PM

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UT-rckr

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Originally Posted by Misbehaven

I don't see where the swing arm does not get any shock absorption. The swing arms main purpose is for shock absorption. Other wise we would all be riding rigid tails.

The shock absorption happens between the swingarm and the frame. I guess you could consider the swingarm to have a bit because it can move and rotate, but anything mounted to the swingarm is going to feel the bumps much more than anything mounted to the frame.

Aug 1, 2014 | 06:39 AM

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Sgt_Jim

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i so very much want to get nerdy on this thread and explain the difference between the harddrive/storage in a laptop vs a tablet/kindle and how the HDD in a laptop, unless SSD, is still magnetic disks with a needle, and that's what will get screwed up by being in a swingarm bag vs a backpack, and that tablets and kindles don't have magnetic HDD's which is why they're safer to put in there...

but i wont

Aug 1, 2014 | 09:52 AM

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yep. Sgt Jim.. my Ultrabook has a solid state drive, though still not sure I want to put it to the test of the bumps... Think I will go the backpack route... My issue is being vain.. I have an ultra-thin backback which I love.. it's neoprene with a breathable mesh material against your back. The only issue is it's bright green.. so I look like a teenage mutant ninja turtle