Chopper Pack looks so much better... But the King Pack = More storage!!!

 

I've had them both. King all the way bro..

 

The King has quite a bit more room, but the chopped will hold a helmet. jacket, chaps and most other goodies you need. The wife got a chopped on her Street Glide and it really looks good. Room wise it is also a good choice because she rides solo and the chopped has all the room she needs. She also feels that the lower, lighter pac is easier to handle.

Bill

 

Thanks to everyone...I don't do that many trips anymore do to time..work etc but when I go the OL as a **** to of stuff. So I guess I will be going with the King...Thanks to all for the advice

 

It's the King for me!

 

Went with the Chopped. Like the looks. Might buy a King for an upcomming long trip.

 

Here is a differant look, alot wont like it but i do, and it works for me, i know its not as big as the king, maybe close as the chopped, i have lidsack and lidhualers on the self waiting to be put on when my back gets to where i can work on my bike and ride again, sorry if the pics to big im not at the phote stuff

 

I think that is a great look, you won't see that often on a Roadie. I love it, wish I could do it but like I said the OL has a butt ton on stuff she can't live with out....

 

Another option is to mount an additional bag on top the TP. This is a shot of my old RK with a bag HD used to sell but no longer does, possibly still available on Ebay. I installed the same rack on my SG with Chopped TP and will use this bag on long trips. The upside to this idea is that you can either use it or not, as it snaps off in seconds. The downside is that some would say it ruins the lines of the bike.

I think HD makes a similar bag now, and I would imagine other similar aftermarket products are available.


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When I purchased my Road King, I thought about the Tour Pack as well. But I couldn’t make up my mind on which one to get. The cost of it also bothered me. What I ended up doing was purchasing the solo detachable tour pac rack and mounting a 3/4 “ piece of plywood to it. Yes! You read that right, a piece of plywood, 16” X 22” with slots routed around the edges for straps to go though.
Then I purchased a dry bag to place in anything that I didn’t want to get wet. The weight is over the rear wheel where I want it and yet I can still open the saddlebag lids when I need to.
I used it for the first time this past weekend on a camping trip. Everything worked out fine. I now consider my bike a beast of burden. It hauled ice and firewood. I attached a few photos of the beast in action. The plywood is the third revision. I’ve changed the platform width from 14” to 16” and changed the location of the routed slots to align with the hooks of a cargo net.
The final unit will be made out of something else. It maybe plastic or a machined metal plate, I don’t know yet. I’m still trying to work out any weaknesses. Anybody have any ideas or suggestions? Its rough I know, but it seems to work. Sorry about ithe image size. These are the first pictures I've posted on this forum.

daryl