Buying Motorcycle Luggage - 5 Considerations

[@alexjson]

Mosko Moto Reckless 40s. They fit the bike really well and everything is very easy to get too. Fits well across all my bikes. I know they're expensive but you get what you pay for. I pack all my gear into lightweight lomo dry bags so stuff is organized within the Mosko dry bags. I had the magadans and I really didn't get on well with them

[@lightweightadv]

Yes they’re definitely a great option, how do you find the capacity of the 40 vs the 80?

[@philoubxl9176]

Hello everyone, After numerous tests during my travels, my current configuration for my crf300L when traveling is an expandable 75 liter solution : - AltRider Hemisphere Saddlebag (40L) and their awesome Holster System (+5L pocket) - LoneRider Overlander (30L with the possibility of extending with small MOLLE bags) - Small tank bag (Enduristan "Sandstorm 4X" 2L or Lone Rider "Ranger Mini" 4.5L) In my solution, the holster system remains permanently attached to the motorcycle. This solution allows me to move all of my luggage in a single trip to the bedroom (Tankbak in the duffelbag, which is on my back, and the hemisphere saddlebag I place it around my neck) I can therefore still keep one hand free ;o). And also to be able to carry a few things to the swimming pool, beach or during small purchases in town. By remaining attached, I can carry some things to the swimming pool, beach or during small purchases in town, which is very practical. And for my day trips, i use this configuration on my CRF300L Enduristan "Blizzard" M saddlebags (total 17L) Enduristan "Sandstorm 4X" tank bag (2L) Enduristan "Hurricane Hydro" (3L / camelbag)

[@lightweightadv]

Great setup thanks for the description 👊🏻😎

[@FreedomBaba]

I use Endurastan XL blizzard 34 litres plus 2 bottle holders. An Oxford products 70 litre dry bag. It's never full. Only cost £35. A kriega trail 9 rucksack. All waterproof but I use dry bags too. They are quick to take on and off. I carry a few rokstraps. I don't have a tank bag because I've got an acerbis 14 litre tank and they don't fit well. Also, a Giant loop 1.5 litre handle bar bag, but it's not waterproof. All of these are well tested and work well.

[@lightweightadv]

That's another Oxford dry bag being used! Going by the comments, they're popular!

[@douglasburt1622]

Very helpful. Glad I saw this before I bought anything. Time to go shopping.

[@lightweightadv]

Great stuff, enjoy 😎

[@steveh100]

Tried a few, best so far is kriega os12s, no racking, with a large duffle bag... the bug bear with that is the duffle bag is strapped down making it hard to access it and the two side bags or add a bit of shopping before camping... one good thing is- it's very stable and 70 odd litres in all... would be nice to have something like your tail pack that you can access easily... a lotto be said for a top box... just not cool on a crf 😂

[@lightweightadv]

Top boxes are not cool 😂. Super practical though. That's the functionality this Overlander bag gives me I think.

[@rosarioroberto5823]

Greetings, As always another brilliant detailed video production 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸 Keep producing more videos

[@lightweightadv]

Ah thanks man, we will try our best 👍

[@CtrlOut]

Very pleased with the Turkana Madmules. Easy to pack and easy to take your stuff out. Always clean inner dry bags I use the 15L on my CRF250L

[@lightweightadv]

Hmm, not heard of them. I'll have a Google 👍🏻

[@TheIdlesurfer]

Those Snugpak hooped bivis we used to use are ideal if you need to camp at a pinch. If I aim to camp, I have a 2 man tent, but if I'm expecting to mostly bnb hop, but might need to camp at a pinch, my Snugpak, basic kip roll and sleeping bag are fine. Hex block and mess tins, rat pack boil in the bag, sorted. If I'm properly camping then I budget for an extra 15 litres. For light camping I'm happy with 55 litres. For a stealth camp, those Snugpaks are excellent.

[@lightweightadv]

You know, I even have one of the snugpaks, but rarely use it. Goes to show how important it is to know what sort of thing you're setting out to do, I suppose.

[@TheIdlesurfer]

@@lightweightadv of course you have a Snugpak, some lost on exercise Gortex, the mini can opener and random bits of kit you didn't sign for. I got stuck once in Morocco when I really should have basha'd up. I now take either a survival bag or the Snugpak. The ability to stop a night if a bike is broken or talent has been outstripped by ego is important. I found out the hard way.

[@stepheneldridge6998]

Your big trip will be a good test for your set up! When i look back at photos of bin liners and bungee hooks on the XR650R..😂! On the T7 I'm really happy with my setup...2 Kriega os 12's on the back, with an Oxford aqua 30, and 2 Kriega os 6's on the front, they fit perfectly on the crash bar. By the way, Oxford aqua bags are available on sailing and marine sites in different colours and sizes to the motorcycle range. Cheers Steve

[@lightweightadv]

The Oxford range is really popular, isn't it. Solid and affordable.

[@stepheneldridge6998]

@@lightweightadv that's how people describe me...🤣🤣

[@lightweightadv]

😂

[@nemerkha]

I hve Kriega OS 18s one the back on an OS base and a rucksack. If camping, i throw a SW Motech drybag 35 on the back on my Tenere. a weekend or a eurotrip;

[@Mojo545]

Confusion that you sometimes film in mirror. I almost googled if there are crf's with the exhaust on the other side hehe

[@lightweightadv]

😂. Yeah, sorry dude. I swapped most shots back to normal, but not all

[@weddincoyote2440]

Think my goal currently is to reduce the size of my stuff and myself. Being a larger human, cause im carrying a little too much weight, it means a jumper takes lots of room compared to some of my friends who carry maybe 30kg less than me. Secondly investing in a bike packing tent and down sleeping bag. This should reduce the major bulk. Once then I can start reducing bag sizes so that im not carrying 110 ltrs to 130 ltrs on the rear via panniers and drybags and 30 ltrs spread between a tank bag, and crash bar bag. Im a huge fan of small capacity bikes - 500cc or less but they are not a fan of the amount I pack.

[@thecongressofroughriders596]

In. Ire of a couple of the comments above about durability I would add that whatever my other gripes about the Kriegas, they are very tough. I hit the ground more than I’d like and although they usually take the brunt, they’ve been unscathed.

[@clarkjordan4519]

100% right on all accounts. I need to work out what to take and what not too

[@lightweightadv]

It's a chicken and egg situation. Do you get the out to fit the bag, or the bag to fit the kit...😂

[@DimitrisMotovlogs]

I believe every CRF250/300 rider has been there, i know i have 😄 I've tried a couple ways of strapping luggage and side bags to my 250L but i'm still not quite pleased with the setup. Awaiting now on a couple of enduro style side bags (Enduristan copies) which i believe will be the better option for my needs. Cheers! Nice Video!

[@lightweightadv]

It takes a while to get a good fit for what you want. The side bags fit great and are a fantastic option for a week long trip on the TET or similar

[@matthewf4402]

I found a Kriega base, with 2 wolfman waterproof saddlebags (which I had) is great on the CRF, (mounts like Giant loop) so weight not as far back as AS panniers. I use a 40L Lomo waterproof bag that I leave with it half full (so can load up with food and beer for the short trip to camping) Top bag - tent, chair, waterproofs, shoes. Good luck on your trip!

[@lightweightadv]

Sounds like you've found a cool system 😎. Weight placement is important

[@mabecka]

Check out the Givi GRT721 Canyon unuversal saddle base. It will accommodate any generic roll top dry bag from 8-20 liters. Really nice solution and way battar priceed than Mosko moto with the same function. Cheers.

[@lightweightadv]

Nice one, good advice 👍🏻

[@Nellabellabi]

If you need more than 40-50l of storage. You are in the field of Glamping 😂 I have 2x5l Givi bags on the back sides, 35l drybag on my rack with quick straps. So, im just in the grey area of glamping. Before i had, 90l of storage. Mosko moto reckless 80 + my 2x5 l bags. So, im in the process of downsizeing. Going good so far :)

[@lightweightadv]

Having, camped for weeks on end across Europe, I can't get less than 60L. If I carried a tent outside of the bags etc, then maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Nellabellabi]

@@lightweightadv yes. I Carry my tent outside also if i want more space. But i just bought s helsdon hammock that is a tent and a hammock in one. The best i ever invested in. Lighter, more versitile and extrem comfort. You can sleep on your side and not as a banana. If you dont have trees to hang your hammock you can place it on the ground as a tent by small add ons. Strap the hammock on the bike, the other side on a tarp pole/wooden stick or whatever you can find. Many videos on Helsdon hammock youtube page to learn a versitile setup. My setup: Stove (Trangia) in the 5l bag incl fuel. Or a smaller gas stove incl gas. 5l bag nr2: rain gear incl an extra warm shirt for layer. 35l bag: 3pair underwear (3days or 3 weeks the same), spares/tools, 2 t-shirts, pants with detachable legs for shorts, 2 pairs of socks, toilets stuff and medicin, waterproof gloves, food and water for two days, candles, sleeping bag, sleeping matress (exped synmat 9) travel pillow, small foldable hiking chair, light shoes. Gear i use: Adventure spec (AS) super shirt AS mongolian pants Lindstrands waterproof jacket and pants Dainese lightweight nylon jacket MX boots alpinestars tech5 Very versitile light weight setup to adapt for hot/cold/wet weather quick and easy. I also use my raingear on colder evenings When camp is setup. Its breatheble with mesh and waterproof, worth in gold. The rest i need i fix on my way. As i say, as long as you wash your clothes you dont need more for 2days or 2 months. Planning and experience is key to succés of light is right. And, your bike feels more like it should be, more control with less weight on harder sections. So light and less is more that your bike Will be safer to ride and less harder to handle if stuck in a swamp hole or just drop your bike. It is fun to minimilize the setup to the very basic of needs. Instead of stuff that you think you want to have (what if). What if should only be the really basics if you downsize your gear. In fact, you need less than you think. Most people think you need closest to the stuff you have at home. But reality says, trust in yourself and you dont need 90% of what you have at home for a mc trip. Try it, trust it….. You be surprised how less you need to love your trip and live life. And the most important of it all…. You dont need a 20000 dollar bike and 2000 dollar gear to get there. It is you who do the exploring. You dont have to go 60mph on gravel roads to get a awsome exploring trip. The ”slower” and safer you ride, the more you can spend at take in your invirement instead if focus to hold the line not crash in the next corner. Race on track, explore on roads :) When i say you, i meen (we all bikers)

[@Yangvar]

Great video! For a while now Ive been using Enduristan Blizzards, wich are 34 liter total luggage, and a big backpack for all my travels, with adding tent to it when needed, only recently I decided to add to it a rolltop bag, mainly for comfort- to unload the backpkack, so I have space in it for groceries and such.

[@lightweightadv]

A top bag changes things massively 👌🏻

[@NK-dl2nc]

Most brands as good as they are cost far too much for what you get. I use a combination of second hand kriega US bags, Rhinowalk bags and secondhand sw motech bags on slc frames on my world raid. Cheap, effective and adaptable to my trips. I have also conditioned myself to take as little as possible with me. One 10ltr bag is ample for a long weekend if staying in digs. Longer trips of a week I have 2 10ltr panniers, one which hold spare gloves, trail stand, first aid kit, waterproofs. The second will have food and water etc. Then I will normally take a 30ltrbag over the saddle to carry clothes and camping kit. Try to avoid camping these days though as suffer with long covid and being an old git with dodgy bones.

[@lightweightadv]

Like I said in the vid, I'd love to be able to take less, but by the time I've got my camping kit, my cooking kit and just a handful of clothes, I'm at 55/60L 😂🤦🏻‍♂️. Good on you for managing to do that, you're what I aspire to!

[@NK-dl2nc]

@@lightweightadv It is a battle to keep the volume down. I still find that I don't use some of the clothes I take but then find that I have missed taking something like an extra warm layer. Did this last spring on a week in France and ended having to buy a thin fleece for the few cold days at the start. Rest of the week was boiling and wet😂 Hoping to do Spain soon and will try to get buy with a bivvy bag for when I can't get or afford proper digs. Should be fun😬

[@iSlanderEST]

I used to think that aluminum panniers are necessary. THen I changed to lone rider side bags, but they were huge. Now I use Kriega OS 22 and OS 32 bags and they are perfect for me. For TET rides I used OS base with OS-18, but since I sold the bike I don't have them anymore. Topbag is really good, I got the same Lone Rider. Friend of mine uses different system. What we both need is durable luggage and dont care about brands. However neither of us will not buy Enduristan sidebags anymore, because one small crash and the bags broke. We check if the bags use straps around the luggage or not. If not, then we won't use them.

[@lightweightadv]

Durability in an accident is a really hard one to assess. So many variables in a tactical dismount to be able to judge a peice of kit easily. Makes buying a bag fairly tricky

[@iSlanderEST]

@@lightweightadv if the content stays in only because of the stiches, then it will not survive harder use. Like Husqvarna Norden Expedition bags. But if there is a strap, that goes around the luggage, its way better. Magadans have them, Kriegas, Mosko etc

[@thecongressofroughriders596]

Whether it’s my GS or CRF300 Rally I’ve pretty much settled on Kriega OS32s and an Oxford Aqua T 50 litre roll bag. I’m not a massive fan of the Kriegas, in particular think I the whole OS base thing is a bit of an “Apple connector” move, but I’ve got them now and they’ll last for years. The roll bag is great for clothes etc items, cheap, waterproof, easy to lug into the hotel. Might upgrade to the 70 liter roll bag. Oh, and the Kriega R25 25l backpack is great - holds a laptop and all your important stuff easily, with. Hydration pack too. This arrangement holds waterproofs with easy access at the top of one pannier, plus allthe maintenance kit with room to spare. Don’t need anything else.

[@lightweightadv]

That sounds like a relatively similar set up to mine. 70L on the back of a CRF sounds huge, I wonder how big it would be in reality 🤔

[@thecongressofroughriders596]

Good point. The 50 litre is usually enough and it’s very manageable.

[@Fromatic]

I'll remember that, non waterproof luggage and separately waterproof smaller inner bags. In my imagination trips will be sunshine and no need to open luggage on the go, but I'm sure the reality will be needing to dig something out on the side of the road/trail in the pouring rain, and everything gets wet and stays wet if not done as you have suggested, cheers!

[@lightweightadv]

Absolutely, in our minds it's always sunshine and unicorns, but the reality is it's sometimes rain and misery 😂. Individual dry bags are the winner 👍🏻

[@nickfry7705]

I could do with a man in a van to ferry my gear ahead each day. Then I'd be a real Lightweight Adventurer.

[@lightweightadv]

Now we're talking 😂