Luggage for a Triple

OK, it's like this. I'd *like* a different bike for the commute. In
practice it's unlikely to happen right now, not least because of time.
So my thoughts turn to luggage for the carrying of assorted office type
bits, not least my Mac book. My old and valued Krug 'sack does the
business, but getting in and out and making sure everything is water
tight is a bit of a PITA.

So, panniers? If so what? Tank bag? (less appealing but will be considered)
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Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
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Givi monorack and top-box.

Looks shite, but does the job.

 

Panniers on a Triple? Heretic, burn him.

 

You need shooting you do.

 

You're welcome to try, if you think you're hard enough

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Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

Catman says...

I looked at how to carry stuff on my 04 Daytona, which is essentially
the same rear bosywork as the 03 Speed Triple, and decided to stick with
the Suzuki Bandit with rack and Baglux option.

Fitting any luggage to the Triumph is PITA cos there's virtually ****
all to strap it down to properly. I have used a Baglux bag on the tank,
but just as it did with the Gixer, the wind tries to tear my helmet off
and wrenches my neck back at anything over 80. So I load the Bandit up
instead cos ICGAF if it gets scratched.

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Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
GSF600SW (broked)
'I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking.
But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they
are still going.' William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, Oct 1960.

 

Hmmm, not encouraging, but appreciated.

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Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2
Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

I detect a sense of humor failure.

 

Tailpack?

Or here's an unconventional suggestion...

Buy a new rear seat pad, remove the padding, and bolt a givi top plate
onto it.

Instant swappable pillion seat or luggage option, without unsightly
racks.

 

Odd, so do I

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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2
Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

New one on me. I currently have no DNS, so JFGI is not an option

Oooh, now it just so happens that I have a spare pillion seat cos my
bike is the 'Limited Edition' with the black frame, extra plastics and
the pillion replacement. That's a very interesting thought.



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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2
Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

Err not really. Catman is a big strong chap and would present quite a
challenge to someone with kindling and a match.

 

I've been had, haven't I.

 

I did this on my SV, it worked very nicely.

 

I have used throwovers with some success - I think they are Givis but
they are buried right now - the straps fit neatly under and in front of
the pillion seat, but they wouldn't take a laptop. If I had to carry
such a thing I would put it in a backpack specifically designed for it
and either wear that or bungee it to the pillion seat on a longer run.
I don't know how big heavy and resilient a Mac book is but I wouldn't
like to think of a delicate flat thing trying to conform to the curve
of the Triumph tank.

Get a blackberry, a portable hard drive and "hotdesk".

 

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Adie always changed the seat hump for the pillion pad then used a
tailpack and added panniers if more space was needed. It was certainly
easier to tie luggage down on than a lot of Jap sports bikes as long
as you don't expect to get away with using shite old bungy straps.

 

I don't think he's tried very hard and it'd be worth remembering that
Wik took a fully loaded Speed Triple to Italy a few years ago when we
did a UKRM trip to Mugello.

 

Andy Bonwick says...

There's **** all to tie down to at the back of the bike, I'm toying with
the idea of making some bungee hooks to fit somewhere to the back of the
pillion seat.

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Lozzo
Triumph Daytona 955i SE (Black with added black bits)
GSF600SW (broked)
'I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking.
But I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they
are still going.' William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, Oct 1960.

 

The pillion seat should have fold-out hooks, well mine does. Before I
got the Tiger I used to use a pair of throw-overs with one of the belts
running under the pillion, thus held in place by the locking mechanism
as well as the passenger.

 

Apart from the hooks under the seat, the rear footrests and the
indicators?