Super Duke Luggage

  • What an English Man on the site!!!! Ahhhh!!!!!
    I have been looking for luggage for my baby but nothing untill Ventura Luggage System.
    It looks a bit crap but there's not many places you can put luggage on the Super Duke.
    At least a manufaturer has taken the time to make something for our bikes so they sholud be thanked for that at least.
    Last week I decided to see if Baglux made an under seat mounting kit for my bike.
    They do not and have no plans to make one one this year.
    Seeing as I have both sizes of Whoppa bag sitting around I thought I would try making the smaller of the two bags ( 25 litre )
    fit my bike.
    Now, if I have managed to attach the pictures you will see the first one is how the bag sits on the bike. It was too wide still and needed to be "taken in" slightly
    pic 2.
    pic 3 is looking at the bag from the under side. You will notice the right side has been reduced in width.
    pic 4 is how the bag sits on the bike after tailoring!
    pic 5 is the inside of the bag. Here you can see how I have cut holes in the side and also through the ridged plastic frame of the bag.
    To stop the holes on the side of the bag from fraying I put some stiches around the openings.
    Ok, its not perfect but it is free and it is secure. Also you have to put all youre stuff in the bag after mounting it to the bike.
    If you have used the Whoppa bag yourself you will know even with the right mounting kit for your bike the bag is still a bi*$h to fit and takes time.
    So if it does the job then I am happy.
    It would be good to have the little frame from the Ventura system on the back of the bike as you could put another small bag on it.
    I think the Woppa bag looks better and tidyer but it loose's out on 20 litres over the Ventua.
    Depends on how long and how far you are going but I need space for that litre bottle of fuel I now take with me on trips!



    :titten:

  • The links work. Looks good. You hadn´t any problems with the very hot exhaust and the bag? I´m wondering, but it´s good :daumen hoch:

    Nichts auf der Welt ist so gerecht verteilt wie der Verstand. Jeder glaubt, er habe genug davon.

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    Original von DukeUK990
    Depends on how long and how far you are going but I need space for that litre bottle of fuel I now take with me on trips!


    :lautlach: Went dry once?
    I can believe that if you have to push one time, you organise yourself to avoid it in the future! :lautlach:
    Concerning the fitting of the extra bag on the Whopper, looks pretty high... Would rather wear a rucksack...
    But your solution looks good (which is not the most important) and works, that's the main thing. :daumen hoch:

    Without data you're just another person with an opinion.

  • Thanks for the replys Guys,


    I havent been caught out with no fuel yet but when I was on my GSX-R 1000 once.
    The French countryside can be a barron place for fuel on a sunday!!!
    Two French Police on BMW's stoped and went to the petrol station 5km away ( I almost made it! )
    They came back with two water bottles of fuel for me.
    I offered them money for a drink but they refused.
    Good Men!!
    The French love bikers! As long as you go slow through villages.
    And here is the photo to prove it!!


    http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/6121/4381kk4.jpg

  • They (plod) seem to be OK unless you take the p1ss in France - then they nail you to the nearest wall and steal all your money ;)


    Bag setup looks good. I have no pix but I have a similar tankbag and a strap-on (oo-er) tail pack, but prefer to use a rucksack as it's to much to cock my leg over with a tail pack in place.