RE: [ST] Triumph Soft Luggage / luggage on rear rack

["Ken Mitchell" <kp.mitchell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Al does bring up a valid point. About the only criticism I'd have for
Triumph's soft bags and for that matter, the tank bags, is that they will
eventually fade color.

My soft sidebags do have a slight sag to them, but I rarely have them on the
bike for more than a 3-day weekend. They do have plastic stiffeners in them,
but overloading them will cause the deformation. Me, I ride up to Vermont
from Massachussetts, and remove the bags when I get to my destination. When
I'm really in a poser mood, I carry the seat cowl in one of the bags (just
barely fits) and put it back on the bike after removing the soft bags.

hth.

Ken M.
'00 RS
Spencer MA, USA

- -----Original Message-----
From: Albert Garvin
Subject: Re: [ST] Triumph Soft Luggage / luggage on rear rack


Stu,
  I had the soft Triumph luggage and found that I never took them off. After
a year they noticeably faded. Guess the black dosen't stand up to the sun so
well here in Cal. Also I used to carry a set of leathers in one of them and
they sagged pretty bad after a while. I just bought a set of hard bags off
ebay and I'm wondering why I didn't do this sooner. The soft bags came on my
bike when I bought it. One thing I did like about them is they had several
good places to hook bungie cords to  and you can put a lot of stuff in them.
Also with the new hard bags I can now fit my helment in one of them when I
park it.
Al


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