Backpack protocol, why, why not?

Antibackpackites are commiting a hate crime.

 

They get hung up on the aero hump of my leathers......

 

What?:crazy:

I'll agree I wouldn't wear one on a long trip, I've got tank/tail bags for that. But I use one every moring to ride to work. I've gone down with one on as well. I'll post pics if I get the chance later. It got shredded, but didn't cause me any harm.

Don't over-pack it and if you put hard stuff in it maybe look at a spine guard. I carry my sidearm and duty gear in it so I now wear a hard spine guard. :thumbsup:

 

LISTEN.... when you have a squirrel in your back pack, it's a laugh a mile and many more besides.

 

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"OH !! How terribly, horribly, impossibly exciting to carry a sidearm plus that nanotech -impervious heavy duty domestically produced gear whatever the classified Hell that consists of ??" : "AMERICAN DAD" speaking.


"Duty gear + sidearm= ????" OK, officer .......... so i might meet you on the side of the road, but be nice ! Mien documents be in order, meinheir.


HEY, lads: if you don't carry a good "tool kit" you might not be able to help that blonde slender four- score something too-attractive almost-divorced sad single mother who's up for anything and has her bike breakdown......and you, a Knight of the Realm, and if you-- hero and righter of wrongs--can't help fix her, the age of mechanical development has come to an end.........even temporarily!

 

Does that mean that it could temporarily be referred to as a "backarm" instead of a sidearm? :biggrin:

Sorry... too much time on my hands! :smile:

 

I will warn you first....this is the lamest thing I will ever post...but it seemed to fit the thread.

YouTube - Dora's Backpack Remix

Don't say I didn't warn you.

 

Here is my take on it, and its not the best answer but for me it makes sense.

I go to work every day and my tank bag is large enough to hold everything I need, doesnt get in the way, and looks very cool with the "artwork" I added under the plastic where a map goes on a long trip. It is big enough to carry a 12 pack, with enough room for a pint and 2 packs of smokes, as well as a little bit of fast food. ( speaking from weekend party experience ). If you didnt know most tank bags expand bu the middle unzipping ( like those old VW bus with the built in tent at the top ).

On a day like today I had to take some work home with me - a laptop. I took my backpack to work with me. It was uncomfortable both on the way there and back. Good thing its 1.6 miles each way .

If this was a regular occurance or a longer commute, I would get side bags. Since this happens once every three months at the most, my backpack is fine for me.

I think that what you carry, how much it weighs and how well the backpack fits you is going to be the differance in if its a good idea or not.

Oh and I dont advocate carrying your laptop in your backpack either, its just what I do from time to time.

 

I agree...but I was warned.

 

You may need a long ride - by yourself, its not a punishment, its just to clear your mind from that video.

As a matter of fact, I leaving too.

Facepalm warning....

 

I use all 3 depending what I'm doing. Just don't go too big on the backpack-can unbalance you and acts like a sail if you hit any crosswinds. The Kreigas are designed as motopacks (and are very nice if a bit spendy) I looked in my old climbing stuff and found one of these that I had never used-perfect moto pack.
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You are so fired!If I can't get that out of my head you will pay!:biggrin:

 

Makes you look gay........................:flame:

 

I'll probably get flamed for this...

On long rides, I'll take off a heavy backpack and set it on the tank. It makes a comfy place to rest your head/chest. The windscreen makes an air pocket where the backpack doesn't move, and your arms cradle it on either side, just in case. Unless you're really aggressively whipping the bike into turns, there are no lateral forces on it, either. You have to take care that the straps don't get caught up in the handlebars, though.

I have dropped off a big garbage bag of laundry at the cleaners once, carried the same way.

Yeah, I know. But I also drive a car with my knees while eating a cheeseburger, so sue me.

But, oh, as for OP: I use a backpack frequently. I sometimes put on an empty backpack before a ride, just in case.

 

I'd go with a hardshell backpack if it were me
My brother actually crashed while wearing one of those things, it worked like a turtle shell. He had bruises from the straps but it saved him from any and all road rash...
That bein' said, I sometimes wear a pack, and these guys are totally right, you have to be careful about weight shifting. Too much weight can throw you off your line, or just be plain uncomfortable. Make sure ur adequately strapped in (arms and across chest)

Try googling the Axio Swift (original or 2.0) or the Boblbee Megalopolis (this is the one my sibling uses religiously) among others...

cheers!