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Message started by bentwheel on 06/01/05 at 12:06:41

Title: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by bentwheel on 06/01/05 at 12:06:41

I commute to work from the city to a small town about 20 minutes away. I carry the usual stuff like rain gear: lunch, ball cap, lock, tools, you know. But there are a few things in there that I always treasure when out riding for pleasure. One of them is rubber sandals. Where I ride I am never far from water, whether it be Lake Huron; the St Clair River or numerous smaller rivers. I find it quite comforting to stop and remove my riding boots and take to the water in my sandals. I always find taking a break at the water very relaxing. Another great thing in my bags is a sling shot. It is a modern one that is metal with surgical tubing and a wrist support. It is quite powerful. It’s always fun sending stones into the water. I have also chased away a few varmints by the roadside with it. I once spotted a hornet’s nest and after a few misses the hornets sensed a problem and sent a few sentry’s my way. I’m not crazy. I had my helmet on, sitting on my bike with it idling. I called a truce and I left them alone.
I do most of my riding on county or B roads. A lot of farmer’s fields and dead animals on the road. This brings about birds of prey. A lot of hawks and falcons around and now I hear even a bald eagle has been spotted in my area. I am always on the look out in the air for these magnificent huge birds. Quite often I come across them eating roadkill and I stop as close as I dare without scaring them off. This is one advantage of keeping an original muffler. Out of my saddlebags come my binoculars for a close look at them feeding. Beautiful.
So, what do you keep in your saddlebags?

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by PerrydaSavage on 06/01/05 at 14:37:56

8)Great post there bentwheel! Don't use my saddlebags much, only every now and again ... not crazy 'bout 'em 'cause they're the soft kind ... they don't keep their shape and they look a little too big on the LS650 ... the bags do in a pinch however and I usually keep the MOM in there, along with some nylon over-pants (for cool days), a small notebook & pencil, a small camera, my luggage lock "tripmeter" (to keep track of when I last filled up with gas), helmet faceshield, extra pair of gloves, sunglasses ... that's pretty much it ... nothin' special.

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by vroom1776 on 06/01/05 at 15:29:59

Pabst Blue Ribbon (beer)

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by Reelthing on 06/01/05 at 15:47:18

vroom1776 wrote:

Pabst Blue Ribbon (beer)

PBR! and your in fort collins... when I lived in Kentucky about 30 years ago we made runs across the border to buy Coors and past on the PBR @ 3 bucks a case unless all of ours were busted of course this happened quite frequent

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by Savage_Rob on 06/01/05 at 15:51:57

I use my trunk instead and I have tools, a first-aid kit, spare nuts and bolts, 1 quart of oil, a spark plug, a headlight bulb, a couple of turn-signal bulbs, a tire patch kit (the kind with a CO2 inflator) as well as 2 tire irons in my tools, a handful of nylon wire-ties, a roll of electrical tape, a tube of loctite, a hand-crank radio, and hand-crank LED flashlight, spare cables, bungee cords, a few rags, a disc lock, a couple of waterproof bags, a basic helmet bag, a ball cap, goggles (and room for a rain suit and/or mess-kit when needed).

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by sluggo on 06/01/05 at 17:35:41

when i use them, and it's not that often, they contain a rainsuit, first aid kit, both my piece's, camera, and a quick snack.

here's how they look on thumper

http://predator.bikepics.com/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-337786.jpg

come to think of it i carry all the same things in my leathers with the exception of the rainsuit. maybe i should carry something else in them. ???

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by Paladin on 06/01/05 at 19:19:52

The Savage is my go to work vehicle.

Unless I'm carrying/wearing the items in question the saddlebags hold my black leather motorcycle jacket, gloves, clear or dark glasses (to be replaced with something with better wind protection,) scarf, leather 'cowboy' hat, work ID on neckcord with pen and screwdriver, work keys, and/or reading glasses. Papers are in an envelope inside the left lid, also carry an air gauge, four or five bungee cords, a couple of CD-ROMs.

Unless I'm shopping, in which case things are removed so I can carry, in either bag, a 10# bag of potatos, two gallon jugs of milk, a 5-liter box of wine, or any number of smaller items.

The Laptop I carry in a backpack to save it from the thumps. Presently the bike's at home and I'm sitting in the Beetle outside the Auto Club where daughter #3 is in a 2-hour driver-ed class. Someone nearby is generous enough to leave their wireless access unsecured.

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by sluggo on 06/01/05 at 23:05:28

Paladin wrote:

Someone nearby is generous enough to leave their wireless access unsecured.

that is always handy, and a frequent occurance even in a small town like moses lake.

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by Reelthing on 06/01/05 at 23:11:11

It is amazing to drive around and see just how many the card finds - shocked the first time I saw it!

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by sluggo on 06/02/05 at 00:49:39

i live in the county and have only slow dialup when i need a large transfer i move it over to the lap top drive to the local freeway interchange and get my choice of several connections. works good for me.

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by lancer on 06/02/05 at 05:59:43

Slow dialup...man of man, what a drag. I have had to endure that for Y E A R S now. I am finally in conversation with a cable guy ( the first one to actually work with me ) about getting Roadrunner to my house. The cable actually ends on the utility pole across the street from where my drive comes off of the paved road. From there our little dirt/gravel drive goes about 300' to the front door of the house. Since our little dirt/gravel drive has an official name (for the 911 emergency system) the cable company has always said "our cable line does not go to your road, or, your road is not listed in our system as having access to one of our cable lines, or just you are not in our system".
I started about 8 years ago calling for service and all I ever got was one of the automated messages that service was not abailable in my area. Come to find out the very next house down the paved road has had service for over 10 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk about being P I S _ E D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At the big spring homeshow at the fairgrounds I actually got to talk to a real person who knew something about how things work and he really listened. What a change, for once I found intelligent life. He got me in touch with an area tech rep who did some real research on where the lines are, and now he has put me in touch with the V-P who can authorize diverting from the scripted orders. Is it possible that CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT DEAD AFTER ALL?
Only time will tell.

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by Richard Amirault on 06/02/05 at 07:27:16

Just put a nice pair of Willie & Max bags on my 04. They are the "stardard" size .. about a half inch wider and taller than the 'official' Suzuki bags .. but they don't carry much.

A rain suit fills up 3/4 of one bag, and I keep the other mostly empty to carry "stuff". (like my mail and the daily newspaper on my way to work .. or anything I might buy at a store to bring home)

Richard in Boston

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by WD on 06/02/05 at 08:10:57

On the extremely rare times I throw bags on one of my bikes, I carry lunch in one side, raingear, quarters and a small piston in the other. I prefer to use a framed day-pack instead of saddle bags. Bags that fit the Savage are a mite, hmm, PUNY. Full sized bags look goofy with the lines of the stock rear fender/plate hanger assembly. Some of the folks in the photo gallery hosted by Paladin use hard bags...not a bad look...Max's "micro-bagger" looks surprisingly good. (I'm a chopper fan, not big on baggers)

When I get the chance to add a full sized rear fender to mine, I'll probably go with a 50s Indian style saddlebag. Easier to pack than the slant bags. And will look better with the HD/Indian luggage rack going on the fender top.
-WD

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by vroom1776 on 06/02/05 at 09:26:58

PBR... Fort Collins... Yeah, I'm a piss poor grad student, so I drink the cheap stuff.

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by Paladin on 06/02/05 at 09:43:40

Pabst is not the cheap stuff. It sored a 1.77 on http://www.ratebeer.com -- nearly matching the 1.78 of Schlitz. In Air Force in Izmir Rod and Gun club stocked Bud, Coors, and Schiltz. The Bud ran out first, then the Coors. Finally, with no other choice, people drank the Schiltz; giving the true origin of "when you're out of Schiltz, you're out of beer."

General Generic beer is rated at a 0.89 -- much cheaper than Papst Blue Ribbon.

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by gazab44 on 06/02/05 at 09:57:52

don't use saddle bags, so wot doesn't fit in my small shoulder-bag or pockets of my leather jacket don't go :)
thats probably why i get wet alot LOL

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by Savage_Rob on 06/02/05 at 11:06:56

Paladin wrote:

PBR was sure as hell the cheap stuff on Midway island. At the enlisted club ('bout the size of a small gas station), it was 25 cents a can while every other beer (and they had maybe 4 others) were 50 cents apiece.

Note: this was 20 years ago but even then, that was extremely cheap beer... even those at 50 cents. The only things you had to do on Midway were drink, play softball and watch the gooney-birds (the island is a federal sanctuary for albatrosses).

Title: Re: What's in your saddlebags?
Post by vroom1776 on 06/02/05 at 12:51:41

PBR is the cheapest stuff I can get that doesn't give me heartburn. I usually get a 12-pack for $6, or a 30 for $15. On my savage, I can "easily" cary 45 cans of PBR. WooHoo! I love showing up to outdoor parties and with a boatload of beer strapped to my bike!