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When I first got my 2004 Harley‑Davidson Heritage Softail Classic, I felt like I was cheating a little when opening and closing my saddlebags....

Shad TR40 Terra Adventure Saddlebags Review | Gear

When planning our trip to South Dakota to ride the Black Hills BDR-X, we knew we needed good adventure luggage and opted for Shad...

Lone Rider MotoBags 2-Year Torture Test | Gear Review

Lone Rider, which entered the ADV world with its popular MotoTent that features a vestibule to park your bike, introduced its semi-rigid MotoBags in...

Nelson-Rigg Commuter Motorcycle Luggage: Tail Bag and Tank Bag | Gear Review

Motorcycles offer many advantages over other methods of transportation. However, one drawback is a lack of storage space. Whether packing for a weekend trip...

SW-Motech Pro and Blaze Sportbike Luggage | Gear Review

Whether commuting to work, picking something up from the store, or bringing essentials on a trip, there are plenty of good reasons for having...

Take It With You: Motorcycle Luggage Buyers Guide

In Rider’s February issue, we shared the results of a survey that offered a fascinating deep dive into our readers’ habits and preferences. One...

Wolfman Luggage Benefit Sale

Wolfman Luggage is a family-owned and operated business founded by Eric Hougen, a passionate motorcyclist and the company's designer. Eric's son, Quinn, is Wolfman's...

SW-Motech Motorcycle Luggage: Street-Rack, PRO Side Carrier, SysBag WP | Gear Review

Unlike taking a roadtrip in a car, where you can pack everything but the kitchen sink, traveling by motorcycle requires you to be more...

Nelson-Rigg Hurricane 2.0 Waterproof Backpack/Tail Pack | Gear Review

Several years ago, I tested the first generation of Nelson-Rigg’s Hurricane Waterproof Backpack/Tail Pack, which impressed me with its practicality, functionality, and versatility. Nelson-Rigg...

Pakit Rak and Bag for Honda Gold Wing | Gear Review

Over the past nine years, I have taken four major cross-country motorcycle trips, all of them covering well over 11,000 miles. (Read about one...

Nelson-Rigg Trails End Adventure Tank Bag | Gear Review

Whether cruising the pavement or banging along a remote dirt road, tankbags are a rider’s most convenient place for storing frequently used items. Where...

Nelson-Rigg Commuter Tail Bag | Gear Review

As our recent test of the Suzuki Hayabusa shows, a big, open-class sportbike can make for one heckuva sport-tourer. But touring means going far, often for...

Wolfman Peak Tail Bag WP | Gear Review

Wolfman’s Peak Tail Bag WP provides a compact but versatile storage space on any motorcycle with a dedicated luggage rack. Its black wedge-shaped exterior...

Nelson-Rigg Sahara Dry Duffle Bag | Gear Review

As Egon Spengler famously warned in Ghostbusters, “Don’t cross the streams … It would be bad … Try to imagine all life as you...

Nelson-Rigg Commuter Tank Bags | Gear Review

Those who use their motorcycles for more than the occasional leisurely cruise know the importance of quality luggage. When faced with the predicament of...

Kriega Trail18 Adventure Backpack | Gear Review

Hydration backpacks are much the same, right? A zippered bag with a couple of pockets that hold a water bladder, lunch and whatever else...

Shad Terra Luggage | Gear Review

If the myriad of squared-off, adventure-ready aluminum luggage out there is a bit too…adventure-y…Shad has a stylish and quite well thought out option for...

Wolfman Dual-Sport Luggage | Gear Review

It may seem like you need a big adventure bike to carry saddlebags or luggage on a long on- and off-road ride, or at...

Nelson-Rigg Dual-Sport Saddlebags and Tail Bag | Gear Review

My first street-legal motorcycle was a Honda XL500R dual-sport, and as a teenager I rode the wheels off that thumper, generally wearing a backpack...

Touratech Zega Evo Pannier System | Gear Review

Looking at a set of “panniers” (from the French panier, or basket), or hard locking saddlebags, most of us probably wouldn’t think of them...

Mosko Moto Reckless 80L V2.0 Luggage | Gear Review

Mosko Moto has some new ideas about soft luggage for motorcyclists. A good example is its modular evolution of the horseshoe-style pannier system --...

Enhancing the Honda Africa Twin | Stage 1: Minimal Weight Gain, More Protection

It started innocently enough. At 507 pounds ready to ride, Honda’s CRF1000L Africa Twin is the lightweight among the liter-class ADV machines, and given my...

Fly Racing 9800 Roller Bag by Ogio | Gear Review

OK, so you finally pulled the trigger on that fly-and-ride motorcycle trip of a lifetime, and it’s time to get packed. Sure, a good-sized...

Nelson-Rigg Journey Highway Cruiser Magnetic Tank Bag | Gear Review

As long as a bike has adequate luggage, I tend to use tank bags only for items I need quick access to - wallet,...

Fly Racing Tail Bag | Gear Review

Despite possessing a fair amount of motorcycle touring experience, I’ve never been particularly good at packing light. It’s not entirely an obsession with bringing...

Nelson-Rigg Waterproof Hurricane Backpack/Tail Pack | Gear Review

Just as smartphones and multi-tools pack different functions into a single device, Nelson-Rigg's Waterproof Hurricane Backpack/Tail Pack plays two roles equally well. Available in...

Tourmaster Elite 14L Tank Bag | Gear Review

I love Swiss army knives, as they pack a lot of utility into a very small space. I have that same kind of appreciation...

Shad SH58X Expandable Top Case | Gear Review

Our Honda africa twin long-term test bike is asked to wear a lot of hats: tourer, commuter, grocery-getter and pack mule. Honda sent it...

Chase Harper Aeropac Tail Trunk and Aeropac II Panniers | Review

My first serious motorcycle luggage was a set of Chase Harper ET-4000 soft saddlebags that I tossed over my Kawasaki KLR650 in 1995. After...

2016 Holiday Gift Guide

A Few of Our Favorite Things... It's that time of year again! To assist you in the search for that perfect gift, three of us...

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