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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...

Givi Trekker Outback Panniers Review

I’ve owned a wide range of adventure bikes over the last few decades, so I am well acquainted with the luggage obsession of adventure...

Cee Bailey’s Sport Shield, Headlight Guard & Bag Liners Review

Luxury sport tourers come with power adjustable windshields that let you customize airflow according to speed, weather and personal preference. The stock windshield on...

Firstgear Laguna GPS Tank Bag and Tail Bag Review

Riders love to dream of endless journeys, but in reality many of us are hard-pressed to just get away for the occasional quick weekend...

Touratech Zega Mundo Panniers and Zega Pro Top Case Review

Big adventure bikes like our 2015 Yamaha Super Ténéré ES long-termer are incomplete without hard luggage. We tested Yamaha’s 61-liter accessory panniers during our...

Happy Trails Panniers and Top Box Review

In the 1990 film Crazy People, the late, great Dudley Moore plays an ad executive who, following a nervous breakdown, creates a series of...

Dowco Fastrax Backroads Tank Bag Review

Aren’t tank bags about the handiest piece of luggage you can put on a bike? They sit there, out of the way but within...

Cortech Super 2.0 Tank Bag and Tail Bag Review

Cortech provided the on-bike storage for our long-term Honda CB1100 from its Super 2.0 line of luggage. The 18-liter tank bag with magnetic attachment...

AltRider Hemisphere Soft Luggage Review

Pulling the fuses under the seat is the easiest way to disable the ABS on a Suzuki V-Strom 650XT, but I found out you...

BMW Pannier Protection by Wunderlich America

If your liquid-cooled BMW R 1200 RT tips over, contact with terra firma gets expensive. The valve covers and panniers stick out, and damage...

Bilt Explorer Dry Bag Review

Maybe it’s a bit of literary stretch to claim that Jim Bronson was a famous motorcycle explorer. But after chucking a newspaper job, then...

Nelson-Rigg CL-2020 GPS Tank Bag Review

Just about everyone needs a way to carry a few things––gloves, a sweater, a phone––when they ride more than a few miles. For years,...

Dirt-Bagz Ranger Saddlebags Review

A lot of aftermarket companies make saddlebags and panniers for dual-purpose motorcycles. I’m a proponent of simplicity and softness—simple mounting and soft bags. I...

Sedici Distanza Slant Saddlebags Review

Riders who want to mount the same luggage on several motorcycles or leave it off entirely can go with hard-sided bags at great expense,...

Happy Trails SU Rack and Teton Clif-Cut Panniers for Triumph Bonneville

You don’t have to ride an adventure bike around the world to appreciate sturdy metal panniers, nor does the bike you ride need knobbies...

Nelson-Rigg Sport-Touring Soft Luggage Review

Lockable hard luggage isn’t available for all motorcycles, and when it is, a set of cases and mounting hardware can cost $1,000 or more....

Nelson-Rigg Sport Tank Bag and Expandable Sport Tail Pack Review

Nelson-Rigg has been making soft touring luggage for more than 30 years, so it pretty much has the art of making tankbags, seatbags, saddlebags,...

motoPockets Review

We all carry around a lot of personal stuff these days, often small things that are easily dropped and seem to multiply like tribles—wallets,...

Kappa TKW746 DryPak Tankbag Review

Kappa is new, lower-priced brand of motorcycle luggage and accessories that is made in Italy and is a subsidiary of Givi. Tour & Ride...

BMW R 1200 GS Project Bike

When Paul Beck test rode a new BMW R 1200 GS back in 2007, he knew he had to have one. A few months...

RKA 24.5-Liter Expandable Shiloh Road Motorcycle Tank Bag and Saddlebag Liners Review

The perfect traveling companion for any sport tourer is a versatile tankbag and a set of saddlebags liners. The former sits on the tank...

Adrian Sports/Chase Harper 6XM Motorcycle Tankpac Review

Riders have been carrying stuff on top of their gas tanks for as long as there have been motorcycles, and the array of tankbags...

High-Tech Bags: Motorcycle Luggage Buyers Guide

Some years ago, as part of the seminars I conducted at motorcycle rallies, I described how it was possible to carry many useful items...

Suzuki V-Strom 650 Project Bike

For some, the Suzuki V-Strom 650 is complete right out of the box. My 2008 model, though one of the most practical and ergonomically...

Ninja 1000 Touring Accessories

Kawasaki Genuine Accessories can transform the Ninja 1000 from a day-ride sportbike into a days-on-the-road sport tourer. The Givi-made, 35-liter-each saddlebags ($594.95, plus $534.95...

Shad SH48 Top Case and SH43 Side Cases Review

(This Gearlab item was published in the July 2012 issue of Rider magazine.) Last year I bought a Suzuki V-Strom 650, which is even better...

Ventura Mistral I Bike-Pack Kit Review

Last year I tested the Ventura Bike-Pack System, with model-specific L-brackets installed on my 1998 Kawasaki KLR650, along with a multitude of racks and...

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