| I used to have a Venture bag and rack fitted to my 750ss (see attachment). The Ventura stuff was good, and I left the rack stubs attached all the time, so that didn't do a lot for the looks of the bike. Only complaints I had is that the Ventura bag couldn't be fitted as directed when no pillion , that is with the bag resting on the pillion seat itself. This was due to the grab rail getting in the way. When the bag stuck out over the back of the bike (like in the attached picture) I had to keep a heavy duty plastic lining in the bottom of it to keep out the water.
Now on my 900ss I just used Oxford panniers and a tank bag. If I'm not carrying a pillion I can also bungi extra items to the seat behind me.
But it's a bit Catch-22 - when carrying a pillion, invariably they seem to want to carry more stuff!
Complaints? No matter how careful you are, the tank bag will overtime leave scratches on the tank, although I believe there is some special blanket that can be put down first. The panniers also take some lateral thinking the first time you try to fit them. After the first couple of attempts though it seems to work out OK.  |