Tail bag on rear seat?

[Rabbit]

I have looked and it seems a few folks have experimented with a tail bag on the rear seat. Is there a way to attach it that won’t interfere with opening the rear seat?

 

[the Ferret]

Not that I have found, but it's really no big deal to unhook and rehook especially if you use Rok Straps

 

[hansong]

I release the fastex buckles on the straps at the aft end of the bag and roll it forward onto the rider seat. After fueling, the bag is rolled back and clipped on. Takes seconds to accomplish.

 

[Dan German]

I have a freakishly large (90L) SW Motech tail bag. I can cross-strap it to the pillion seat, and it just tilts back with the seat when I pop it open.

 

[Rabbit]

I have a freakishly large (90L) SW Motech tail bag. I can cross-strap it to the pillion seat, and it just tilts back with the seat when I pop it open.

That’s kind of what I’m looking for. Something that will attach to the seat and come up when I pop the tank. Sounds like it might work

 

[Dan German]

That’s kind of what I’m looking for. Something that will attach to the seat and come up when I pop the tank. Sounds like it might work

It’s not designed that way, I just fiddled with the mounting straps until it worked. I think if I ever have it really full, I’ll add a couple of straps to steady the sides, and just disconnect those to flip it back.

 

[the Ferret]

90L IS freakishly huge for a tail bag lol. I think mine is about half that and it seems huge to me

 

[Dan German]

90L IS freakishly huge for a tail bag lol. I think mine is about half that and it seems huge to me

Oh, it is massive. I bought it because it was on clearance (under $100, I can’t pass up a bargain). You should have seen it on my CBR300R! I’m thinking about taking a pair of llamas with me next time I take a trip…

 

[dduelin]

Big bags on the rear seat make me wonder about the life of the hinge and seat prop.

 

[Rabbit]

Big bags on the rear seat make me wonder about the life of the hinge and seat prop.

I imagine it’s depending on how full you keep it but that’s a good point.

 

[750dct]

Why don't you hang a couple nice bags off the grab bars, that's what I had on my Z 900 Kawi I sold lately. I kept the bags and might just strap them on.

 

[Rabbit]

Why don't you hang a couple nice bags off the grab bars, that's what I had on my Z 900 Kawi I sold lately. I kept the bags and might just strap them on.

I have hard bags on currently and would like to slim down the look. I likely will be removing them soon anyway

 

[HarveyM]

I replace the pillion with a flat panel that has a hole cut out to refill without opening the seat. It takes about 5 minutes tops to switch between them.

Cutting board pillion rack

Someone asked about my pillion rack so here’s a little write up: I started off with an 17-1/2" x 13”, 1/4” thick Epicurean cutting board which a wood fibre/resin composite (originally intended for skateboard ramps), removed the pillion pad, centred it on the cutting board and traced the rear...

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[750dct]

I guess there are a lot of innovative ways to make a removable platform back there that will switch to a seat when needed.

 

[dduelin]

One other way is to modify the stock seat by cutting out a semicircle out of the seat bottom and foam above the gas cap and re-stapling the cover down around the "gas hole." It makes a fill access that is unobtrusive and the seat can still be used for a passenger or for strapping luggage across it. A few members of this forum did that modification.

I did make a flat wood platform with a gas hole before scoring a Dale's Rack purpose made rack.