option for just a bit more storage

[vondalyn]

I have the BRP saddlebags on backorder. I hear they're really small. They're probably fine for a weekend, but if I'm out for a week or so, I'd like a bit more storage, so while we were looking at some other things yesterday in a MC shop, I found this. It's not huge but I pack pretty light so this would do for a week. It velcros onto the passenger handgrips with no kit-bashing required. It comes with a high-vis rain cover. http://www.saddlemen.com/ftb3300-spo...-bag-universal

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Plus I think it holds 3500 cu inches of cargo.....26 X 15 X 9 ? ? ?.....Mike

[Chupaca]

So how much is that in gallons Mike...?? seems to be the standard measure...nice tail pack..

Plus I think it holds 3500 cu inches of cargo.....26 X 15 X 9 ? ? ?.....Mike

[Followme2DQ]

So how much is that in gallons Mike...?? seems to be the standard measure...nice tail pack..

1 cubic inch equals 0.004329 of a gallon, so 0.004329 times 3500 = 15.15 gallons. I know you were kidding, but it got me curious, so I did the math. Oh 15.15 gallons = 57.35 liters!

The BRP saddle bags add 13 gallons of storage, so it appears that this bag is bigger than both saddle bags combined.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

1 cubic inch equals 0.004329 of a gallon, so 0.004329 times 3500 = 15.15 gallons. I know you were kidding, but it got me curious, so I did the math. Oh 15.15 gallons = 57.35 liters!

The BRP saddle bags add 13 gallons of storage, so it appears that this bag is bigger than both saddle bags combined.

Math was never my best subject ......And I didn't have the conversion table ....so I presented what I could .................So to understand correctly BRP's ...RT side bags are approx. 6.5 gal EACH ? ? ?........Mike

[ARtraveler]

Nice bags to help with the storage option for gear. I like that it appears easy on/easy off. Use it when you need it, and leave it home when you don't.

[Colin]

Thanks for sharing, it looks great, just need to get them to ship me one to NZ.

[Followme2DQ]

Math was never my best subject ......And I didn't have the conversion table ....so I presented what I could .................So to understand correctly BRP's ...RT side bags are approx. 6.5 gal EACH ? ? ?........Mike

The F3 Cross country Saddle bags DESCRIPTION

Spyder F3

• Adds a total of 13 gallons (50 L) of storage space on the Spyder F3
• Finished in high-end vinyl and with a metal chrome side hinge
• Water-resistant and top loading, lockable with key
• Toolless installation and removable in seconds after initial installation
• Brackets are invisible when bags are not on

http://store.spyder.brp.com/product/...ble_Saddlebags


The RT's are bigger I do believe.

[vondalyn]

Nice bags to help with the storage option for gear. I like that it appears easy on/easy off. Use it when you need it, and leave it home when you don't.

absolutely -- there are 4 velcro tabs that wrap around the passenger grip. There are 6 tabs total, but the spyder doesn't have anything else for the "bacK" tabs to attach to so I left them alone. I think you can see them at the bottom of the bag at the back of the driver's seat. Can't get much easier than that.

[Grandpaspeed]

Thanks for the info on the bag.

I seen one made by T Bags called the Raven and it looks very similar to the saddlemen and you can get a expandable top bag for it also. I do know T Bags are made very well.

Is Saddlemen a good product?

[vondalyn]

it seems to be well made and looks like it will hold up. There's something in their literature that says holds up to decades of use. Time will tell. This is my first exposure to it.

[Grandpaspeed]

it seems to be well made and looks like it will hold up. There's something in their literature that says holds up to decades of use. Time will tell. This is my first exposure to it.

Thanks for the info, that bag will be on my list of possible bags.