What is up with all the TOP BOXES? - Page 33

aplaceinspace · 12-11-2011, 09:33 AM

This is the box I made for my Wife and I's cross country trip last summer. It's slightly narrower than the ammo can side boxes, almost waterproof, very solid, and carried everything we needed (and some things we could have done without). When it isn't full of camping gear it can easily hold 2 full face helmets, and it doesn't effect the bikes handling once you get over about 20mph.

DAKEZ · 12-11-2011, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aplaceinspace

... and it doesn't effect the bikes handling once you get over about 20mph.

You do not actually believe this do you?

aplaceinspace · 12-11-2011, 12:41 PM

Meh, riding two up the handling gets so screwy that the effects of the top box are negligible. With just me on there I did a two hour shake down run that was wholly unremarkable. One handed cruising at 80mph and not wobbling all over the road is close enough to "doesn't effect handling" for my needs.

Bluuk · 12-11-2011, 05:41 PM

I'd like to see where my action packer falls on your ugly scale, Dakez.

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DAKEZ · 12-11-2011, 07:10 PM

On an EX... I have to go with "Oh So"

luckychucky · 12-11-2011, 09:28 PM

I hate to see this one end. Up load failed. I get so sick of trying to post pics!

Phlemdog · 12-12-2011, 08:43 AM

I hate the look of them, even when they were designed with the bike in mind right from the factory, but I cannot deny the usability. Lock up my gear at a stop, carry boxes to the post office, etc.

Voluhzia · 12-12-2011, 12:55 PM

I like my top box. I commute every day and use it for weekend rides as well...

DAKEZ · 12-12-2011, 01:16 PM

When you put something ugly on an ugly bike it fits.

Just sayin'

pbarmy · 12-12-2011, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAKEZ

When you put something ugly on an ugly bike it fits.

Just sayin'

HEY,I resemble that remark!

DAKEZ · 12-12-2011, 02:15 PM

Me too.

Brooklyn Rob · 12-12-2011, 09:06 PM

Best.
MC accessory.
Ever.

DAKEZ · 12-12-2011, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brooklyn Rob

Best.
MC accessory.
Ever.

Hey Rob. Did you ever get your Wing? I acquired an older one a few months back. Then promptly stripped it of all its cloths.

IMO the best MC accessory EVER is ROK Straps.

Schickmeister · 12-13-2011, 06:58 AM

Hey DAKEZ,

In all of this...what's your FAVORITE top box setup? As in, one that you really think looks A-OK!

DAKEZ · 12-13-2011, 08:09 AM

I would have to say a Pelican top case that is not mounted too far back is the least offensive in the aesthetics department.

I find the tall rounded bulbous ones to be more unsightly and downright hideous when they are mounted back too far.

The convenience is never in question... But I truly do not see the NEED. I have lived without them so I know it is doable.

I have Rock Staps and Dry Bags that work well to hold stuff. The Dry Bags only get used on trips. About once a month I wear my back pack to run errands where I need quick convenient carrying capacity.

While I do believe that a top box increases the risk of back injury in the event of being rear ended (based on things I have read right here on ADVrider) mostly it is just fun to have good natured ribbing and banter about them. No matter how functional they are you must admit they look a bit silly.

Some of the creative ones are straight up cool in all their ingenuity and ugliness.

RIDE RIDE RIDE!!!!

12-11-2011, 09:33 AM	#481
aplaceinspace Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Mt. Pleasant, MI Oddometer: 257	I'll see your big and ugly and raise you ungainly. This is the box I made for my Wife and I's cross country trip last summer. It's slightly narrower than the ammo can side boxes, almost waterproof, very solid, and carried everything we needed (and some things we could have done without). When it isn't full of camping gear it can easily hold 2 full face helmets, and it doesn't effect the bikes handling once you get over about 20mph. __________________ Was it THAT long ago that I started throwing money and wrenches at this shitpile?

12-11-2011, 12:41 PM	#483
aplaceinspace Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Mt. Pleasant, MI Oddometer: 257	Meh, riding two up the handling gets so screwy that the effects of the top box are negligible. With just me on there I did a two hour shake down run that was wholly unremarkable. One handed cruising at 80mph and not wobbling all over the road is close enough to "doesn't effect handling" for my needs. __________________ Was it THAT long ago that I started throwing money and wrenches at this shitpile?

12-11-2011, 07:10 PM	#485
DAKEZ ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: U-gene, OR. Oddometer: 17,983	On an EX... I have to go with "Oh So" __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss “Watch out for everything bigger than you, they have the "right of weight" Bib

12-11-2011, 09:28 PM	#486
luckychucky Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: SE Missouri Oddometer: 296	My Favorite Thred I hate to see this one end. Up load failed. I get so sick of trying to post pics!

12-12-2011, 12:55 PM	#488
Voluhzia iExplorer Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Cary, North Carolina Oddometer: 1,235	I like my top box. I commute every day and use it for weekend rides as well... __________________ 2012 Triumph Tiger Explorer http://novascotiaexplorer.blogspot.com/

12-11-2011, 05:41 PM	#484
Bluuk Adventurer Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Hiram, Ga Oddometer: 35	I'd like to see where my action packer falls on your ugly scale, Dakez. ]

12-12-2011, 08:43 AM	#487
Phlemdog The Nuclear Option Joined: Jul 2011 Location: Florida Oddometer: 787	I hate the look of them, even when they were designed with the bike in mind right from the factory, but I cannot deny the usability. Lock up my gear at a stop, carry boxes to the post office, etc.

12-12-2011, 01:16 PM	#489
DAKEZ ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: U-gene, OR. Oddometer: 17,983	When you put something ugly on an ugly bike it fits. Just sayin' __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss “Watch out for everything bigger than you, they have the "right of weight" Bib

12-12-2011, 02:15 PM	#491
DAKEZ ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: U-gene, OR. Oddometer: 17,983	Me too. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss “Watch out for everything bigger than you, they have the "right of weight" Bib

12-12-2011, 09:06 PM	#492
Brooklyn Rob Do'h! Joined: Apr 2006 Location: NYC Oddometer: 471	Best. MC accessory. Ever.

12-13-2011, 06:58 AM	#494
Schickmeister Youngin' Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Your Mom's House Oddometer: 2,583	Hey DAKEZ, In all of this...what's your FAVORITE top box setup? As in, one that you really think looks A-OK! __________________ Jason '11 Flying Banana

12-13-2011, 08:09 AM	#495
DAKEZ ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: U-gene, OR. Oddometer: 17,983	I would have to say a Pelican top case that is not mounted too far back is the least offensive in the aesthetics department. I find the tall rounded bulbous ones to be more unsightly and downright hideous when they are mounted back too far. The convenience is never in question... But I truly do not see the NEED. I have lived without them so I know it is doable. I have Rock Staps and Dry Bags that work well to hold stuff. The Dry Bags only get used on trips. About once a month I wear my back pack to run errands where I need quick convenient carrying capacity. While I do believe that a top box increases the risk of back injury in the event of being rear ended (based on things I have read right here on ADVrider) mostly it is just fun to have good natured ribbing and banter about them. No matter how functional they are you must admit they look a bit silly. Some of the creative ones are straight up cool in all their ingenuity and ugliness. RIDE RIDE RIDE!!!! __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss “Watch out for everything bigger than you, they have the "right of weight" Bib

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