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draco880ducati

Discussion Starter · Jan 23, 2018

Hey, I've got a 2001 SuperSport, the 750 one, and I'm using it for commuting (and the occasional mountain road). I was wondering if people had opinions on hard luggage that doesn't screw with the handling too badly. I'm hoping to minimize how much wider luggage makes the bike, since I do a ton of splitting, but I'm grateful for any advice. I'm fairly handy, so installation shouldn't be too much of an issue.

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ducvet

· #2 · Jan 23, 2018

I have heard of people retrofitting bags from a ST series on a Supersport but I would thing you would need welding skills to do so. I also would worry about width as the ST hard bags are wide, excellent but wide. I would put your energy more into getting a rear trunk mount. This would keep the bike more narrow and though the weight would be high and rearward , less than a passenger. Easier wheelies as well.

Look at nonfango , givi or hepco & Becker (sp) to see if they have one.

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Monster4Lee

· #3 · Jan 24, 2018

Luggage rack and top case is a good option if it holds enough for you.
I put 1 on my Monster and had 1 on my prior VFR.
Can not really tell it is there when riding. Very useful.

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kdehkordi

· #4 · Jan 24, 2018

Hard luggage is over rated.

Try ventura racks.

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Monster4Lee

· #5 · Jan 24, 2018

kdehkordi said:
Hard luggage is over rated.

Try ventura racks.

They have a good rep, although I have not tried their products.
I see a top case that looks similar to Givi over there. :grin2:

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kdehkordi

· #6 · Jan 24, 2018

Monster4Lee said:
They have a good rep, although I have not tried their products.
I see a top case that looks similar to Givi over there. :grin2:

Their products are top notch! The materials, stitching, weather proofing etc... I've seen their products and every time I've come away impressed, especially their aesthetic.

Serious tourers would never consider hard luggage. The advantages of soft luggage are; it's fixable in the event of a an accident. Most hard luggage is either well built (and super wide) or thin and flimsy (one tip over and you're out $600 and you gotta stuff ur jacket with all your luggage.

Nelson Rigg also make some nice stuff, but Ventura's far superior b/c they come with hardware that keeps them from flapping around.

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Stick

· #7 · Jan 24, 2018

ducvet said:
I have heard of people retrofitting bags from a ST series on a Supersport but I would thing you would need welding skills to do so. I also would worry about width as the ST hard bags are wide, excellent but wide. I would put your energy more into getting a rear trunk mount. This would keep the bike more narrow and though the weight would be high and rearward , less than a passenger. Easier wheelies as well.

Look at nonfango , givi or hepco & Becker (sp) to see if they have one.

Wow, I've never heard of ST bags going onto SS's !

But be it known that, as much as they give our ST's a "large rear appearance" (I'm trying to be politically polite here...) (AKA "fat ass" !!!!)
the widest part of our ST's is our mirror width. FACT. Look at the ST manuals.

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Monster4Lee

· #8 · Jan 24, 2018

kdehkordi said:
Serious tourers would never consider hard luggage.

What about those guys with the trio of aluminum boxes?
They look serious. I am not that serious.

The advantages of soft luggage to me, I have a few different old saddle bags, tank bags, tail bags laying around. Something has to fit for a road trip. :laugh:

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kdehkordi

· #9 · Jan 24, 2018

Monster4Lee said:
What about those guys with the trio of aluminum boxes?

Those are for curlers and hair dryers. High heels and evening gowns. lol >

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Stick

· #10 · Jan 24, 2018

kdehkordi said:
Those are for curlers and hair dryers. High heels and evening gowns. lol >

And Beer! MANY cans will fit in...

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ducvet

· #11 · Jan 24, 2018

Then you might be able to create your own if you are handy. There was someone who made attachments for the multistradas to convert to pelican cases, I had 2 customers who did and liked the slimmer profile. Less capacity buy might work for the Op.

Soft bags are fine that's what I traveled with for years, they may have improved since I was using them but being water tight was an issue so in a rain storm you might leak. Sagging needs to be looked after as they often are carrying different size loads you need to make sure the attachment method does not allow then to droop (saddlebags) into the wheel or fall off in the case of a trunk. There are some nice racks out there now that should solve these issues and there are materials that should be able to hold up to a 60mph wind and driving rain for 8 hours but I have not tested them in years.

Stick
Yes the mirrors are wider but for some reason when ST's are in the shop it is not the mirrors that are always in the way, lucky for me one of the best benefits to the Ducati bags was how easy they detach.

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thrasher_s

· #12 · Jan 24, 2018

ducvet said:
I have heard of people retrofitting bags from a ST series on a Supersport but I would thing you would need welding skills to do so. I also would worry about width as the ST hard bags are wide, excellent but wide. I would put your energy more into getting a rear trunk mount. This would keep the bike more narrow and though the weight would be high and rearward , less than a passenger. Easier wheelies as well.

Look at nonfango , givi or hepco & Becker (sp) to see if they have one.

"wheelie-ability" is a very important aspect when picking motorcycle luggage. :grin2:

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draco880ducati

Discussion Starter · #13 · Jan 25, 2018

Awesome, thanks all.

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racer162

· #14 · Jan 25, 2018

I have a 2000 SS900ie and I use soft bags (expandable) and a Shad top box ( similar to the givi) I had made a mount for the top box and a couple extra braces so the soft bags would sit vertical, not angled.
I just recently purchased 2nd hand a set it ST luggage mounts that I'm going to see how to effectively mount on the SS.
The problem there is the body work on the the side. The SS is very curved and the ST is a bit flatter in some ways. Then there's the mount brackets.
Just another riders input for ya.

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