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Hi another question. What's the bike (SV naked version) like for putting up luggage and stuff? Does it fit a tent and sleeping bag?

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No difference between the bikes in terms of luggage capacity (aside from being able to stow a couple of things behind the fairing on the faired one). With panniers, tailpack, tankbag and a rollmat and tent tied down with bungees you can fit loads on the bike. 2 up is a bit trickier, particularly if your pillion is female, as this will effectively quadruple the amount you are required to take, whilst at the same time, decreasing the luggage capacity by at least the tailpack, if not more. I'd advise against a big/heavy rucksack- extremely tiring on long rides. Putting one on the pillion can make the front a bit light, especially if you have got full panniers on too. I regularly go away for a week on business on mine with a laptop, bike cover and a week's worth of smart clothes in just a tankbag and tailpack. Rather than focusing on maximising the amount of luggage you can take, you should look at taking the minimum you can get by with:
http://www.onebag.com/

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I've had my naked SV fitted up with a pair of Oxford Sports panniers, an Oxford Sports tailpack with a Vango Gamma 250 tent and roll matt bungeed on as well. I kinda balanced it out by putting an Oxford Sports magnetic tankbag up front. Everything strapped down fine, but I tend to favour those self locking webbing straps rather than bungees to hold things on tight.

If you need those type of straps cheap, go see a Yamaha or Triumph dealer and have a quiet word with the service desk guy. The factories use them to strap the bikes into the crates and the dealers usually have more than too many kicking around after the bikes have been PDI'd. That's how I got hold of mine.

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I found that a tailpack plus a rack (renntec do one for SVs) to strap your tent & roll mat to works well. That also leaves the tank free for a map pocket if you need one.

You can use panniers as well but IMO that starts to get heavy and disrupt a bike's handling too much. If you can get away without them that that would be better.

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I have a naked and have ridden with Oxford Sports panniers and a tank bag with no problem at all. Best thing is to stick the tent over the back seat with bungees as they are often quite long.

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If you're going solo, there are a couple of one (laughably two) man tents that are short enough to go across panniers - I've got a tech7 set (cheap from m&p), and a Vango alpha 200 tent and sleeping bag strap up together nicely as a block that comes off in one piece.

I'm also a bit soft, so I put an airbed in the tailpack too (a higear D battery-powered thing). Only problem is that theres barely any room for me and all the stuff in the tent.

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Im Indoors used to carry a big top tent, panniers, sleeping bags, airbed and meeeee on the back of suzy. So you see theres plenty of room on an SV.


I lied about the big top, but its a four man. I however prefer tailpack,so theres not so much room for a tent. I still fit giant sleepbag behind it....its why I kept the grabrail to attach it to. We now spread our camping load between two bikes.

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Here was mine loaded up for AR07
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...1/Image000.jpg
Also My wife came with me! So there's 2 lots of gear1

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hahahaha forgot bout that, but thats the general idea of what i was trying to describe...lol

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I can't quite see how a tailpack and a tent and sleeping bag would fit, but as I've used oxford panniers on my bike, plus tent, sleeping bag and airmat I know i won't need a tailpack on top. I have two tankbags and webbing stuff so can do that too. I just didn't think the pillion seat was that big. How you guys fit a pillion passenger amongst that luggage I don't know.

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wedgy!!!!!!!

sorry couldn't resist that, but once your on with that lot on, your not coming off in a hurry...its rather comfy actually

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The gear on the back of mine was on a Rentec rack which gives you more room for the pillion!

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You fit the panniers on first, then the tailpack (with sleeping bag in a compression sack inside it) as far forward as possible on the pillion seat, then strap the rollmat under the tent at the back of the tailpack resting on the grabrail. Ratchet strap the tent and rollmat to the back of the tailpack doing all you can to pull them upwards so they don't slide down onto the tailpiece. That's how I do it and it seems to work.

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+1. I also sometimes tie the tent/camp bed (small camp beds actually take slightly less space than a foam roll mat) down across the top of the panniers.

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Wow that's really helpful, thanks!

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I have a Kriega tailpack which straps onto the pillion seat. It can be removed quickly if I wanted to take a pillion. Mine is a small, but their range is fab, I love the fact they are waterproof and have a ten year guarantee- and some of them can be zipped together.

I looked at the ventura system, but didn't want a rack permanently attached, so went with the kriega. Hubby has the oxford panniers and they are sort of angled, to avoid the exhaust. They hold lots though.

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Think I need my panniers. I'm a girl!
Do you leave that rack on or is it detachable?
If I do go ahead with this bike I might need to get a topbox (boring I know) as I commute on the bike (20 miles).

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I have a two-'man' tent and i'm an airbed person. You can fit an airbed in the tailpack? What is a D--battery powered thing??
Why would I need a tailpack, can I not just strap everything to the bike?

I just have to get an SV you're all so helpful, it's a really nice little community :-)

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TOPBOX??:smt081 kidding.... you need Alpinestarshero to talk to you about his topbox.....he loves his top box

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Not only does he have a top box, he has bar muffs in it aswell...:(:(

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yes you can fit an airbed in tailpack, I get a double one in mine but thats it....squuuueeeeeze. Tis why you load your blokes bike up wi stuff too.
You plannin camping a lot then.....may I direct you to the AR08 section on the main page, you'll find a very nice event there!!

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You want me to ride all the way to Somerset? :smt103:shock: lol. I'll make a note of the days. thanks for the tip as I'd seen the AR08 thingy but didn't know it was this ride-out/weekend.

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'Ere if I can ride all the way from ooooop norf to Bordeaux you can get to Somerset. Tis a good do. All peeps nic, all ages, boys and girls, all abilities

God sound like an advertiser now

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Going v off-topic now. I've ridden from Sussex to south of Orleans and it nearly killed me (only had the bike for 3 weeks). Well i was on a restricted harley sportster did far too many miles in a day. How many days did that take you all the way to Bordeaux?

I should be alright with Somerset, hate riding on my own tho.

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Two days, had an over night cause I couldn't hav done it all at once. And if you ask nicely theres plenty of folk that will ride to the AR with you. Keep an eye in that section nearer the time and there will be allsorts of folk sugestin meet ups and ride in. Don't be frightened of asking anyone. They usually all ride down in huge groups

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Theres no better way to explain it than that - the pump is detachable from the bed, but its basically a giant bung (approx 3 inch) that twists and makes contact with the 4 x D (really fat) batteries to inflate in about 30 seconds. Much better than the manual pump or bike-battery powered ones, I reckon, because its self-contained.

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OK, thanks.

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The man's a pervert.