Luggage: A Perfect Adventurer Saddle Bag |
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File under Travel New Products
Author: Mike Werner
Location: Normandy, France
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Motorcycle adventure riding, and I don't mean riding to a Starbucks in the next town, requires bringing quite a lot of stuff with you. Sleeping bags, tents, cooking gear, clothing, espresso machine, etc, all of it needs to be stored on your motorcycle for your trip. And as we know, there's never enough room on your bike. One way is to place panniers alongside your motorcycle. Another way is to use the ViaTerra Claw  Saddle / Tail bag.
ViaTerra is an Indian outfit who produces some interesting luggage sets (just look at their tool bag). The Claw is a reversed U-shape luggage that either is placed on your pillion's saddle (i.e. no passenger), or if you really need to take your pillion with you, you can place it on the tail end of your bike.
The Claw is made out of Denier Synthetic Fabric and it uses 3M Scothlite reflective material to make the luggage more visible at night. It's got 55 liters of storage space, enough for a lot of gear. It's got 5 compartments in all: 1 main, 2 pockets on the sides, 1 pocket at the top for quick access, 1 mesh pocket inside the bag. It's not rain proof, but it does come with a rain cover. It's also got a shoulder strap when you've arrived at your destination and need to transport the gear.
The Claw is mounted with an effective three point mounting system using double D-rings, two straps that loop through the rear foot peg stays (to secure the bag in place) and one that goes under the tail lamp (to prevent the bag from sliding forward).
In India it'll cost you RS2,900 which translates to approximately US$54 or €40.
They do ship internationally.
Click here to read more about the ViaTerra Claw .
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