| The open road. The fresh air and wind blowing through | | | | possibly be used as a backpack. There are several |
| your hair. The surge of the engine as you rev it. The | | | | materials used in making sissy bar motorcycle luggage. |
| fluid feel of the motorcycle on the road as it glides | | | | Nylon, cowhide leather, and man made leather are the |
| along. You've made preparations for this trip. Your only | | | | common types of material used. As with saddle bags, |
| wish is that you had more storage space. Well, wish | | | | these too can have studs, fringes, metal buckles, nylon |
| no more. There are options. | | | | straps, and weatherproofing. There are also options |
| The subject of storage on motorcycles has long been | | | | available to have wheels and a luggage tote bar for |
| an issue of concern. With no room for a trunk, not to | | | | transporting the bag while not on your motorcycle. |
| mention it might look silly, the storage for a motorcycle | | | | Some also have reflective strips on the back of the |
| has been very limited in the past. The first type of | | | | bag, so that when going down the road, drivers can |
| luggage system we are going to look at is the saddle | | | | see you. |
| bag system. | | | | The motorcycle windshield bag is a unique type of bag, |
| Taken straight from the old west, cowboys would use | | | | in that it sits on the handle bars of the motorcycle. It is |
| two leather pouches, connected in the middle by a | | | | not a large bag, but rather used for storing smaller |
| piece of leather, and it would be either attached to the | | | | items like sunglasses or maps. This can even be used |
| saddle, or simply placed underneath the saddle. Each | | | | for cellphones or other electronics, as some of the |
| bag would be draped over each side of the horse, and | | | | windshield bags are weatherproof. Although there |
| usually wasn't very big. Today's saddle bags are | | | | aren't as many styles for windshield bags as there are |
| crafted in a similar manner. The saddle bags are | | | | for saddle bags or sissy bar bags, the selection is still |
| usually constructed from real cowhide or PU (man | | | | varied. Generally made from leather, cowhide or man |
| made leather). A quality saddle bag will have strong | | | | made, these bags offer a great way to store those |
| nylon straps and nickel plated buckles and studs to | | | | often used items while out on a motorcycle road trip. |
| prevent them from rusting. There are several styles | | | | The last piece of luggage we are going to look at is |
| available that could include studs, metal buckles, fringes, | | | | the motorcycle tool bag. These are small leather or |
| conchos, waterproofing and rain gear. | | | | nylon bags made to hold tools, either in a roll-up |
| The next type of luggage became popular when | | | | configuration, or simply as a pouch. Often stored under |
| Peter Fonda, playing the role of a motorcycle rider | | | | the seat, it helps to keep your tool kit organized, and |
| traveling to New Orleans, used a backpack to store | | | | safely stored. Many of the same style options that are |
| his luggage on the back of his motorcycle, attached to | | | | used with the saddle bags can be found for the |
| the "sissy bar". The sissy bar bag of today can | | | | motorcycle tool bag. |