Carrying anything on a sports bike - how?

Champ says...

They're welded on the K1, and bolted onto the K2 subframe

 

Good point.

Exhaust hanger! Single Exhaust hanger.

But then the luggage would fall off one side =

 

Black Mike says...

I haven't tried fitting throwovers to mine with just the Harris hanger
on.

 

I use a tailpack on my 10R. The exhaust is too high to use throwover
panniers unless you have them so high they'll probably affect
stability. If you need to carry more than you can get in a tailpack
then throw some of the shit you're packing back into the wardrobe.

 

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I have a 4'x2' trailer I built for the SOGS. Pulls great, especially
with a load in. When I came here, for the first couple of years I
couldn't be arsed using anything but the bikes and that trailer was
invaluable for lugging bags of coal/shopping/etc.

 

I've got a squire D10 that I tow behind the RT (see
http://www.motorcycle-luggage-trailers.info/). It's not big but it is
clever!

Initially, towing is quite odd. I think I've described it a bit like
riding with a heavy pillion that weighs nothing... You notice the load
speeding up and slowing down, but round the bends you don't know it's
there.

My trailer is slightly narrower than the engine, so if the bike goes
through a gap, the trailer is sure to follow. It's certainly better than
loading all of your camping gear etc up high on the bike where it all
becomes a bit unwieldy.

Don't forget that you're limited to 60mph even on dual carriageways (see
http://www.motorcycle-luggage-trailers.info/pr01.htm), can't use the
outside lane of a motorway, nor tow in Spain.
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