by RichBeBe » Mon May 31, 2004 8:51 am
I am also not a huge fan of tailbags and such for quick on and off. A few years ago I was riding my Hawk GT with my laptop strapped to the back seat. I had just left my job and had changed my sprockets so I was playing trying to check RPM vs. speed. I was dojng about 110 and I felt a thump a bump the bike kicked sideways and then everything was ok. I thought I snapped a chain. I grabbed a handful of brakes and watched my laptop slid by me and hit the center divider on the Whitestone Bridge. I pulled over and grabbed the mangled case and put it between my chest and tank and rode off the bridge. Got to the other side and there was a ripped up case and copper wire hanging out. I got home and the computer had a tire mark on the case, the power adapter was crushed and the wire was mangled. I turned the compute on and it worked perfectly. I bought another power adapter and used the computer for two more years. I even sent pics and a letter to Compaq hoping it would be a great ad for them and maybe get me a new computer. But they never replied.
Since then I like to have my load in front of me, though I do use tail bags, and still strap stuff on. But mostly I want a tank bag for the map pocket convenience and being able to grab things quickly.