| Author | Message | ||
     Rhinowerx |
Anyone using the Ventura luggage system - any comments? Likes/dis-likes? Currently considering it as a soft luggage option for the CityX Cheers -Jack | ||
| Firstbuell |
I'm a Ventura System advocate fit, function, finish - all in line with it's reasonable cost. plus the high loop-mounted fabric bags are roomy on my M2, a MX handlebar pad on the low loop gives the passenger's pelvis a reassuringly firm rest on an XB? dunno, but I'll bet it's similar [may require a spacer or something] get yours from American Sport Bike | ||
| Jessicasdad |
just not sure about the co$t of the system almost 400$. I am sure that it is worth it ..just YIKES a lot of $$ | ||
| Firstbuell |
the basic rack & bike-specific struts are much cheaper than $400!! any decent generic rack'll have to cost $125 or more, & it won't fit any Buell I also bought the tall loop/big tailbag set for long trips dunno original [or final] costs, but it'a all well worth it.... | ||
| Jayvee |
I just bought the mounting brackets and one rack for about $125. Haven't put it on, as it interferes with the Banke rear piece "eliminator". I need to drill two holes in the Banke piece for the mounting brackets to go. Shouldn't be a problem just more time than I had, yet. It certainly looks/feels substantial. Even though the stated weight limit seems low. | ||
| Metalstorm |
I have the Ventura on my 12S & I like it. I'll admit that when I first got & installed it I didn't much like the looks of it. To me it interfered with the nice clean lines of the bike. I ended up taking it off. Then a week later I needed it & put it back on. About two weeks after that, I took it off only to put it back on a couple weeks later. It's been on ever since. Now that I'm used to it, it looks just fine. It's very versatile. 90% of the time I just have the sport rack & small sport pack on there. When I need more carrying capacity it takes me less than three minutes to switch over to the big rack for the 35 & 45 liter bags. The big 45 liter bag is huge. Another cool thing is that you can zip two 45 bags together or two 35 bags together or a 45 & a 35 bag together for enormous carrying capacity. With the 45 bag loaded & sitting on the passenger pillion (solo riding position) it's a wee bit cramped on the S but nothing worth complaining about. It's probably a wee bit roomier on the R & the Ss. If I have a light load I just keep the bag positioned on the rack behind the pillion & it's works perfect. | ||
| Firstbuell |
ditto to Metalstorm's comments once Ventura went on the M2, it's stayed there..... | ||
| Xb_mick |
Rhino,I have the Ventura system and it's pretty great stuff.I have the grab handle,and the tall pack frame.I just use a medium US Army ALICE pack without it's frame on the tall Ventura frame and it fits great.When I don't need it,the grab handle makes it nice to move around the garage and doesn't look too bad.My wife wouldn't ride on the back without a sissy-bar and the ventura frame was close enough for her (hehe).Very satisfied. ..Mick | ||
| Blake |
The Ventura system rocks! I've used it since 1999. | ||
| Swordsman |
Where's the best place to buy one of these systems? Is there one website that offers them any cheaper, or is it the same across the board? | ||
| Metalstorm |
I ordered mine direct from Ventura's website but Al (American Sportbike) carries them. Had I known that at the time I would have ordered mine from him. |
