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Tail Packs
 


RevPack Tour Pack. About 70 liters.Designed to straddle the luggage rack or rear portion of the seat. 26 x 12 x 11 + hanging portions. About $90. JR version about 40 liters, about $70. Excursion Pack version about $200.
 


Nelson-Rigg 902 tailpack. About 22 liters.12 x 12 x 10. Built-in bungee cords for mounting. Lifetime guarantee.$44 at Accessory Warehouse
 


Nelson-Rigg 500 tailpack. About 45 liters.26 * 16 * 10. Built-in bungee cords for mounting. Lifetime guarantee.$70 at Accessory Warehouse
 


Tour Master tailpack. About 36 liters.21 x 12 x 10. Built-in bungee cords for mounting.$63 at Accessory Warehouse
 


Eclipse tailpack. About 25 liters.15 x 10 x 10. Built-in bungee cords for mounting.$58 at Accessory Warehouse
 


Eclipse tailpack. About 11 or 20 liters.12 x 11 x (7 or 12). Built-in bungee cords for mounting.$72 at Accessory Warehouse



Top Boxes
 


J.C.Whitney 30L 15x16.5x12.8, $80.  Backrest pad included.
 


RJays 45L Super Top Box, about $200 delivered to US from Oz. Includes mounting kit and passenger backrest.
 


Ebay Trunk Large: 18.9"w x 16"d x 15.4"t about 45 liters, $115. Small: 16"w x 12.5"d X 14"t about 30 liters, $78. Wired for turn signals, tail light, brake light. Available at Ebay, search for Motorcycle Trunk if the link doesn't work.
 


Ebay Trunk X-Large: 21"w x 16"d x 11"t about 40 liters, $75. Large: 18"w x 16"d X 10"t about 30 liters, $75. Available at Ebay, search for Motorcycle Trunk if the link doesn't work. GIVI knock-off. I got the larger trunk for my VStrom, it's nice for $75 but won't hold a laptop.
 



Camera Case used as a trunk. 18" wide x 13" x 6", about 23 liters. Tool chest drawer liner added as a floor mat. About $70 at any camera shop. Idea and photos by Tony Crowell.
 

 
Krauser K5 47L  22.4x16.5x12.2. $190 delivered to US. Universal mounting kit $65. Backrest $36, top rack $40. The Krauser is reputed to be nearly indestructible.
 


GIVI E52 w/ E215 mounting plate. 23.4x17.6x12.4 About $300 in black, $350 with color-matched lid. Your luggage rack is pretty much useless after you put on the GIVI mount because of the three tabs sticking up. The Hondaline mount leaves you with a large flat plate. Integral Stoplight Option For E52 trunk $42. Backrest Pad For E52 $42. Metal Top Case Rack For E52 in black, $36.
GIVI E460 46L trunk, with E215 mount, $250 black, $310 silver. 22.3x16.6x12.3
Also available from Alaska Motorcycle Adventures, 907 376-4514
Color-match pictures by Steve Efthyvoulou.
Instructions for wiring up the trunk lights are here.



Trailers

An article on the Motorvation web site on choosing a trailer. I've never pulled a trailer with a motorcycle, I don't personally have an opinion.
 


The Motorvation Grand National is about $1650 - $4000. 14 or 20 cubic feet, 400 or 566 liters. Weight and cargo capacity unknown.
 


The Cycle Mate Windraider is about $2100. It weighs 185 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 225 pounds. 19 cubic feet, 538 liters. Cycle Mate has 7 models available from $1800 to $3000.
 


The For Bro Timeout is about $5500. It weighs 300 pounds. For Bro has10 models available from $1800 to $5500. They sell both pop-up campers and cargo trailers.
 


The Kruzon Silhouette is about $4800. It weighs 185 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 250 pounds. 23 cubic feet, 650 liters. Optional cooler shown.
 


The Kruzon Shadow is about $3400. It weighs 125 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 250 pounds. 17 cubic feet, 481 liters. Optional cooler shown.
 


The Kruzon Splash is about $2100. It weighs 125 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 175 pounds. 17 cubic feet, 481 liters. Optional cooler shown.
 


The Kruzon Splash is about $2000. It weighs 95 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 175 pounds. 16 cubic feet, 453 liters.
 


The MBT1 is about $1000. It weighs 150 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 100 pounds. 14 cubic feet, 400 liters.
 


The UCT1 is about $1300. It weighs 220 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 250 pounds. 24 cubic feet, 675 liters.
 


The Uni- Go Trailer is about $2400. It weighs 70 pounds empty and has a maximum cargo of 110 pounds. 145 liters.
Photo by Henry Yonce.

mctrailers.com has a bunch of trailers, and an impressively incompetent web page with no pictures.

bushtec.com has a bunch of trailers. They want you to download a .pdf brochure. I don't understand what's so hard about putting up a picture and a price on a web page.
 


The Classic Industries Trailer Hitch is about $175 + shipping. Part #TH43
 
The hitchdoc Trailer Hitch is about $235 - $300 + shipping.
 

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