Hard and Soft Luggage Security

R4nger · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Karma :

What is more secure out of soft and hard motorbike luggage and why?

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Klause · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Karma :

Perfect setup for me would be hard top box and soft paniers. Everything that is important should be on you anyway. There more likely to steal the bike not the luggage.

I would say equal. If a thief wants something they will get it. Hard would be more secure toughness wise, but also might say look I have ££ things in here. Soft luggage is very quick and easy to remove from my experience there for can be kept on you.
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Teaman · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Karma :

hard obviously as you only need a knife to nick soft luggage,,
both types are secure at speeds if sorted out right
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dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

I wouldnt dream of leaving my skid lid in a soft tailpack, but dont think twice about locking it in my topbox which is bolted to my subframe via the rack.

also hard luggage is completly waterproof, where as soft often isnt.

Was hammering down on the way home today and I put my phone/wallet/backpack/papers/lock in my topbox.

Whilst at uni I put my helmet/gloves/trousers in there. as its harder for an opertunist to theive.

However my view is, if they nick my bike with the lid and trousers in the box I wont need them to get home.

imho · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Karma :

ali-b · Trackday Trickster Joined: 19 May 2005 Karma :

Went to france this year with a mixture of soft luggage and hard luggage between the bikes. Hard luggage definately less of a pain the arse to get on and off.

I had the Oxford gear and used Pac-Safe wires and meshes to keep casual 'zip feelers' off my case, seemed to work well. The MAJOR downside is the time it takes to get the gear on/off the bike!!

1 mate had a Speed Pack which was EXCELLENT for take on and take off, highly recommended over 'normal' soft luggage.

Other mate had standard givi hard luggage on a frame. This was no more secure than either of our soft luggage selections when combined with the Pac Safe stuff to attach to bike and clamp zips down. BIG advantage was the time it took to unpack and pack the bike.

Me = 15 mins to pack the bike with Oxford luggage
Mate 1 = 5 mins to pack the bike with Speed Pack
Mate 2 = 30 seconds??? (a guess, certainly under a minute)

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