Comments on: New Harley-Davidson Low Profile Razor-Pak Luggage

By: jack mead

jack mead — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:31 +0000

anything and everything has a use, it would look great on a custom bagger, everybody quite wining ya bunch of babies

By: Woody

Woody — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:21:34 +0000

tepiddeath,
I can’t argue the value thing because it is always based on how deep your pockets & needs are. Right now the only rear luggage I can afford would be a “Hello Kitty” backpack, but think of all the folks who drop $5k into a stock bike for chrome
Happy Thanksgiving to all!

By: tepiddeath

tepiddeath — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:35:58 +0000

Woody

good point i didn’t think about the small business guy or gal. thanks for bringing that to my attention. but still, for the money you are better off getting a chopped or a king and getting the extra storage room.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

By: Woody

Woody — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:52:10 +0000

quote”That tour pak is pretty useless unless you are just riding the bike to your office… what the hell is going on with this company???”

And why shouldn’t folks with office jobs ride to work like any other rider? Many small business owners need to use laptops for quoting jobs and other stuff, why the hell shouldn’t they be able to do it on their bike?

By: Woody

Woody — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:47:54 +0000

Very possibly true BH. I did carry many a large pizza home in my ’79’s King Tour Pak, they right down on the bottom mat with one edge slid under the molded in 3 front compartments. Throw your rain gear on top to keep it from running around and off ya go.
I like a tour pak better than saddlebags because you don’t have to stomp a leather into it, but it’s always a love/hate thing. I was always surprised how much better the bike handled without that big, heavy trunk. (Remember how they just clipped onto the rattle job tubular back rack?) so I can see how the shorty tour packs really do have a use, they just aren’t necessarily a good value for the $$$

By: Boss Hawg

Boss Hawg — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:59:50 +0000

Woody,

Rider2’s statement reflects that he does not know Yaffe of yesteryear.

Boss Hawg

By: tepiddeath

tepiddeath — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:35:31 +0000

The “squid” invasion is in full force!

As for knowing that it is going to just bolt right on just because it comes from HD is a very uneducated statement… you must not do your own work, must have the dealership do it for you. Otherwise you would know that not everything bolts up like they say it will, and not all “quick disconnect” items are “quick connect” either! That tour pak is pretty useless unless you are just riding the bike to your office… what the hell is going on with this company???

SCREW HD. LETS RIDE!!!

By: Lyle

Lyle — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:37:12 +0000

Why not just sell a shorter bottom part that uses your old lid? Lot’s cheaper

By: Ken Smarts

Ken Smarts — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:11:12 +0000

$1,200 for a painted box?! You’ve got to be kidding.
Use a $25 backpack. You’d have to be a total idiot.

By: Joe Mielke

Joe Mielke — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:20:39 +0000

Black Shadow,

I think most in this industry would agree that we would not be here if not for people like Donnie Smith (Smith Brothers and Fetrow). The list of pioneers in the custom and aftermarket motorcycle industry is a long one so I will not even begin to list all of the people past and present who deserve our respect.

Peace
Joe

By: Grayhawk

Grayhawk — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:17:35 +0000

These invention discussions as to who copied who from the 90’s or 2000 plus years are a bit nearsighted. Just like most designs their initial history is feathered from farther back in time then recent. Hard/fibreglass tail trunks for bikes have been around in all shapes and sizes from the 60’s for sure and most likely back to the inital inception of fibreglass.

Vetter, Vixon, Windjammer, early police motorcycles, etc., etc. My first recollections are of BMW’s and probably other European bikes and US Police models and Shovelhead scoots. All good all evolving in line with the times.

By: Don Petra

Don Petra — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:44:03 +0000

Anyone can make an object smaller. So, nobody invented anything. At least, with Harley I know for sure that it will install correctly on a Harley bagger with the appropriate brackets..

By: Black Shadow

Black Shadow — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:35:52 +0000

No offense to Paul Yaffe, Klockwerks or Nasi, but in 1993 Drag Specialties commisioned a custom bagger from Donnie Smith and they chopped the trunk on that one. Don’t know if they were the first, but a lot of the industry credits that bike as the start of the custom bagger era.

By: Woody

Woody — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:22:22 +0000

Still has plenty of space for a rainsuit and leather jacket, and won’t be as much of a rudder in crosswinds. I like it.
One thing confuses me; Harley comes out with a shorter version of one of their own designs and they get accused of ripping someone off!!!??? That seems a little harsh.

By: bobx

bobx — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:43:44 +0000

not all that useful, but im sure its better than nothing. looks cool. id put use one. kinda pricey though..

By: Rider2

Rider2 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:43:49 +0000

Nice pizza box… maybe they can make a Papa John’s heated version. Nice copy of Yaffe’s stuff.

By: J G

J G — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:11:19 +0000

That didn’t take the Factory long to copy Paul Yaffe. Paul debuted the slim tour pak in 2007.

By: Shifter

Shifter — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:56:04 +0000

Sleeeeeeeeeeeek.