[nj-bill]

Welcome! I was out beating my Versys X300 today. It's a great bike, especially for us geezers.

 

[nj-bill]

SO jazzed about seeing a new bike that I forgot to address your luggage question. I'm happy with these soft saddlebags <LINK> and they won't break the bank. Before these, I had big $ Kriega OS bags that cost 3 times as much These are nice for the price.

 

[nj-bill]

Thanks for the pic! I have been eyeing those very bags at the local Cycle Gear. Are you also using a large Sedici top bag? They they secure well to the bike if you had to walk away for a bit (eating in a restaurant or running into a store)? Main concern would be someone just lifting off the entire set of bags and walking away with them. I suppose the straps can be run under the locked seat?

I also have a set of lockable hard cases. The soft luggage is for BDR type rides, which is most of what I do. I purchased the hard cases because @JT in GA identified a crazy good deal on them. You can never have enough storage options.