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I'd like to kind of consolidate all the cargo options into one place. Again, approaching this from a noob's perspective. I would like to be able to do things like trips for groceries (I eat very little pre-packaged foods, mostly produce and meat and dairy), take longer trips to see friends in Detroit & Chicago (5 hours) including my laptops (double-laptops and telecommuter thanks to Hewlett-Packard and Fannie Mae contract
- I work from home, rarely go into the office, so no need to worry about carrying work-clothes along, just some on-the-town clothing); so I have some questions for all you experienced folks. I see there is some info scattered around the forum, so I'd like to kind of consolidate the options into one place (for me and for future readers). In my case, no need to worry about passengers, either.
1. what are the pros/cons to soft bags vs hard cases? what about tank bags?
2. what are the typical mounting options?
3. how much can I expect to spend?
4. is it realistic to think I can wear a loaded backpack on longer rides?
5. is there a need to pay special attention to weatherproofing?
6. is it realistic to do week-long trips with the fz-09? (not necessarily mean riding for a week, but having enough space for clothes for a week)
7. what is your solution and why?
1. what are the pros/cons to soft bags vs hard cases? what about tank bags?
2. what are the typical mounting options?
3. how much can I expect to spend?
4. is it realistic to think I can wear a loaded backpack on longer rides?
5. is there a need to pay special attention to weatherproofing?
6. is it realistic to do week-long trips with the fz-09? (not necessarily mean riding for a week, but having enough space for clothes for a week)
7. what is your solution and why?