Burgman 650 saddlebags

[crabman3311]

I am looking for saddlebags for 2006 burgman 650. Does anyone have the Givi T427 bags and what about price, and comments would be appreciated. It does not have to be Give 427, but they were the ones I looked at that seemed simple to install and practicle.

[Jim]

Don't rule out other soft luggage, as they all mount pretty much the same way, with straps. The only consideration would be the length of the straps. Make sure the will fit the Burgman, as the seat is wider than most bikes. The GIVI T411's work well for me. Many also choose Nelson Rigg. Cost can vary, but $50-150 is in the ballpark. I paid $100 5 years ago.

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[larry]

i have the cortech soft bags and love them. they fit great and are an easy take off, put on item. i mainly use them on trips. i went this route, becuase i can put them on just about any bike out there. if i ever get a different kind of bike, i already have luggage. the are around $150.............larry

[peterbogumill]

hi there-so what you are saying that the cortec soft bags are the ones to get? also they can come off and on quick?what about on the highway at a high speed do they flop around or rub the bikes finish ? i know nothing about saddle bags but i know the space under the seat fills up fast when you have a pumpkin helmet and another reg helmet in the compartment under the seat? so did your reasearch this type of bag to make the decision to buy them? how much tweaking around do you have to do to make them fit decent? just noticed i never wrote your name yet larry to direct the question to you.also can you get a fair amount of things in these bags say for a couple over nights on the road? hope i am not asking you a bunch of useless questions but i do trust your decision larry---- thank you - pete a fellow 650 exec person that loves this machine!

[CorkyF61]

These are the Nelson-Rigg bags on my 650 EXEC

[cav86sv01burg?]

The bags look good.
How do you handle gas stops? Flip the left bag up or remove them?

[CorkyF61]

I've never really run into that situation yet where I've had the fuel with the saddlebags on. I generally leave the saddlebags off unless I'm going to need them so usually if I'm going on a mission where I need them I fuel up beforehand. As far as fueling with them on the scooter someone here on the forum, I don't remember who, stated that it's very dangerous for your gas flap to try to fuel with the saddlebag in the air, he laid one on the filler door and broke off the filler door. Mine are held on the bottom by two bungee straps on each one of the corner loops. It wouldn't be that hard to remove the saddlebag over the fuel filler door. They are easy to detach and reattach. All that are holding mine on when I go anywhere are just the two straps that go over the scooter and secure by Velcro, and the two bungee straps that go around the front and the back. They're not as handy to take off as the hard cased sidemounted luggage like the Givi's, but for a fraction of the price I'll put up with a little inconvenience. For what it's worth though if saddlebags were something I used every time I rode my scooter I would look at investing in the hard sided, but being as I only need them for occasional use I'll stick with $100 bags as compared to the $500 plus set up with a hard sided.

[larry]

i bought my cortech bags at the dealer. i asked if i could try them on a burgman on the floor and they helped. they fit good, as the nelson ones do. it takes about 2 minutes to put them on and take them off. i have used them for thousands of miles with no problems. i have some pictures in the gallery under "larry's burgman". i dont know how to bring them over here. they have not scratched my paint or do they flop around. as far as getting gas, you just lift up the one side and gas up. not a problem..............larry

[cav86sv01burg?]

Thanks for the refuling replys.
I plan to do a cross country camping trip and am lookig for ways to ease access to refuling when loaded.
Plan on adding a top case. (After I learning how to remove the passenger back rest). But based on other trips I will still need side cases and straped on equiptment.

[Jim]

i bought my cortech bags at the dealer. i asked if i could try them on a burgman on the floor and they helped. they fit good, as the nelson ones as far as getting gas, you just lift up the one side and gas up. not a problem..............larry

Same here.

[convertfromVespa]

Same with my Nelson-Riggs. Although different model than the earlier post. See in my gallery.

[greyburg]

Im also looking at saddle bags for my burgman 650. Looking at the cortech saddle bags. Hey Larry which cortech bag did you put on ur bike. Whose got the best price on the cortech bags. How are these for fueling the bike.........Ride safe Ed [ A.K.A. greyburg ]

[Keith Frye]

I bought the set on my 650 from Amazon.com. They were $59.99 and had free shipping. They fit well and don't move at speeds up to 75.

[Tromper]

Those look nifty 'nuff for the price larry do you have a link for those?

[larry]

ed
i put the regular saddlebags on from cortech. they make a sport one that is smaller. if you look around you might find a good deal on them on amazon or ebay. as far as fueling goes, you just lift up the one side and fuel away. no problem at all................larry

p.s. i got this type becuase they can fit any bike, just about. i have loaned them to some harley buddies and they work good on them too.............

[krueger1010]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/60713766@N00/page5/ < Pics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk4AE5PUfcQ < Video

[greyburg]

Hey Larry I got my saddle bags. Look really nice on the bike. Very well made. I took the bike out for a ride with them on very little movement from them. Thanks for the addvise . I would recommend these saddle bags to anybody . The cortech bags..........Thanks Greyburg [Ed]

[larry]

your welcome.............larry

[sicpuppy]

I am also looking for Saddle bags for my 07 650 and all the info/pics you guys have posted has been awesome but if you could also give what model numbers you have that would help tremendously to narrow down what models will fit for sure before I go and make a purchase.. Nelson-Riggs and cortech have a few diffrent models..which ones do you have??? Thanks guys as always you rock!!!

[larry]

the cortech ones are the regular ones, not the sport ones................larry

[scipenguin]

I have the CL-850 bags and used them for a 1500 mile trip last year with no problems. Great bags with a large capacity. I'm thinking of adding a CL-200 on the top, and from what I read, it looks like it should all clip together. Has anybody tried combining the CL-850 with a CL-200 Expandable Touring Tail Bag? CL-200.

[Frank Distasi]

Motorcycle online store $99.56 for the CL850 model. On sale till end of the month.

[sicpuppy]

I was thinking of buying Cortech's Tribag Tail bag and the Tibag saddlebags.. I was wondering if anyone has a pic of the complete set up on a 650 they could post.. I have seen pics of the Tailbag on a 650 and the sidebags as well but never both at the same time..Thanks guys to anyone that might have a pic to post or any input/opinon on using the complete set up

[scipenguin]

Here are some pics of the Nelson-Rigg CL-850 saddle bags on the side, with a Nelson-Rigg CL-200 tail bag on top. The CL-200 buckles into the CL-850 for a neat and secure system. I also found that if I wedged a Nelson-Rigg Survivor SVT-200 inbetween the tail bag and the passenger backest, the whole system fit perfectly, with the tail bag lining up with the driver backrest. This provided a fantastic tall backrest for a long ride.

Other pictures showed the CL-850 saddle bag velcro straps being attached underneath the seat. I had trouble getting the seat to close and everything adjusted right if I tried to put the straps under the seat. So instead, I just ran the straps over the passenger grab bars and over the seat. Then I attached the tail bag using the built-in buckle system. I used the built-in front and back buckles on the CL-850 bags and wrapped straps around the back of the bike and around the tunnel.

I rode about 800 miles with everything attached this way, including some high-wind areas and bumpy highways, and nothing ever slipped or moved from the original position I set it in. I'll be arranging the bags the same way for the trip home.

Another really nice thing was that when I stopped at a hotel for the night, all I had to do was unbuckle the front and back straps, attach shoulder straps to each of the saddle bags, and lift the entire system off the bike in one step, still keeping the tail and saddle bags attached to each other. Loading the bike up again was as easy as just dropping the entire system over the seat and attaching the front and back straps.

Altogether it worked great - I was extremely happy with the entire setup and I wouldn't change a thing.

SciP

CL-850, CL-200, and SVT-200

CL-850, CL-200, and SVT-200

[Duster]

Scip...
did you experience any problem with the bags
rubbing the paint & causing any damage ??
My concern on my 400, would be the sides
of the bags rubbing & maring the paint.