Over on the ADV Rider forum there is a thread Boxes or Bags http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=669478
A portion or the thread brought up a topic I was unfamiliar with and that was riders being injured by their hard cases. I had thought there might be a safety factor in a tip over in that the boxes might keep your leg/foot from being trapped under the bike. However there are reports of ankles and legs broken, presumably when "footing" along a trail and the foot gets dragged back under the bag and snapped ???.
Is this just a rare occurance or do the hard bags have some built in risk to them? I assume the risk could be mitigated by smaller bags (not as tall) or mounting higher or even further back.
I have Givi's on my Multistrada but have never been in a situation like might occur with the Super Tenere. What is the collective opinion of this group? Not to worry? be carefull? soft bags? :
A portion or the thread brought up a topic I was unfamiliar with and that was riders being injured by their hard cases. I had thought there might be a safety factor in a tip over in that the boxes might keep your leg/foot from being trapped under the bike. However there are reports of ankles and legs broken, presumably when "footing" along a trail and the foot gets dragged back under the bag and snapped ???.
Is this just a rare occurance or do the hard bags have some built in risk to them? I assume the risk could be mitigated by smaller bags (not as tall) or mounting higher or even further back.
I have Givi's on my Multistrada but have never been in a situation like might occur with the Super Tenere. What is the collective opinion of this group? Not to worry? be carefull? soft bags? :