Where should we put Backpacks, Tailbags, Tankbags, and other Luggage discussions

Alex · March 30th, 2012, 12:01 PM

There are a bunch of threads here in the "Motorcycle Gear" section about various types of luggage. I had intended the Gear section to be about stuff we wear to protect us from the elements, help protect us from injury, etc. But - things like backpacks, tailpacks, tankbags, tailbags, saddlebags, hard luggage, etc, seem a little different. Some of the threads are here in the gear section, some of them are in the farkles section. And a few are in the tech section if they have to do with installing the luggage.

So - the question is, would it be helpful to create a new subforum for "motorcycle luggage", to capture all of those threads in one place? Or is the current setup good enough, and people are comfortable with having those threads here in the gear section already.

I don't feel strongly about it either way, so I'm open to the poll results (or additional suggestions), just let me know. I don't like adding forums for no reason, but I also don't like the fuzziness of not knowing where a thread topic should be classified, so those need to be weighed.

leed · March 30th, 2012, 12:45 PM

Maybe a subforum of the Motorcycle Gear section? Or possibly of the Farkles section.. Perhaps then it becomes too confusing... Who knows.

EDIT: I think within Farkles would work, but then you have Pre gen vs New gen, where much of the luggage options overlap. So maybe a freestanding subforum is best.

choneofakind · March 30th, 2012, 12:48 PM

I like the idea of a new forum.

"Cargo space" or Motorcycle Luggage" or "Space, the Final Frontier" or "My ninjette, the Pack Mule" etc etc

Havok · March 31st, 2012, 02:28 AM

Don't make a sub forum. How about you add a Sport touring/Adventure riding main forum. Don't give it sub fourms yet, see if we can build up any content in it then start funneling threads to sub forums as the need arises if the need arises. Its a riding style that we have not given a home to yet here on ninjette and i think it deserves to be. I think luggage and bags would be a topic for a forum like that and i think we can come up with some decent content.

gfloyd2002 · March 31st, 2012, 04:51 AM

Gear section. It isn't super busy in this section. Farkles section works, too, but seems busier in there. Too many subforums dilutes the overall forum, and there isn't a ton of luggage discussion in a sportbike forum.

Snake · March 31st, 2012, 07:02 AM

I vote for a new forum to avoid confusion.

LoD575 · March 31st, 2012, 05:10 PM

I agree with a new forum listing for luggage.

Alex · April 5th, 2012, 10:03 AM

Bump - 2 days left on this poll....

Alex · April 5th, 2012, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

"Cargo space" or Motorcycle Luggage" or "Space, the Final Frontier" or "My ninjette, the Pack Mule" etc etc

All good suggestions.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havok

Don't make a sub forum. How about you add a Sport touring/Adventure riding main forum. Don't give it sub fourms yet, see if we can build up any content in it then start funneling threads to sub forums as the need arises if the need arises. Its a riding style that we have not given a home to yet here on ninjette and i think it deserves to be. I think luggage and bags would be a topic for a forum like that and i think we can come up with some decent content.

I'm not sure. I don't think that the ride reports / Group rides section is so busy that we'd have something separate for the sport touring crowd. Likewise, topics that would fit in that concept already have distinct places here, from protective gear, to riding skills, to ride discussions, to tech + farkles that can be helpful while riding a bike longer distances. Big sport-touring fan here BTW, but don't see how it would be a clearly defined forum or even set of forums.

mustang5.0 · April 8th, 2012, 11:05 AM

new section.. and soon.. i need a tank bag and backpack

Klondike1020 · April 8th, 2012, 12:04 PM

New section for luggage sounds about right

Alex · April 9th, 2012, 02:06 PM

OK - It's been created, in the process of moving threads over now. If I miss any, just post in them or mention me in them and I'll move 'em over.

(but give me an hour or two from now at least)

http://www.ninjette.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44

choneofakind · April 9th, 2012, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

All good suggestions.

and you used mine!! score

CynicalC · April 11th, 2012, 12:38 PM

You could have it as one subforum, in both the gear and farkles forums.

Alex · April 11th, 2012, 01:49 PM

I'm inclined to leave it at the same level rather than a subforum. We haven't needed to go down to that level for any other topic as of yet, and it doesn't seem as if this topic is unique enough to start us down that path?

If it stays busy enough on its own, I'm good with it. If it turns out to run sparse, worst case I can pop the threads right back into one of the existing busier areas.

View Poll Results: Where should Motorcycle Luggage threads go?
In the motorcycle gear section	12	34.29%
In the farkles section	5	14.29%
In a new subforum called something like "Motorcycle Luggage"	18	51.43%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

March 30th, 2012, 12:01 PM	#1
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Where should we put Backpacks, Tailbags, Tankbags, and other Luggage discussions There are a bunch of threads here in the "Motorcycle Gear" section about various types of luggage. I had intended the Gear section to be about stuff we wear to protect us from the elements, help protect us from injury, etc. But - things like backpacks, tailpacks, tankbags, tailbags, saddlebags, hard luggage, etc, seem a little different. Some of the threads are here in the gear section, some of them are in the farkles section. And a few are in the tech section if they have to do with installing the luggage. So - the question is, would it be helpful to create a new subforum for "motorcycle luggage", to capture all of those threads in one place? Or is the current setup good enough, and people are comfortable with having those threads here in the gear section already. I don't feel strongly about it either way, so I'm open to the poll results (or additional suggestions), just let me know. I don't like adding forums for no reason, but I also don't like the fuzziness of not knowing where a thread topic should be classified, so those need to be weighed. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 30th, 2012, 12:48 PM	#3
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	I like the idea of a new forum. "Cargo space" or Motorcycle Luggage" or "Space, the Final Frontier" or "My ninjette, the Pack Mule" etc etc Last futzed with by choneofakind; March 31st, 2012 at 12:34 PM.

March 31st, 2012, 04:51 AM	#5
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	Gear section. It isn't super busy in this section. Farkles section works, too, but seems busier in there. Too many subforums dilutes the overall forum, and there isn't a ton of luggage discussion in a sportbike forum. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

April 5th, 2012, 10:03 AM	#8
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Bump - 2 days left on this poll.... __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 30th, 2012, 12:45 PM	#2
leed ninjette.org sage Name: David Location: Loves Park, IL Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): Time will tell Posts: 969	Maybe a subforum of the Motorcycle Gear section? Or possibly of the Farkles section.. Perhaps then it becomes too confusing... Who knows. EDIT: I think within Farkles would work, but then you have Pre gen vs New gen, where much of the luggage options overlap. So maybe a freestanding subforum is best.

March 31st, 2012, 02:28 AM	#4
Havok Internet Slut Name: Jeff Location: L.A. Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 04 FZ1, 07 FZ6 Posts: A lot.	Don't make a sub forum. How about you add a Sport touring/Adventure riding main forum. Don't give it sub fourms yet, see if we can build up any content in it then start funneling threads to sub forums as the need arises if the need arises. Its a riding style that we have not given a home to yet here on ninjette and i think it deserves to be. I think luggage and bags would be a topic for a forum like that and i think we can come up with some decent content.

March 31st, 2012, 07:02 AM	#6
Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	I vote for a new forum to avoid confusion.

March 31st, 2012, 05:10 PM	#7
LoD575 ninjette.org sage Name: Steve Location: Valdosta GA, US Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250, 2006 Ninja ZX6R-636 Posts: 661	I agree with a new forum listing for luggage.

April 8th, 2012, 11:05 AM	#10
mustang5.0 ninjette.org guru Name: E Location: 818 but i rep 516/631/718 Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 GIXXER 600 Posts: 381	new section.. and soon.. i need a tank bag and backpack __________________________________________________ "You see it's not the blood you spill that gets you what you want. It's the blood you share, your family, your friendships, your community. These are the most valuable things a man could have."

April 8th, 2012, 12:04 PM	#11
Klondike1020 Intrepid Adventurer Name: Josh Location: Rochester/Buffalo NY Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2004 GSXR 750 , 71 cb350streettracker, 07 Polaris Predator 500 Posts: A lot.	New section for luggage sounds about right

April 9th, 2012, 02:06 PM	#12
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	OK - It's been created, in the process of moving threads over now. If I miss any, just post in them or mention me in them and I'll move 'em over. (but give me an hour or two from now at least) http://www.ninjette.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44 __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

April 11th, 2012, 12:38 PM	#14
CynicalC ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Colin Location: Bay Area Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): '96 EX250 Posts: A lot.	You could have it as one subforum, in both the gear and farkles forums. __________________________________________________ Ç¥ñï©ª\| ßÿ Ñâ7µ®é. Äñt¡~§º¢Ïä\| ßý Çhøî©è.

April 11th, 2012, 01:49 PM	#15
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	I'm inclined to leave it at the same level rather than a subforum. We haven't needed to go down to that level for any other topic as of yet, and it doesn't seem as if this topic is unique enough to start us down that path? If it stays busy enough on its own, I'm good with it. If it turns out to run sparse, worst case I can pop the threads right back into one of the existing busier areas. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

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