Axio Swift Backpack Hard Pack

[Kevin2109]

Just got it in the mail today!! Very excited! I'm a backpack dude, I hate tank bags and hate the look of tail bags so a backpack is a must for me. Ive had many backpacks all my life, usually pretty expensive ones. This is the Axio swift hard shell pack, normally $200, picked her up brand new on ebay for $90 shipped

I'll write a review when I start to use the bag a couple times. And I'll take better pictures

Sorry for the crappy cellphone pics, and our office makes everything dark as hell

[Heed]

looks like something from the future.

[Kevin2109]

It kinda does This is the reason its shaped like that

[Toper]

would this be safe for your back if you went down/landed on it?

[Heed]

Originally Posted by Toper

would this be safe for your back if you went down/landed on it?

good question is good

[Kevin2109]

Hope to not test it ever but I would say yes. The hard plastic isnt that hard, and would probably crush if there was a lot of force applied to it. When I went down last week I was glad I had my other back pack on because it ended up taking a lot of the impact

[Toper]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Hope to not test it ever but I would say yes. The hard plastic isnt that hard, and would probably crush if there was a lot of force applied to it. When I went down last week I was glad I had my other back pack on because it ended up taking a lot of the impact

thanks for the reply...a spine injury is my biggest fear with any backpack, which is why i try to avoid wearing one if possible. Your bag looks hot tho, looking forward to your ride impressions.

[setasai]

Looks sweet. I love how in your last picture the lights in your office sparkle against the backpack. Makes it look extra futuristic. Now if only you had a 360 image.

Just curious, what was your criteria for picking this particular sweet backpack as opposed to some of the other backpacks? I'm a tailbag guy myself but that thing is hard to resist.

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by Toper

thanks for the reply...a spine injury is my biggest fear with any backpack, which is why i try to avoid wearing one if possible. Your bag looks hot tho, looking forward to your ride impressions.

I think its CRAZY when people say a backpack will make a crash worse. I have a really embarrassing in high school where I tried to jump a rail and clipped my foot! And the first that that happened was I flipped to my back as I fell, my backpack saved my ****! I would have hit my head without it and my back would have gotten messed up. With the back pack I got right up and laughed

Originally Posted by setasai

Looks sweet. I love how in your last picture the lights in your office sparkle against the backpack. Makes it look extra futuristic. Now if only you had a 360 image.

Just curious, what was your criteria for picking this particular sweet backpack as opposed to some of the other backpacks? I'm a tailbag guy myself but that thing is hard to resist.

I'll take more pictures of it tonight.
And one of my friends (phre3k) has the same pack and I fell in love with it. It holds so much stuff!!! He had 4qt of oil, chain lube, two sprockets, some wd40, a pair of shorts and other stuff and it all fit fine!
And the thing is sexy as hell, I might wrap it in CF

[Toper]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

I think its CRAZY when people say a backpack will make a crash worse. I have a really embarrassing in high school where I tried to jump a rail and clipped my foot! And the first that that happened was I flipped to my back as I fell, my backpack saved my ****! I would have hit my head without it and my back would have gotten messed up. With the back pack I got right up and laughed

Depends what's in it though...landing on a backpack carrying a pillow might be fun, but landing on a 17inch laptop could ruin your day.

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by Toper

Depends what's in it though...landing on a backpack carrying a pillow might be fun, but landing on a 17inch laptop could ruin your day.

lol I agree but I had books in my backpack when I went down and it felt like a pillow The axio has a good amount of padding on the back

[Kevin2109]

Here are some better pictures. I really really hate my phone camera right now

[setasai]

Dude that carpet is playing some mind tricks with my eyes but otherwise, that backpack looks awesome. CF would totally amp it up even cooler. How much does it weight?

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by setasai

Dude that carpet is playing some mind tricks with my eyes but otherwise, that backpack looks awesome. CF would totally amp it up even cooler. How much does it weight?

lol its a crazy coffee table at my work

it says 3.4 pounds, it probably weighs less then your helmet

[setasai]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

lol its a crazy coffee table at my work

it says 3.4 pounds, it probably weighs less then your helmet

Oh that's a great weight. Coffee table? hahahahaha that's a pretty crazy table. Wonder where your office got it.

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by setasai

Oh that's a great weight. Coffee table? hahahahaha that's a pretty crazy table. Wonder where your office got it.

cantoni

[kaiserz]

I like axio, I have their tail bag and it looks really cool. I might get this too. . . Thank you for making me spend more money...

[Lou]

How about a pic of you and the backpack on the bike Sweet backpack btw

[phr3ek]

from the looks of it, the internal storage pocketing might limit what bulky crap you can jam in there
and the shoulder straps have less padding
i think i would prefer yours over mine though

this is the only pic i have of my pack

Nice looking backpack. I have been looking at the Axio backpacks for a while now, there doesn't seem to be too many reviews out there. Hope you can put up an update in a couple of months your thoughts on the bag.

[Kevin2109]

Can you take a pic of the inside of yours? I agree some of the pockets get in the way, but I still manage to stick a ton of stuff in it. Right now theres a grinder, a dremel, oil filter, magnet tool thing, rim tape kit, full screwdriver set thing, a HID ballast, GoPro and all its accessories, chain scrubber, and a allen set, and I'll put a bunch of sockets and wrenches in it later

I'm curious to see how your layout cuz I might cut out some of the retarded padding

Oh and this is what it look like on me, sorry for the crappy Myspace pic lol

[setasai]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Can you take a pic of the inside of yours? I agree some of the pockets get in the way, but I still manage to stick a ton of stuff in it. Right now theres a grinder, a dremel, oil filter, magnet tool thing, rim tape kit, full screwdriver set thing, a HID ballast, GoPro and all its accessories, chain scrubber, and a allen set, and I'll put a bunch of sockets and wrenches in it later

I'm curious to see how your layout cuz I might cut out some of the retarded padding

Oh and this is what it look like on me, sorry for the crappy Myspace pic lol

At that point it must be uber heavy. May I ask why you have those things in there? some of the tools ok but grinder and dremel? You intend to do on the road fabrication of parts? If so you're missing a welder or on a more practical side, JBweld and rescuetape.

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by setasai

At that point it must be uber heavy. May I ask why you have those things in there? some of the tools ok but grinder and dremel? You intend to do on the road fabrication of parts? If so you're missing a welder or on a more practical side, JBweld and rescuetape.

Lol, no I was just getting it all packed up for a tech day on sunday, I really just wanted to know how much it would fit And it feels really comfortable with all that stuff in it, I honestly dont even know its there

[setasai]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Lol, no I was just getting it all packed up for a tech day on sunday, I really just wanted to know how much it would fit And it feels really comfortable with all that stuff in it, I honestly dont even know its there

Haha, impressive. Dont forget tire repair kits and pump. Flat tires are the worst thing to ruin your trip because its so easily fixed (most of the time). I can never get used to backpacks. Not sure why. Even a camelbak is awkward for me.

What's a tech day?

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by setasai

Haha, impressive. Dont forget tire repair kits and pump. Flat tires are the worst thing to ruin your trip because its so easily fixed (most of the time). I can never get used to backpacks. Not sure why. Even a camelbak is awkward for me.

What's a tech day?

You dont know cuz your in nor cal


A bunch of ninjetters get together to work on bike, have fun, and BS about life and bikes lol

[setasai]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

You dont know cuz your in nor cal


A bunch of ninjetters get together to work on bike, have fun, and BS about life and bikes lol

Ohhhh that sounds fun. I've lived in socal for 5 years and norcal for 6 years now so ionno. Not really from either or. Although I didnt start riding till the last couple years which happens to be in norcal.

What kind of things you guys intend on doing to the bikes? Haha getting offtopic now. You got a techday thread?

[Havok]

Originally Posted by setasai

Ohhhh that sounds fun. I've lived in socal for 5 years and norcal for 6 years now so ionno. Not really from either or. Although I didnt start riding till the last couple years which happens to be in norcal.

What kind of things you guys intend on doing to the bikes? Haha getting offtopic now. You got a techday thread?

We have pretty much done everything and every mod to a ninjette you can at this point. A lot of the guys are very good mechanics and even fabricators. We got some seriously smart So-Cal members

[nit8690]

Lol better then the pack I plan to use. I just have one my girlfriend bought me from a millitary air show...so yeah millitary camo haha. but it works has lots of pockets for random things....including the 1st aid kit that ashli is trying to force me to take on every ride lol

[Kevin2109]

Oh little update, When I crashed last week I didnt hit my back so the backpack is fine, but I honestly cant even remember it being on, I can barely feel it while i ride, even when its full of 30lbs of ****

I hit GMR with my backpack fully loaded and had no problem in a full lean with my knee out

Link to original page on YouTube.

Oh and a side note... I even had a dream about my backpack... I know I'm weird... But in my dream I thought I had lost my backpack but the whole time it was on my back lol (Like the glasses on your head thing lol)

[paterick4o8]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Oh and a side note... I even had a dream about my backpack... I know I'm weird... But in my dream I thought I had lost my backpack but the whole time it was on my back lol (Like the glasses on your head thing lol)

hahaha. had that happen to me except my glasses we behind my shirt.


I like the bag and that's a sweet deal you got for it..

was doing some image searching for this bag online and I found some other pretty cool designs for kawasaki/ninja's.. just thought I'd share:





The black one looks pretty cool IMO

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by paterick4o8

hahaha. had that happen to me except my glasses we behind my shirt.


I like the bag and that's a sweet deal you got for it..

was doing some image searching for this bag online and I found some other pretty cool designs for kawasaki/ninja's.. just thought I'd share:





The first pic is the new Axio Swift 2.0, I couldnt find a good deal on it and the whole back isnt hard

the second one looks dope!

The black one looks pretty cool IMO

[ninja250]

I slide around like a ninja turtle in my no-drag. Seems to work fine.
It's bolted around my upper and lower waist though.

I think backpacks kinda help in a crash.

[adouglas]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Heh... idiotic posed studio shot. No way that guy is looking at anything but his gauges. Makes the point, though.

Out here in the real world where people don't actually ride like that, the aero effects are probably minimal. So the shape is more of a vanity thing than a practical feature.

I have one of these and use it occasionally. I originally bought it for a tour, but wound up not needing a backpack so it got left home. Very nice piece, very comfortable, a bit on the heavy side.

[Kevin2109]

I have speed tested mine, up to 160... I would say it works well

[mikeohio]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Just got it in the mail today!! Very excited! I'm a backpack dude, I hate tank bags and hate the look of tail bags so a backpack is a must for me. Ive had many backpacks all my life, usually pretty expensive ones. This is the Axio swift hard shell pack, normally $200, picked her up brand new on ebay for $90 shipped

I'll write a review when I start to use the bag a couple times. And I'll take better pictures

Sorry for the crappy cellphone pics, and our office makes everything dark as hell

Thats a sweet backpack Too bad the only ones I can find are close to $200

[Trailerboy531]

Thank you for that lovely nugget. Totally worth reviving an over year-old thread.

Also, this backpack crashes well.

[mikeohio]

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

Thank you for that lovely nugget. Totally worth reviving an over year-old thread.

Also, this backpack crashes well.

I hope to not be crashing much

[Falcor]

Since we're on the topic after reviving this thread, the No Drag series from Ogio is also a very good backpack to invest in if you do a lot of commuting that would require a bag. I personally have the Mach 5 version and love it, makes campus days so much easier.

Here is a link to all three bags with details.

Ogio Street Bike Backpacks

[Kevin2109]

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

Thank you for that lovely nugget. Totally worth reviving an over year-old thread.

Also, this backpack crashes well.

Holy ****... I cant believe I've had this thing over a year!

Welp, it looks like this now

[IMG][/IMG]

And I still love it! Like max said, it crashes extremely well, and seriously has saved my ass (no joke) I came off the bike at about 60, and slid on the backpack the entire way, in jeans with the backpack on, and it tore the jeans a little but most of the damage went to the backpack, which did VERY well. I dont use any other backpack when I ride, I have tried, but this one is just too comfortable. I can actually tell a aerodynamic difference when I wear it and when I dont, meaning I try and wear it all the time! Ive speed tested my bike with and without the backpack, and my top speed is still the same with both (157 ) but it is honestly more comfortable with the backpack on

[mikeohio]

Originally Posted by Kevin2109

Holy ****... I cant believe I've had this thing over a year!

Welp, it looks like this now



And I still love it! Like max said, it crashes extremely well, and seriously has saved my ass (no joke) I came off the bike at about 60, and slid on the backpack the entire way, in jeans with the backpack on, and it tore the jeans a little but most of the damage went to the backpack, which did VERY well. I dont use any other backpack when I ride, I have tried, but this one is just too comfortable. I can actually tell a aerodynamic difference when I wear it and when I dont, meaning I try and wear it all the time! Ive speed tested my bike with and without the backpack, and my top speed is still the same with both (157 ) but it is honestly more comfortable with the backpack on

Sounds good, i'll add that to my list of thing I want along with good boots and clip ons etc...
Will it make my 250 go 157 too?