I’ve equipped my Blackbird with a
complete set of bike-bags by Nonfango, another Italian producer that has recently brought
out a new line of bags witch will be shown at the Munich Exhibition. My Honda dealer
suggested it because the mounting rack disturbs less the shape of the bike. After waiting
a month and a half, I’ve had one of the early sets of the new line: bags
"Tuttolaterale" and top case "Tuttoturismo" (I don’t know the
English name chosen by Nonfango, but the translation could be "AllSide" and
"AllTouring"). The capacity is 42 l. for each bag and 44 l. for the top case;
each bag can contain a helmet and the top case can contain a couple of helmets. I reached
210 km/h with bags, top case, magnetic tank bag (and wife) and the stability was still
good; I haven’t tried over this speed (Italian motorway speed limits are 130 km/h!)
By the way, I’ve heard from Honda Italy that Honda Belgium R. & D. studied a set
of bags for Blackbird, but the project was aborted because the bike tend to become
unsteady (I think around 280 Km/h J ).
