It is a very beautiful bag, with good room to put all your things. It is possible to put a ful face helmet inside it, and some more stuff.
The zipper pullers have good size to be handle with gloves. It would be perfect if it could have double zippers.
It is not supposed to be used as a backpack, but you can use the straps that come together, pass them through the back rings and the bag handle and improvise a backpack.
A nice retractable lock comes together. Very useful.
It fits nice on a big bike like Harley Davidson, but I think it may be a little too big for a medium bike, because of the width. It will fit, but it may be not so proportional.
What can I say except PERFECT. The bag is easy to install, and has plenty of room for clothes for an over night or weekend stay. Many extra pockets both inside and out. Would definatly buy again, but the way this is made I don’t think I’ll have to for a long time.
Rating: 5 / 5
Needed a bag for my wifes bike, and I wanted to see how Kuryakyn bags compared to T-Bags. I bought T-Bag’s Laconia for myself. First the good points. The construction is very good, every bit as good as the T-Bag. Second, for the money, it was a good buy (I found it a lot cheaper someplace else). Third, it can be mounted to the pillon seat using the supplied “hooker pad”, which is nice if you want to take two bags and the other bag needs to use the sissy bar for mounting. This is something the Laconia cannot do. Fourth, it has a back rest pad, but I am not sure how well it works. Fifth, my wife likes it.
Now what I did not like about it compared to the Laconia. First, the mounting system to the sissy bar is not as nice as the Laconia. Second, the Laconia has double zippers, so I can lock the two zippers together to keep people out of my bag. Third, the zippers on the Grantour side pockets banged together when riding. You hear it at first, but your brain ignores it after a little while.
So over all I like the Grantour and so does my wife. The biggest plus for me is being able to mount it to the pillon seat and still mount my T-Bag Route 66 to the sissy bar and rack, something I will do on my trip this summer to give me more packing room.
Rating: 4 / 5
This bag delivers on all accounts. Attaching to the bike is simple and secure- and there are several easy option. The bag is intelligently divided, with different sized pockets so keeping gloves, an extra visor, and all sorts of other items separated.
The construction is solid. Nothing on the bag feels cheap or compromised. The main zipper even has an elastic strap to hold it so it doesn’t make noise while riding. I was able to fit the under-the-seat anchor piece on without having to remove the rubber pads under the seat. Although the first time it didn’t work, I slid the leather anchor a little further back on the fender and the seat was then able to latch.
I have seen some people (on other sites’ reviews) say that the bag is too small to use as a backrest. Obviously this depends on your motorcycle. I am 5′6″ and have a vulcan 900 classic. Putting the bag against my sissy bar makes using the backrest easy (and I don’t even have highway pegs, so I don’t lean back when I ride). I would highly recommend this bag and would make the same choice again.
Rating: 5 / 5
#1 by LadyT on April 29, 2010 - 2:27 pm
Excellent product yet again from Kuryakyn! Great quality, tons of storage space, looks fantastic! Highly recommend!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Vander G. Romano on April 29, 2010 - 4:15 pm
It is a very beautiful bag, with good room to put all your things. It is possible to put a ful face helmet inside it, and some more stuff.
The zipper pullers have good size to be handle with gloves. It would be perfect if it could have double zippers.
It is not supposed to be used as a backpack, but you can use the straps that come together, pass them through the back rings and the bag handle and improvise a backpack.
A nice retractable lock comes together. Very useful.
It fits nice on a big bike like Harley Davidson, but I think it may be a little too big for a medium bike, because of the width. It will fit, but it may be not so proportional.
Anyway, a good purchase!
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Glenn A. Kaetzel on April 29, 2010 - 5:13 pm
What can I say except PERFECT. The bag is easy to install, and has plenty of room for clothes for an over night or weekend stay. Many extra pockets both inside and out. Would definatly buy again, but the way this is made I don’t think I’ll have to for a long time.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Mike on April 29, 2010 - 7:46 pm
Needed a bag for my wifes bike, and I wanted to see how Kuryakyn bags compared to T-Bags. I bought T-Bag’s Laconia for myself. First the good points. The construction is very good, every bit as good as the T-Bag. Second, for the money, it was a good buy (I found it a lot cheaper someplace else). Third, it can be mounted to the pillon seat using the supplied “hooker pad”, which is nice if you want to take two bags and the other bag needs to use the sissy bar for mounting. This is something the Laconia cannot do. Fourth, it has a back rest pad, but I am not sure how well it works. Fifth, my wife likes it.
Now what I did not like about it compared to the Laconia. First, the mounting system to the sissy bar is not as nice as the Laconia. Second, the Laconia has double zippers, so I can lock the two zippers together to keep people out of my bag. Third, the zippers on the Grantour side pockets banged together when riding. You hear it at first, but your brain ignores it after a little while.
So over all I like the Grantour and so does my wife. The biggest plus for me is being able to mount it to the pillon seat and still mount my T-Bag Route 66 to the sissy bar and rack, something I will do on my trip this summer to give me more packing room.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Ben on April 29, 2010 - 8:27 pm
This bag delivers on all accounts. Attaching to the bike is simple and secure- and there are several easy option. The bag is intelligently divided, with different sized pockets so keeping gloves, an extra visor, and all sorts of other items separated.
The construction is solid. Nothing on the bag feels cheap or compromised. The main zipper even has an elastic strap to hold it so it doesn’t make noise while riding. I was able to fit the under-the-seat anchor piece on without having to remove the rubber pads under the seat. Although the first time it didn’t work, I slid the leather anchor a little further back on the fender and the seat was then able to latch.
I have seen some people (on other sites’ reviews) say that the bag is too small to use as a backrest. Obviously this depends on your motorcycle. I am 5′6″ and have a vulcan 900 classic. Putting the bag against my sissy bar makes using the backrest easy (and I don’t even have highway pegs, so I don’t lean back when I ride). I would highly recommend this bag and would make the same choice again.
Rating: 5 / 5