luggage

I can not get a bag to fit onto the rear seat. I was surprised to find my small magnetic tank bag works on the airbox cover. I thought it was plastic at first. I don't like riding with a backpack. The manual diagrams 4 luggage anchors but it looks like two of those are thin metallic things...

Hey found this place on the net. They have a couple of luggage racks that can be used with the oem grab bar. WWW.EXACTREP.COM for Specialist 'V-MAX' PARTS They also sale an auxilary 1.5 tank that replaces the tank cover.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-V-Max-2002-Yamaha-VMAX-1200_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a10Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem200262104745QQitemZ200262104745#ebayphotohosting This is a nice setup. Won't work when the wife is on the back, but the tank...

The little woman and I are going on a trip this weekend (on the max) and I needed a little extra luggage space, so I made an aluminum plate to bolt on instead of the HAC luggage rack. I included some pics. I'm going to make one that's a little better looking. I'll put some 90 breaks on the...

I am going to Bonneville in August and need to carry a luggage bag on the Vmax. After scouring the Internet I've come up empty. Has anyone traveled and if so what did you use to hold your stuff. Mind you I'm covering 2400 miles in 7 days and camping up in the Sierra Nevadas. Thanks in advance.