Got my new Husky backpack yesterday from Hall's (last one he had). You guys were right, this thing is really nice. Heading to a supermoto rally in a few weeks in western NC, so this will come in handy.
Mine after 4 1/2 months of commuting/light off-roading and not carrying anything heavy/over-loading it: I've treated several backpacks much worse that have lasted much longer than this one. Shame.
Bought 2 - one for myself, one for my HS freshman son to use a book bag. His disintegrated in less than a month and I accused him of abusing it - until 1) mine fell apart just hanging in my gear closet with 10-15 lbs of gear in it; and 2) I picked his new book bag up and realized he had 35 lbs of books and stuff in there. They are pretty - just not well made, like all Ogio equipment - all flash, no go.
I stumbled across one at Upstate Cycles in Greenville, picked it up just because it was his last one not knowing when I would find another. Maybe the new gear will be better, BMW gear is usually pretty high quality, my lovely bride has been selling the stuff at BMW Daytona for 10+ years.
Are these made by Ogio? I have an Ogio 9800(I think - the biggest they made then) gear bag that I've had for 5 yrs now. It's held up like granite & I overstuff it all the time and use it alot. As far as backpacks go, the Zacspeeds are the toughest & best out there IMO.
I lost a zipper pull on my first ride. Not huge but a pain in the butt. I also lost one side of the waist buckle. The end of the strap that's folded over and sewn isn't thick enough to keep the buckle from sliding off. Sux.
