2003 Honda ST1300

[Alan]

Attached are some pictures of my packed and stacked ST1300.

I also have the Cabela's waterproof duffel and it contains all of my camping equipment. My bag of clothes is at the rear. I have a mesh cargo net over both bags and I have a backpack containing my Camelback under the mesh. Hanging below the rear rack is my camera tripod. The front view shows where I carry my camping pillow, I put it in front of my bags and it works well as a backrest.

The last picture shows a hitchhiker on my luggage. :)

[PNWSTman]

I'm curious
Does the bike handle that much differently that if you had a passenger?
The passenger leans with you but most likely weighs more.

[Alan]

A passenger would weigh double or triple more than my luggage. I have only ridden with a passenger once about four years ago when my son's Ducati died, so I don't have any experience with a passenger on back.