Twisted Throttle Dryspec bags

Carrying space on a motorcycle to me is one of the most important thing. Imagine going to market or a short trip to do some groceries and there is no space to carry all your purchases. You would need to rack your brain and play a puzzle game on the spot to get everything in place and not hinder your controls.

There is a reason as to why the Demak does not go out to malls or market. The bike has no storage space. There is always a shopping bag folded and stored somewhere when taking the Demak out and made sure to not over purchase anything which makes it dangerous to carry on the way back. Since started working at the new job, there are times where I had to buy groceries or dinner after work and the most creative way to carry them back was to use the sternum clip on my backpack. If the plastic bag was big, I can rest the rest of the weight on the tank while protecting it from falling with my legs.

The hunt for a saddlebag for the Demak started the first time going to the nearest shopping mall. Since it did not have any space for to store helmets and jackets, all the helmets and jackets were packed into a big shopping bag and was carried everywhere. It was like a workout on its own.

Went to ask Givi if they can make a bracket for their top box on the Demak and they mentioned it can be done but has to be custom made and the strength might not be the same as original. Did not want to risk riding around with the purchases stored in the top box just to get home to figure out that the top box dropped off somewhere along the trip back.

Image taken from Vuzmoto

Found a nice saddle bag by Kriega which will look nice on the Demak but it too requires a saddlebag rack. After years of searching, we came across the Dryspec by Twisted Throttle (TT) and Vuzmoto. Both the bags does not require any racks and if we were to get another motorcycle, it can just as easily move over. After some comparison Vuzmoto got our votes but after conducting more research we changed our mind to the Dryspec as it is a modular and versatile bag which can be configured to the riders need if they have more than one in their arsenal.

Originally the plan was to get the Dryspec D20 since that is what we needed. Then one night while we were looking through the website, the missus came across a brilliant idea. "Let's get the Dryspec D106 instead of the D20 since you also plan to go touring on the bike. This way we only pay for shipping and custom tax once and you use this set-up on your tour." This set-up can also be used with the existing Givi side cases on the Vulcan which will make it D150.

So with that we went with the D106. If you are wondering how TT gets the numbers  and also what it means, allow me to give a brief explanation. The numbers are the total storage space available for each set-up in liters. The D106 has a total of 106 liters of space. How do they get the total number? It is just a simple mathematical problem.

 

D106 set-up

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Circled in red; which I will call them the basic bags; is what the D106 consist of:

1 x D28

2 x D20

1 x D38

The only thing this set-up cannot make is the D56 which is a combination of 2 pcs. D28. In order to get number like D106, D66, D76 and D68, all you need to do is to add all the numbers in the basic set-up together. To get D66 = D38 + D28. Simple as that. 

There are 3 different colors for the Dryspec: Orange, Black and Grey but I am guessing black is the most popular color. That is not the color ordered. I will be getting the orange as it (hopefully) gives better visibility. If possible I will also add reflectors to the side and back of the bag like what I did with the Vulcan panniers.

The 3 colors of the Dryspec

Sadly the D106 is currently out of stock and still waiting for the item to come back in stock before ordering. Hope it will be soon as I cannot wait to get my hands on them and try them on.

Remember to ride safe, be vigilant and keep the rubber side down