Triumphrat

argh

One of the reasons I bought the ST was for some LD touring. When I've been on long trips, there have been lots of times when I've parked in places where I was relying on my luggage to provide some security while the bike is out of my view.

Most bikes with locking luggage that I've dealt with make at least some attempt to make the attachment hardware difficult or impossible to remove while the luggage is installed.

Not so with the Triumph - the attachment scheme seems pretty flimsy to me to begin with (I bet I could rip a bag off the bike with a good yank and twist) but why bother - anyone with a hex wrench can walk off with both of my hard bags in about 60 seconds.

(And don't get me started about the "locking compartment" in the fairing. Never mind that the key is latching onto plastic, Have you seen the size of the hooked tab that holds the whole panel down? (Have you already broken it off accidentally while removing your fairing?) Sheesh.)

Anyway. This was a long rant, but basically I'd like to solicit ideas for improving the security of the luggage system.

My current thoughts:

1. Replace the hex bolts with torx bolts (or preferably some sort of security bolt)
2. Fab a bracket to bolt to the back of the bag that could hook onto the knob/ball thing under the seat.

Any other ideas?