Fly Racing 9800 Roller Bag by Ogio.

OK, so you finally pulled the trigger on that fly-and-ride motorcycle trip of a lifetime, and it?s time to get packed. Sure, a good-sized suitcase will do the trick, but with 50-pound checked bag weight limits in the unfriendly skies, it can be tricky to fit your riding gear, unmentionables and other clothing in the typical Samsonite. There?s generally too much space or not enough, and no suitably shaped spot for your full-face helmet.

If motojournalists agree on anything, it?s the utility of the Ogio 9800 Roller Bag for such occasions, or even just driving to a track day or other riding event. If, for example, you had the misfortune to be on the same flight as a bunch of us on the way to a riding press intro, at baggage claim there?s a good chance your suitcase would be buried under an avalanche of Ogio 9800s, endlessly going ?round and ?round the carousel until we eventually come down from the bar.
When you lose patience and begin hucking 9800s to get to your bag, you will notice that the attractive one tested here, designed exclusively for Fly Racing, opens like a clamshell with a sturdy, padlockable double zipper on three sides and has grab handles all around. The base, which Ogio calls its Structural Load Equalizing Deck (SLED), is thick, hard plastic with integrated ribs for strength and to help it slide over stairs, truck tailgates, etc.

The underside of the 9800 is made up of the SLED, built to slide over tail gates, ...