What items should you carry in a motorcycle top box?
- A Heavy items
- B Personal items
- C Emergency items
- D Lightweight items
Why this is the answer
Carrying a heavy weight in a top box can cause handling problems, particularly when riding at speed. If you have heavy items to carry, it's better to carry them in panniers and keep the weight roughly the same on either side.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- Heavy items — Weight that high and that far back is the worst place for it, and it makes the machine weave.
- B
- Personal items — Whether something is personal does not matter. What matters is what it weighs.
- C
- Emergency items — Emergency kit is worth carrying, but the box is chosen by weight, not by purpose.
Where this comes from
- Riding: the essential skills — section 14
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
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