Added extras: Best motorcycle luggage accessories

ROK straps are stretchable, adjustable and lockable luggage straps which are a whole generation beyond the traditional, elasticated cord and hooks 'bungee'. We've actually given the ROK straps a thorough review, and reckon they're a very easy thing to recommend.

Most bikers are familiar with cargo nets and they're a great, lightweight way of attaching small items (such as an oversuit) to your pillion seat or luggage rack quickly and easily.

Bungee straps need no introduction. They're fairly heavy-duty elasticated cords with plastic-coated metal hooks at each end. As such, they're a brilliantly easy and versatile way of attaching extra stuff to your bike, but you need to secure carefully and get the right length of strap for the job at hand.

A modern, more high-tech update on the traditional elasticated bungee strap. These Bungee Extra straps feature a more heavy-duty elasticated strap than the traditional bungee and also feature stronger, hardened steel hooks covered with protective moulded plastic.

Soft panniers or saddlebags can be a great luggage option for your bike, especially if your ride of choice is a custom-style machine where hard panniers would look out of place, but they're not always the most weatherproof, especially in rainy old Blighty.

Accessory luggage straps such as bungees aren't always designed just to attach extra goodies to your bike, sometimes they're intended to ensure your luggage, such as panniers, is totally secure and theft-proof, such as here.

Here's a simple fix to that most common of British biking luggage problems, keeping the gear in your luggage, especially if its not the most weatherproof type, dry.

Here's another simple, affordable solution to a common bike-luggage problem, stopping your items or bags sliding around (or even falling off entirely) when strapped down on your pillion seat or other luggage.