Advice please carrying laptop on bike

[hermann]

After some advice. I work off a laptop mainly from home but occasionally have to travel. I don't have a car licence and as I have to get to places like deepeest darkest Wensleydale public transport is non existant and if I rely on lifts I end up getting back at stupid o'clock. So I would rather use the bike but I'm not sure if my laptop is up to it. The bikes an old GS850G standard. Has anyone else carried a laptop on a bike? Any problems or damage? Any tips?
Cheers. Hermann

[Rabid1]

I carried mine in a bag strapped to the back seat so long as its well packed there should be no problem. make sure it is insured as well :D

[250chop]

well i got a mac mini which is a desktop mac and ive carried that on the back of my hardtail chop in a backpack and its still fine so you shouldnt have any problems.

[Bag Lady]

A friend of mine runs a computer software business and she rides everywhere on her Kwak with her laptop in a backpack.....all seasons and in all weather.
(make sure it is in a waterproof bag when it is hammering with rain). She hasnt had any probs with it yet....

[Spike]

Topbox, well padded bag :)

[Womble_Lancs]

I either put mine in my top box, in my tank bag, or strap it securely to the back seat.

[pyro]

I either strap it on the back seat in waterproof bag, or put it in a backpack for short journeys.

Dont do what my mate Olaf did, stuck his in a backpack with two zips that you should pull down to one side, he pulled them up so they met in the middle... 100mph up the M40 and the zips came down and I ran over his smashed laptop.... :eek:

[Redone]

I got one of those Oxford laptop bags of ebay strap it to back seat its got a waterproof cover and it doubles as a backpack.

[Sheep]

I did it for years, have a special 'air' bag now - used to use bubble wrap!

[Blue]

Most important thing is, as Rabid1 pointed out, make sure it's insured, and insured for carriage on the bike which a lot of policies won't do (we have the same problem with photographic equipment).

[John Hopkins]

Like all electronic equipment, vibration can cause the circuit boards components to come loose, so don't strap it to anything solid like tank or carrier unless it is well wrapped in bubble wrap or foam, a backpack would be better but still use the foam or wrap...John

[Kylie]

I have a toshiba laptop rucksack. If its wet i wrap it in plenty of plastic.

Mines not insured, the excess on the works insurance policy is £5000! feckin stupid but their problem not mine.

[biker666]

errr, the only advice i can think of is.....err... dont carry it on yer head like an african tribes woman,.....or use it whilst yer riding, could be hard to type!! :p :D

[kitkatman]

herman, i have a laptop back pack if you want it, p.m me and let me know

[Worjorj]

These claim to be waterproof
http://www.laptopstuff.co.uk/product_details.php?item_id=2590&category_id=59

[scouselee]

I just use a waterproof backpack and have done with the same laptop for the past 3 years, never had any problems with it.

[hermann]

Cheers all for the advice. Will pm the people who have a laptop rucksack avaiable after the weekend to say yay or nay. Cheers. ;)