Motorcycle sissy bar luggage mounting system

An article of manufacture comprising:

• a. a piece of luggage comprising a main body portion having a front and a back, and
• b. a system for mounting the piece of luggage on an object, the system comprising
• i. at least first and second upper receivers and at least first and second corresponding lower receivers attached to the front of the main body portion,
• ii. a first fastener portion extending from the front of the main body portion,
• iii. a vertically oriented strap extending from the front of the main body portion, wherein the strap has a second fastener portion extending therefrom,
• iv. a horizontally oriented band, wherein the horizontally oriented band includes a middle section having a vertically oriented slot with an open top and an open bottom defined therein and two adjustment sections extending outwardly from the middle section, wherein each of the adjustment sections include a plurality of vertically oriented passages defined therethrough and a section of hook and loop fasteners, wherein the vertically oriented passages of each adjustment section are arranged adjacent to one another in a horizontal direction, wherein the first upper receiver, one of the passages and the first lower receiver cooperate to define a first path, and wherein the second upper receiver, one of the passages and the second lower receiver cooperate to define a second path,
• v. first and second rods that are each respectively removably received in the first and second paths, and
• vi. a section of hook and loop fasteners disposed on the front of the main body portion that correspond to the section of hook and loop fasteners on the band.

A method of mounting a piece of luggage to an object, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a piece of luggage comprising a main body portion, wherein the main body portion includes a strap extending therefrom
• wrapping a band at least partially around the object, wherein the band includes at least two vertically oriented passages therein, and wherein the band includes a vertically oriented slot having an open top and an open bottom defined therein,
• aligning a first vertically oriented passage with a first receiver on the main body portion,
• inserting a first rod through the first receiver and the first vertically oriented passage,
• aligning a second vertically oriented passage with a second receiver on the main body portion,
• inserting a second rod through the second receiver and the second vertically oriented passage, thereby securing the band at least partially around the object, and,
• positioning a portion of the strap over the top of the object and inserting the strap through the open top and out the open bottom of the vertically oriented slot.