Abstract: A saddle bag for use on motorcycles is provided with a recessed handle on the top surface thereof. The bag is shaped to have a wider bottom and an angled side wall upon which is mounted a bottom-hinged door. The bag is balanced in such a way that when lifted by the handle, it will pivot about the handle such that the angled side wall and door fall in a substantially vertical plane. A person carrying the bag with the door next to the leg will have the door parallel to the leg and not in a position to bump or tangle said leg. A part of the bottom wall of the bag is angled such that with the bag in position on a motorcycle, the bag is not likely to drag on the ground as the cycle goes around corners or as the cycle lays over.