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pic of my ammo cans fully loaded.

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:53 pm
by David Bowden
In case anyone wants to see fully loaded ammo cans and packrat rack. The bike is loaded with camping gear, food, and tools, for two people for two weeks. http://clickrebel.blogspot.com/2011/06/bike-is-loaded.html
On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Jud wrote: > ** > > > Depends on the hard bags, I guess. On a couple of occasions, I thought I > had cracked my Givi E21's. They deformed so far the lids popped pen, and > looked like they must be broken. In every instance, they sprung back to > shape, and still work like new, even if they don't look it. A bike with hard > bags will be easier to get back up on two wheels, too. > > (A downside the the E21's is that they are prone to jump off the racks on a > rough track. But anybody who has ever toured a BMW with Krauser bags knows > about the wisdom of using retention straps.) > > In general, though, I agree that soft bags are preferable. And I would > never put big expedition cases, or anything bigger than the E21's, on a dual > sport bike. They just encourage you to carry more crap than you need. > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, RobertWichert wrote: > > > > I say soft bags are better, based on my many crashes, hard bags crack. > > > > Your thoughts? > > > > > > > > Robert P. Wichert, PEng. > > +1 916 966 9060 > > FAX +1 916 966 9068 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

saft bags vs. hard bags

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:49 pm
by wollybugger
I've had both. I like a hard bag for the trunk, so I have someplace to lock things that would cause a big problem if stolen. I don't like hard side bags, because they can be a real leg breaker if you get your leg cught between the bag and the ground as can happen off road. Joe Grove Paragould, AR