wet butt...

[Istvan Szlany]

Hello! There are two things on my mind nowadays: 1. building a tank pannier rack and fix a Pelican 1400 case on each side of my KLR650 gas tank (to have lockable and crash-proof storage in front of my knees) 2. building/buying a tool-box that sits down and possibly close to the engine. I thought of * a bash plate that already has a sealed tool-compartment (I would hate see my tools rust after several river-crossings), or * a separate sealed tool-box that sits in front of the engine, fixed on the frame (I checked the archive, and found two interesting ideas and I'll implement one of them, if there are no better ideas), or * a swing-arm mounted sealed tool-box, readily available from a dealer. 3. I need to find one or preferably more safe places on my A13 where I can hide cash and traveler's checks. I'm sure, the Collective will shine on me with new ideas. Cheers, istvan+Eh13

[Jim Hyman]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Rich Kickbush wrote:

> Went riding yesterday and got caught in the rain...the new

Corbin takes in water like the stocker never did...I went for the vinyl basketweave, thinking a little more ventilation for summer would be good...maybe a bad call for the Grey Northwet...Goretex won't protect from sitting or leaning against something wet, so the 'stich was drenched in the butt. I was thinking of using Nikwax or some kind of waterproofing on there - anyone had any similar experiences / solutions? And 'don't live in Vancouver' doesn't count... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rich, I don't have the Corbin seat, but I've been doing extended riding in 'liquid sunshine' for years. I carry a bath-sized towel with me at all times & when it rains, I fold the towel into a 1 foot square and place it under by butt. It works suprizingly well for an hour or two. BTW, I wear leather chaps when road riding. Professor 95 KLR650 AA9 Federal Way, WA [USA]