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[tony_j_holt]

Has anyone used saddlebags rather than panniers on a KLR ? I just got some Hein Gericke ones and can't get 'em to fit securely.Any ideas? Tony Dorset UK B1

[Ted Palmer]

tony_j_holt wrote:

> Has anyone used saddlebags rather than panniers on a KLR ? I just got > some Hein Gericke ones and can't get 'em to fit securely.Any ideas?

I have Gearsack throwovers that I have used in the past. If you don't use some kind of soft cloth, like a towel, between the sidecovers and saddlebags then the sidecovers tend to get scuffed but not so bad that some adhesive vinyl sheet won't cover it up. The Gearsack bags have a couple of straps with hooks to clip under the edge of the seat. I guess the Heiny bags would have something similar. The metal clip may have trouble slipping under the edge of a KLR seat since the seats fits fairly close to the sidecover. Perhaps some modifications to the clips are in order. Mister_T Melbourne Australia

[fcmoon]

Hey!! My Internet Service Provider had some problems lately and I was shut off for a few days. I expected to have to filter my through New-bie questions but only found "SPAM." I guess I got bounced or the posts gopt bounced. So, someone talk to me...OK? RLTW!!