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[lmbakota@telusplanet.net]

Just bought my fourth bike in last eight years and guess what it is - brand new 01 KLR650. Tried to search the messages for tips on hard luggage available in Canada, not much luck. Could anybody help me? Lumir

[k650dsn@aol.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., lmbakota@t... wrote:

> Just bought my fourth bike in last eight years and guess what it

is -

> brand new 01 KLR650. Tried to search the messages for tips on hard > luggage available in Canada, not much luck. Could anybody help me? > Lumir

You, my friend, have tons of choices for hard luggage. Givi, Pelican, happy Trails aluminum boxes, Touratech aluminum boxes, Jesse panniers, even Hepco Becker... the hard part is deciding which you want. Gino

[Jeff Saline]

KLRers, I don't have any off road experience using hard luggage but I'm sure curious as to what happens to your body parts if you go down and get maybe a leg between the luggage and a hard spot. My on road experience with hard luggage makes me think it's a good thing as it may help keep the bike off body pars in an accident. Like while sliding along on the road. I bought the Wolfman Alpha system for my upcoming Great Divide Ride and think it will do a lot less damage to me when I drop the bike or have similar exciting problems. Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Mark Sampson]

Jeff wrote: I don't have any off road experience using hard luggage but I'm sure curious as to what happens to your body parts if you go down and get maybe a leg between the luggage and a hard spot. I'm with you Jeff----offroading with my KLR or DRZ440S I prefer the soft luggage as I don't want it catching my leg while paddling across a creek or thru a mud hole. But I prefer it on my 1150GS--but don't use it as an offroad bike. Mark Sampson www.bigdogadventures.com

[Judson D. Jones]

IMO, hard bags and off-road riding are a poor fit. I have banged a leg on my E21s, mounted up pretty high, and would not relish the prospect of catching a toe on the ground with the corner of a Jesse bag up against my calf. Besides, scraping a plastic bag on the rocks plays hell with the finish. --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote:

> KLRers, > > I don't have any off road experience using hard luggage but I'm

sure

> curious as to what happens to your body parts if you go down

and get

> maybe a leg between the luggage and a hard spot. > > My on road experience with hard luggage makes me think it's a

good thing

> as it may help keep the bike off body pars in an accident. Like

while

> sliding along on the road. > > I bought the Wolfman Alpha system for my upcoming Great

Divide Ride and

> think it will do a lot less damage to me when I drop the bike or

have

> similar exciting problems. > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[bmrbill]

Back in 1997, I rode the Reno 200 with Givi bags on my BMW GS. I stopped counting how many times I dropped the bike after the 8th or 9th or 10th time. The hoops were a little tweaked, but nothing that required more than a good tug to straighten out. As for my body parts, it was never an issue. In numerous cases, the luggage actually prevented my legs from getting squashed under the weight of the bike. But that was the GS. I take my KLR places that I would not have taken the GS. I'm still undecided on hard luggage for the KLR. Bill

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Saline wrote: > KLRers, > > I don't have any off road experience using hard luggage but I'm sure > curious as to what happens to your body parts if you go down and get > maybe a leg between the luggage and a hard spot. > > My on road experience with hard luggage makes me think it's a good thing > as it may help keep the bike off body pars in an accident. Like while > sliding along on the road. > > I bought the Wolfman Alpha system for my upcoming Great Divide Ride and > think it will do a lot less damage to me when I drop the bike or have > similar exciting problems. > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT

[Keith Saltzer]

> Keith, are they flesh colored so as to keep us fashionable?

Yea, I guess so. They are suppose to blend in with our ears, so that no one can tell that we're wearing them, and call us NERDS! Either that, or it's so that us fast and warm guys can keep all the good secrets to ourselves. Don't want to have TOO much competition ya know. MrMoose A8 (Barbie and Ken special)