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19-10-04, 10:00 PM

The sad thing is, it's the best looking t****x that I've seen.

However... it has to go Guy. One Friday when you're up one end of Frith St and your bike's down the other, I shall be out with the tools to rectify matters.

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20-10-04, 08:25 AM

I think it looks lovely.

20-10-04, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gforceuk

do you put up a 'long vehicle' sign ?

:P

I had an escort car

20-10-04, 03:19 PM

Hi Again All!
Thanks for the info. Thanks too for offers to see and try your tankbags / topbox (Guy H and Mr Toad).
Guy's topbox is the best looking one I've seen, but the fact it gets bolted down is, for me, a major minus. I take a pillion on weekends.
The after-market one on Kjohanss' (how do you pronounce that?) bike is probably very useful and functional, but I'm not sure my bike would fit in the garage with one of those.
So I tried Infinity, but they'd sold out of the sale bags. Went down the A23 to Hein Gericke. A helpful youngster let me try the bags on my bike. I still found the expanding, rectangular bags too intrusive (picky picky, that's me!). I've gone for a blue Oxford magnetic humpback tankbag. It was around £45, which I thought was fair. It fits easily, expands (fits a full face lid), has a map holder, has rucksack straps etc. And most importantly, I feel quite comfortable riding with it. So I'm a happy chappy!
My bike goes for its 600m service on Friday. I'm SO looking forward to going over 5000rpm!

Cheers again
Mark.

20-10-04, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E-Type Carrot

My bike goes for its 600m service on Friday. I'm SO looking forward to going over 5000rpm!

http://mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm

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20-10-04, 05:08 PM

I have a baglux "City" tank bag, which is L: 14 W: 8 H: 5 (inches)

It's small enough to be totally unobtrusive on my GSXR, yet it takes most of my day to day stuff. I'll be looking at the show to see if they do one slightly larger to take an A4 footprint laptop.

See http://www.baglux.co.uk/tankbags.asp for details.

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20-10-04, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E-Type Carrot

My bike goes for its 600m service on Friday. I'm SO looking forward to going over 5000rpm!

If you've been religiously observing the 5k limit (like I did), then you're about to discover a whole new bike waiting for you - a snarling beastie that wants to throw you off the back if you're not careful*

*well that's what it felt like to me for the first few days

20-10-04, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyC

You spent all that money on those lowers and double underseat exhaust....

Yep

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyC

and then you put a top box on it, and it looks SH**! Frankly I think you should leave..... now!

I'm sure Jonboy will escort you to the Asylum!

Well, I did ask for luggage suggestions before I went to Switzerland. I'm afraid a topbox was the only solution. And I agree with you re. looks (although I do think it's the least ugly of all of them) The best bit was being able to leave your bike for a couple of hours knowing that all your stuff was pretty safe. Carrying the tankbag & helmet all the time was bad enough but having to carry another bag would have been daft.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyC

Alternatively..... remove the box and show us what the bike was meant to look like!

It came off the day I got back!! You have seen the bike without it, well it was down at Riverhead and so were you

It's actually pretty quick to bolt on/off, so when I tour again I WILL be using it Sorry

20-10-04, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E-Type Carrot

My bike goes for its 600m service on Friday. I'm SO looking forward to going over 5000rpm!

Cheers again
Mark.

If you want to go for a ride sometime, send me a PM and I'll send you my mobile number.
If the bike's back for Friday eve. there's always SOHO.

northwind · 20-10-04, 07:13 PM

The SV's too wee a bike to wear a topbox well, but it's purely an attitude thing. Martin leaves his on even for the rideouts, and you'd be hard pushed to slag him for it as he leaves you for dead in the twisties... You're basically saying "I'm cool enough and fast enough that I can tie a zeppelin to the back of my bike and not care".

But I don't want one, because I'm not that cool or fast

20-10-04, 03:19 PM	#34
E-Type Carrot Guest Posts: n/a	Sorted! Hi Again All! Thanks for the info. Thanks too for offers to see and try your tankbags / topbox (Guy H and Mr Toad). Guy's topbox is the best looking one I've seen, but the fact it gets bolted down is, for me, a major minus. I take a pillion on weekends. The after-market one on Kjohanss' (how do you pronounce that?) bike is probably very useful and functional, but I'm not sure my bike would fit in the garage with one of those. So I tried Infinity, but they'd sold out of the sale bags. Went down the A23 to Hein Gericke. A helpful youngster let me try the bags on my bike. I still found the expanding, rectangular bags too intrusive (picky picky, that's me!). I've gone for a blue Oxford magnetic humpback tankbag. It was around £45, which I thought was fair. It fits easily, expands (fits a full face lid), has a map holder, has rucksack straps etc. And most importantly, I feel quite comfortable riding with it. So I'm a happy chappy! My bike goes for its 600m service on Friday. I'm SO looking forward to going over 5000rpm! Cheers again Mark.

20-10-04, 07:13 PM	#40
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	The SV's too wee a bike to wear a topbox well, but it's purely an attitude thing. Martin leaves his on even for the rideouts, and you'd be hard pushed to slag him for it as he leaves you for dead in the twisties... You're basically saying "I'm cool enough and fast enough that I can tie a zeppelin to the back of my bike and not care". But I don't want one, because I'm not that cool or fast __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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19-10-04, 10:00 PM	#31
jonboy Guest Posts: n/a	The sad thing is, it's the best looking t****x that I've seen. However... it has to go Guy. One Friday when you're up one end of Frith St and your bike's down the other, I shall be out with the tools to rectify matters. .

20-10-04, 08:25 AM	#32
Helen02 Guest Posts: n/a	I think it looks lovely.

20-10-04, 05:08 PM	#36
Jelster Guest Posts: n/a	I have a baglux "City" tank bag, which is L: 14 W: 8 H: 5 (inches) It's small enough to be totally unobtrusive on my GSXR, yet it takes most of my day to day stuff. I'll be looking at the show to see if they do one slightly larger to take an A4 footprint laptop. See http://www.baglux.co.uk/tankbags.asp for details. .