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03-12-2008, 01:22 PM
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RIP REX
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Moto: 2008 1125R
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Touring Gear
To make life easier on the road, you gotta have the right tools, and you need to bring those tools along somehow, here is a list of some gear that i find useful while on the road, feel free to post your touring setup
   and on the pig they dont get that hot even though they are closer then the 2 inch gap they suggest  also a mulit tool is nice to have in case the unexpected happens, like a long line of decoys flies out of the boat about five cars ahead of you and gets wrapped up in your rear tire and belt  spiderwebs aka cargo nets are also very useful to have, i think we have atleast three per bike cause they are always in the way unless you need them and then they are no where to be found 
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03-12-2008, 02:17 PM
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Moto GP Star
Join Date: Feb 2008
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I have the exact same Cortech saddle bags. They actually hold quite a lot of stuff. You can get a 12 pack of canned beer in each one.. Although I wouldn't recommend it just because of the weight.
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03-12-2008, 03:39 PM
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667:Neighbor of the Beast
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Everett WA
Moto: VTR1000, SV650, FZR400, CRF150
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I love my cortech tank bag but the tail bag failed catastrophically on me!! At 120+ the bungee came undone and lodged between my rear tire and my swing arm. By some miracle I didn't crash. But it tore off the can on one side and the bag was completely unusbale as were a good number of my clothes that were inside of it. (sorry - crappy pics on old cell phone)
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03-12-2008, 05:50 PM
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Street Stunter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Moto: 2003 Kawasaki Z1000
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The bags are empty and on my old bike, but here is what I have:
  
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03-12-2008, 05:59 PM
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TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
Posts: 15,677
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hey drewpy... how'd that new tank bag work out!?
I've still yet to find it at an online store... |
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03-12-2008, 06:29 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Flat and Straight ND
Moto: 08 BUELL 1125R, 05 SV650S
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03-12-2008, 06:37 PM
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TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
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03-28-2009, 03:48 PM
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Viff6N Mutated Warrior
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Texas
Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N
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I have this setup. I find the tail bag to be too small for clothes packing. Two pairs of folded jeans and its almost full. I the cram my socks to the side of the jeans, then undies on top of jeans. I put my shirts and what ever else stuff in the saddle bags. I turn the saddle bags around. Seem to get less drag and winding fight with them that way.  
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03-28-2009, 03:54 PM
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TWFix Legend
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Denver CO
Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar
Posts: 15,677
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the tail bag is small by itself to pack clothes in... but the tri-bag system is big enough for just about any trip you'd wanna take on a sport bike. the only thing I dislike about them was the rain fly isn't permanently attached... and trying to secure it isn't confidence inspiring |
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03-28-2009, 04:01 PM
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token jewboy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man
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