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Juice

10-02-2006, 03:06 PM

yankeegirl

10-02-2006, 03:34 PM

Oh man! Too bad Kevin didn't save his tackle box...you'd be gettin' all the ladies!!!

Bill

10-02-2006, 04:55 PM

I give the Givi cases a big thumbs up! Me and my VFR landed hard on a side case. Only minor abrasions to the case. Completely protected the bike.

Where are you Chappy, I just bet you have an opinion re: Givi's ruggedness!!

scootertrash

10-02-2006, 05:33 PM

A guy on Adv rider posted up a site for some Pelican cases, I am not so sure just yet. I am going to be a wise consumer on this one.

weave

10-02-2006, 06:54 PM

those Pelicans look surprisingly good, just saying

Ritten

10-02-2006, 07:23 PM

cough*jesses*cough

sawguard

10-02-2006, 07:31 PM

best idea I've heard is to get some 20 mm army surplus ammo cans, I have a couple, paintthem black or silver or chatreuse for that matter and mount those suckers. Heavy but if you want room and bullet proof bike protection...at cheap, it's the ticket

nickatnite

10-02-2006, 07:49 PM

cough*jesses*cough

That is what I am demanding Santa bring to me....

UA99003

10-02-2006, 08:29 PM

I put A SW-motech rack with pelicans bags on the Wee over the weekend.
I used the pelican 1430's .... looks are ok, but bags are small. My neighbor (KTM) has H/B Gobi's on his 950. We tried them on my rack and looked good. The bags fit perfect on the motech rack. If I were to get bigger I would go with the Gobi's or 1550 Pelicans. I will post some pics soon.

ka5ysy

10-03-2006, 06:47 AM

Here you go... the Pelicans are the toughest cases available.

http://adventure-motorcycle.com/store/?name=Catalog&mode=i&item=000041

nickatnite

10-03-2006, 07:42 AM

Juice...

The got a lot of pics with variables..

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114535

UA99003

10-03-2006, 08:25 AM

Hey Juice, check this site out also lots of goog stuff

http://11109.rapidforum.com/

Rocky

10-03-2006, 10:04 AM

I think Givi has the best looks. But if you want reliability that is tough as nails and almost indestructible? I would go with the Jessie brand.

Juice

10-03-2006, 10:18 AM

Nice Tits Rocky........

I think Givi has the best looks. But if you want reliability that is tough as nails and almost indestructible? I would go with the Jessie brand.

Juice

10-03-2006, 02:07 PM

I really like the looks of the Givi Monokey

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/74_12.jpg

Save-the-Manatee

10-03-2006, 02:19 PM

Hey Brian

Check these out

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99331

weave

10-03-2006, 04:27 PM

the givis with the quick release rack system is slick

JayD

10-03-2006, 06:05 PM

I just bought that box Juice (45n) for mine
lotsa room and @ $145 for 45litres itsa bargain

scootertrash

10-03-2006, 06:43 PM

I been looking to much at Jesse's ....... day sur is purdy.....

Bayou Boy

10-03-2006, 08:00 PM

Brian,
You've seen my topcase at Teds for that wrench day. Check out the Mexico report for some more pics of all of my luggage. I like it a lot. I don't think there are any more sturdy racks then the hepco stuff. The boxes come on and off in
10 seconds but are locked extremely securely.

Doc

10-10-2006, 05:23 PM

I like my Happy Trails on the GS. They allowed me to specify a smaller box than their standard GS panniers (9" vs 10.5"). It looks like they have several different boxes to choose from on the Strom.

The only thing I do not like about them is that they have no built in lock. Instead, there are points to place your own padlocks. This hasn't been a huge issue issue for me, but others might have a problem with this. I will say that when I do need to use the padlocks, the lids are quite secure.

Juice

10-14-2006, 08:19 PM

Thanks for the input guys. After a few weeks of deep thought I have decided to go with Givi. They should be here in about a 5-7 days.

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.com/photopost/data/500/suzuki_dl650_side.jpg

UA99003

10-15-2006, 09:26 AM

Juice

Kool bags ..... What rack did you decide on for them ???

Juice

10-15-2006, 09:51 AM

I haven't ordered the rack yet. There is one that I am watching on ebay. If I dont get that one I think im going to go with the same system that you have.

Juice

Kool bags ..... What rack did you decide on for them ???

Flying Low

10-15-2006, 01:00 PM

nice set up. did you get them color coded for your bike?

Juice

10-15-2006, 06:04 PM

No, I went with the flat black. That way they will work with any color bike in the future.....

nice set up. did you get them color coded for your bike?

mattc

10-15-2006, 09:27 PM

Dude you should have gone to Wal Mart and picked up some Igloo's. Drill 'em, Bolt 'em and youre done.

chappy

10-16-2006, 08:44 AM

Oh man! Too bad Kevin didn't save his tackle box...you'd be gettin' all the ladies!!!The tackle box is available! Since I am a married guy I was forced to take it off after I bought Kev's KLR. The chicks were all over me and the wife was getting possed!

chappy

10-16-2006, 08:52 AM

I want something that is nice looking as long as rugged and versatile. Something that will take a beating. I really like the looks of the Givi products, but I don’t see them surviving much of a impact. What do you guys use? Opinions, suggestions from your experiences.
The Givis cases are incredibley tough. My maxia survived a 100 foot tarmac and gravel slide that totally ate my right side panel and ground through the clutch cover, putting a hole in it. The Givi only sustained mild scuffing and actually performed like a frame slider, protecting the rear of the VFR including the Two Brothers. The one thing you need to do is take the mounts th a welder and have the spot welds beefed up with a real bead weld. That is GIVI's only weakness in my opinion.

chappy

10-16-2006, 08:53 AM