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i've decided a trailer has got to be the best but soft top or hard top? ha ha
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i've decided a trailer has got to be the best but soft top or hard top? ha ha
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do you think the gs could cleanes my weak riding skills?
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I can open any metal box (no matter what lock is on it) within 10 seconds with a crowbar/tyre lever/screw driver. The locks are held on with soft pop rivits or 6mm soft bolts.. It's like they were built by thieves for thieves lol....
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I can slash open any soft bag within 2 seconds with a pocket knife ,plus I can smash open any plastic case with a sledgehammer .
Plus plus I can fart and blow your bike over !
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haha exactly... NO luggage is secure at all.... It's all an illusion.
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do you think the gs could cleanes my weak ridding skills?
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No, but it will definitely increase you mechanic's skills and empty your bank account at the same time 
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Of course it does! It sure cleansed my weak riding skills. Short of riding on water, I can do it all now...
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i can't believe it won't ride on water ,bmw have a lot to answer for
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My XT cost more than my Rotax. Just saying...... 
All my hard luggage leaked. They're not as waterproof as people make out to be. Key with all luggage is to have stuff that absolutely can't get waterproof stored in a waterproof roll top closure bag. Who cared if your shampoo case gets wet so long as my sleeping bag doesn't. Don't even care if my tent is wet. Pack your stuff smartly and you can get away with cotton shopping bags. On a side note, all my waterproof inner bags were torn at the end of the trip because of the rubbing and pulling them in and out of hard luggage. Not so with soft. After a repair job you can also say bye bye to keeping your gear waterproof (even with innner bags) with hard. With soft unless I'm not sure. Haven't had a good run of gravel rash with them yet. Anyone?
Ted, you've got to crash harder. What the repair plan for shattered givi's? Has anyone cracked a pelican case?
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My XT cost more than my Rotax. Just saying......
Ted, you've got to crash harder. What the repair plan for shattered givi's? Has anyone cracked a pelican case? |
hmmmm, i'm not too sure really. I've never had one break on me yet.
I've heard of people melting cracks together with a soldering iron or just a plastic patch held on with epoxy.
With BIG cracks, you can patch again with a piece of plastic/mild steel using pop rivits or small bolts.
The major benefit of the plastic stuff is that it ALWAYS keeps it's shape..
The BMW "extendable" luggage on the GS650's is the worst EVER though. My travel partner in Africa had these and they were a constant curse. Every topple (mud, sand etc) had them implode or fall apart. They whole box would then have to be removed, battered, shaped, fiddled with.. Fisher Price wouldn't put their name to them...NIGHTMARE !!
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I can open any metal box (no matter what lock is on it) within 10 seconds with a crowbar/tyre lever/screw driver. The locks are held on with soft pop rivits or 6mm soft bolts.. It's like they were built by thieves for thieves lol....
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I can slash open any soft bag within 2 seconds with a pocket knife ,plus I can smash open any plastic case with a sledgehammer .
Plus plus I can fart and blow your bike over !
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Is that a result of wind strength Dodger, or does the bike instantly keel over when hit by the aroma?
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Is that a result of wind strength Dodger, or does the bike instantly keel over when hit by the aroma? |
My training regime incorporates a diet of 3 day old steak and kidney pie ,brussel sprouts and eight pints of Marston's Pedigree .
Power and aroma are sometimes unpredictable.
But I find Beemers keel over the easiest ;one blast and the final drive falls apart ,another blast has the dealer coming to fetch the bike .
VStroms being a bit more aerodynamic can deflect the blast ,although the scorch marks may be embarrasing .[ on the bike that is ].
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My training regime incorporates a diet of 3 day old steak and kidney pie ,brussel sprouts and eight pints of Marston's Pedigree .
Power and aroma are sometimes unpredictable.
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Well, what do you expect, Beemers are sensitive and sophisticated... 
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