Thanks for the tip on the Mefo's. I was curious how long they would last.
How are they on wet pavement in the twisties ridden hard?

What was your route through Mexico? Baja too? Did you find much dirt riding
in Mainland Mexico?

I agree about top loading cases. This is one reason I like my
GIVI E41's on my Vstrom. They have a top compartment you can open without opening the main clam shell door up. Nice.

El Davo just posted some pics of some nice Nelson-Rig soft bags. Nicer than my Tourmasters. The overall quality is much better on the N-R's and the ones
shown are quite roomy!

On a long mostly road trip a good shield is imperative IMO. Man, I hope you
were wearing EAR PLUGS!! If not, then yes, you HAVE damaged your hearing) I'm a sound mixer so I know about such things.

YOU MUST WEAR EARPLUGS ON YOUR BIKE OR YOU WILL GO DEAF AT A VERY EARLY AGE. Simple as that. You may recover some of it but six weeks
is a lot of exposure.

How did the DR's do mechanically? Any issues at all?
Thanks for the report.

I'm slowly piddling away on my DR. I've solved theTok Tok sound from the chain guide (white plastic thing below chain) I've carved out a gruve and glued in heavy rubber to silence it. So far, its dead silent. Ah, what a relief. I hear everything.

I'm deciding on a shield too.

Let us know if you have a ride report with pics anywhere.

Cheers,

Patrick

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Patrick passed Dec 2018. RIP Patrick!