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Originally Posted by chris gale
Its meant to assist with high speed stability according to the gumph on their website - pity the locks fall off though ![Oops2](https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/images/smilies/oops.gif)
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Right you are ... I remember that now, someone mentioned that fact in a review I read a while back.
No problems with locks on my 1050 Tiger bags. But only done about 6000 miles with bags on and not much washboard roads.
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Southern Idaho/Oregon border
Come to think of it ... my bags are loose mount too ... but I added rubber inserts on the rack contact points to "tighten" things up. I love it. Nice snug fit yets it all moves a bit and is suspended by my soft rubber inserts.
Fuel economy suffers a bit with bags on ... Aerodynamics seem fine on the Tiger ... but it only goes 140 top speed. ![Scooter](https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/images/smilies/scooter.gif) (actually only been up to about 125 with bags on. All good AFAIK. The Tiger is excellent in gusty cross winds. Stable, stays pretty well on course when hit with a strong gust.
My V-Stroms always gave a fright in a gust of wind ... taking the bike right off the road if the gust caught you sleeping. One of the very few faults with V-Stroms.
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