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griz1953
that I put a old gold wing tourpac on my V-strom LOL.....hey I needed one and it was laying around .....FREE

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If it does what you want it's good.
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There are times when "free" trumps everything else. :)

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larry1096 said:
There are times when "free" trumps everything else. :)

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Yep, and if it does what you need it to do, even better.
I've been using these "almost free" CanAm Spyder tank and trunk bags (got them real cheap at a local auction when the Honda/Yamaha/CanAm dealer moved into new huge building and liquidated old stock) on my Strom ever since I brought it home. They are all I need for hauling gear on the 650. When there is longer trips and gear, well the Wing is the solution for that.
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D.T.
I had a cheapo travel dealio for aereoplanes and I ripped it apart and bolted it to the rear luggage rack on my L2. Can take it off with 2 bolts...

FREE is my favorite price too. :cool:
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Ya need the side bags.

Edit: I meant you need the gold wrong side bags.
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Hogges

I do think it complements the moto hobo look of your saddlebags drooping into the brake rotor.
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griz1953
Hogges said:

I do think it complements the moto hobo look of your saddlebags drooping into the brake rotor.
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the bags are actually "fixed" where they are ------- they cannot drop, but thanks for noticing
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But those side bags could benefit from the adventure tech saddle bag racks...
Saddle Bag Guards - AdventureTech, LLC.
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Hogges
griz1953 said:
the bags are actually "fixed" where they are ------- they cannot drop, but thanks for noticing
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I wrote "drooping", not 'dropping". :) Hey, I don't like wide luggage racks either and make do without if I can.
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griz1953 said:
that I put a old gold wing tourpac on my V-strom LOL.....hey I needed one and it was laying around .....FREE
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glad to see shadetree surgeon has joined up
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My last bike was a '98 Kawasaki Concours. I wanted to add a top box, but everything I looked at from Givi, Shad, Pelican, etc. didn't seem to match the Samsonite aesthetic of the Connie's stock side bags. Then a friend offered me an old 70's-era BMW box that had exactly the right look. The free cost was right in my price range.

I had plenty of people mistake the C10 for a BMW before I put on the bag; it got worse when people saw the Roundel on my top box.
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bajakirch said:
My last bike was a '98 Kawasaki Concours. I wanted to add a top box, but everything I looked at from Givi, Shad, Pelican, etc. didn't seem to match the Samsonite aesthetic of the Connie's stock side bags. Then a friend offered me an old 70's-era BMW box that had exactly the right look. The free cost was right in my price range.

I had plenty of people mistake the C10 for a BMW before I put on the bag; it got worse when people saw the Roundel on my top box.
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My former 2003/2005 C10's. Those sidebags weren't the most stylish but certainly because of their shape were useful.
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jettawreck said:
My former 2003/2005 C10's. Those sidebags weren't the most stylish but certainly because of their shape were useful. View attachment 308052 View attachment 308053
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bajakirch said:
Here's my old steed:
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Great background sign!!
I thought I would keep the 2005 forever. I did the air box foam mod, carbs cleaned and rejetted to match the exhaust cam sprocket swap all from Concours guru SISF. Increased the (relatively) low end torque some and it ran just awsome. Then I didn't really keep it very long afterwards because an ST1300 came along that couldn't be passed up.
Such as the way things go, but the Connie's had personality. Sort of miss them now and then.
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jettawreck said:
Great background sign!!
I thought I would keep the 2005 forever. I did the air box foam mod, carbs cleaned and rejetted to match the exhaust cam sprocket swap all from Concours guru SISF. Increased the (relatively) low end torque some and it ran just awsome. Then I didn't really keep it very long afterwards because an ST1300 came along that couldn't be passed up.
Such as the way things go, but the Connie's had personality. Sort of miss them now and then.
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That billboard was over Road America one of the years I went there for the MotoAmerica races.

I really enjoyed the Concours but was getting tired of all the plastics repair I was starting to have to do on it.
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That billboard was over Road America one of the years I went there for the MotoAmerica races.

I really enjoyed the Concours but was getting tired of all the plastics repair I was starting to have to do on it.
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Yes, I understand. Fortunately I never had any broken/brittle plastics but mine were a bit newer and I haven't had them for about 8-10 years now already. Time goes by quickly. Everything gets brittle and breaks easier as it ages, including us!!
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