Sorry to hear this Limey! Talk about a gut check that had to be stressful. Glad your home!
limey said:I thought of doing a post Don for help. What I did was rent a 10ft uhaul paid the local bike shop to load and tie down the bike and drive the 3,000km in 48 hrs back to Buffalo NY to meet up with my brother in law and loaded the bike on his truck and drive to Toronto. Longest 48 hrs of my life.
I've tried this on my old Strom. Terrible. Do not recommend.EricV said:Another option, for people finding this thread later. Not Pillion friendly, or off pavement too much, but it's an idea that some use. Bestrest Products Peg Packer.
https://www.bestrestproducts.com/c-114-pegpacker.aspx
::026::RCinNC said:Don't just leave it at "terrible, do not recommend". If you had a specific problem with it, how about going into some detail? Some guys might be considering this as a solution, and your input may be valuable to them (either because they agree with you, or because your issues with it might not be important to them).
location of the "peg" is low to the ground, which can be problematic in tight turns.RCinNC said:Don't just leave it at "terrible, do not recommend". If you had a specific problem with it, how about going into some detail? Some guys might be considering this as a solution, and your input may be valuable to them (either because they agree with you, or because your issues with it might not be important to them).
I have a fuel cell from Ernie too. ::008:: He makes other versions to suit different needs too.pnelson said:There a thread on the site you might find interesting on adding a 4.8 gallon fuel cell:
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=5810.0
I don't h1ave a pic of my gas Rotopax on my bike. I have a pic of my water Rotopax but it is on top of the top box. This was before my Grand Canyon trip. It wound up where you are talking about. It pushed the dry bag for ward just enough to make the pillow in the perfect place for my back. I did the SS1000 on that trip. My first try on any long distance.outdoorsntn said:itlives: I'm thinking what you do will work for me; temporarily attaching a rotopax to the front of my top box while laying a large duffle across the pillion seat and side boxes. I do not think I want to make permanent attachments for temporary solutions, i.e. rarely do I expect to need to stretch my fuel beyond 230 miles. I have the Yamaha OEM side boxes and top box. Will you post a picture of your setup?