Great input! That's exactly what I was afraid of. I have been using the V47 for sometime now on both the FJR and the Wee and it's a nice size, but I may have to switch out. I was just looking at the new Outback 42L and thought it looked pretty good! Did you have it installed at WeSTOC? I wish I had paid more attention - but at that time I didn't know I would be getting a Tenere again!!! ::025::WJBertrand said:
I did have it installed at WeSTOC but I kept it in my room most of the time after I arrived. Here's a photo though:ColoRider said:
Yeah, not good.Defekticon said:
What I did was just set my E460 on top of the OEM tail rack to confirm clearance issues, you could try that when you get the bike home. If you go for the Trekker, consider ordering from motostorm.it in Italy. I was able to get the box, mounting plate and some Givi crash bars for about what I would have paid for the box alone state side and that included $30 shipping.ColoRider said:
After being thoroughly unimpressed with the OEM panniers, I replaced them with the TRK33N's rather than give up the TRK52ColoRider said:
I like the look of the OEM panniers and that they tuck in pretty tight, 36" total width. That's an important consideration here in CA where lane splitting is allowed. The only other bags that seem to tuck in as well are the Jesse's which is what I was planning to get. That was until I saw multiple reports that they leak and got to look at a set close up and did not care for the attachment mechanism it interfered with the exhaust shield on the left on the example I saw. I also like that the mounting hardware for the OEMs is pretty inconspicuous when the bags are absent. The Jesse bags are also kind of plain looking to me but that's entirely an individual subjective impression, and nothing you couldn't fix with some travel stickers! The locks on the OEM bags is the low point, fiddly stiff and cheap feeling. On a few occasions I've found that the lid doesn't catch and I have to try again. So far I've not ridden off with a lid unlatched luckily.Defekticon said:
Wow, wish I would have read this before I ordered the tail bag from another outfit! I'm still undecided on the bars, but if the price was right, it would have helped make the decision easier!,WJBertrand said:
I had high hopes of getting it within days of making the deal, but had a problem timing as both my wife and I had "other" travel plans that could not be changed. In the end, the earliest date we could work up was the second week in May, so as of now I'm at 13 days and counting!!!tomatocity said:
Yeah it's stout and well made but not really any heavier than a molded Givi case of similar size/volume.ColoRider said:
Yes, it just seems pretty robust - especially the latch system. I compared the weight to my V47 and not a lot of difference in reality.WJBertrand said:
That's what the Givi "cartoon" instructions seem to indicate you should do. After installing the taller bumpers I could not get the top box to latch to the rack. I pushed and pushed, even getting up on a small stool to improve my leverage and still couldn't get it to latch. I ended up putting the thinner bumper pads back in that had been installed in the rack as supplied. The box then clicked right into place and is not loose on the rack at all. The latch assembly makes a little bit of a metallic rattle on the Botts dots between lanes when splitting but I can only hear it running at below 30 MPH, so not any issue.ColoRider said:
Interesting! I'll be sure to try it first before changing anything out.WJBertrand said:
