Car (or bike) Chat!

Thanks. You can't beat LMs really, they're a timeless look ;)

Yeah they are.

What's your experience with top box luggage? I've had some hepco and Becker on my bmwf800r , shite, so I'm going soft luggage. The hepco stuff was awful quality but other than that it made the bikes handling odd, even when empty, anybody's experience would be interesting, Jim

My only experience was with hard luggage a long time ago. I bought a used Honda VFR750 that came with a full set of Krauser panniers and top box. The quality of the boxes was top notch and was easy enough to fit and remove so you could take them with you like suitcases. I did find that even when empty the handling of the bike was really upset and when loaded with stuff the centre of gravity was badly affected which is as you might expect. I found that I adapted pretty quickly though and after a few miles they weren't really a problem. They had a really big capacity too.

Ian, yes I've adapted to the handling, but it's now doing me tits in compared to no luggage,:doh:

I use Givi top box on mine using a universal adaptor. It has been on 2 Exploders, a RS1200RS and now on my K16. Never really bothered with a soft luggage. I have a Givi bag that I won in 1999, but it has never been used. It has these straps that I gave up trying to figure out how to use, so threw in the bottom of the wardrobe, and it's stayed there ever since :o.

I've had hard luggage in the past with no issues however on the BMW it's like having a small parachute attached to the bike

Thought it was time I cleaned it, there was moss growing on it

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I did a full wash & detail on my touring on Saturday

Autoglym Polar Blast snow foam, Autoglym Ultra Definition shampoo, rinsed, clay-barred, snow-foamed and rinsed again, full towel dry, all panels coated with PoorBoys White diamond Glaze and all blacks & tyres treated with Chemical Guys tyre/trim gel :)

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Cor that's gleaming, can you come and do my 17 year old knacker?