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Getting my bike sorted for some touring later on the year, so at the moment I'm trying get the pannier bags working on a bike that seems designed to reject them...
Here's what I have so far...
Tank bag works suprisingly well considering how little metal is exposed for the magnets... and its quick and easy to move to the side to fill up the tank.
The hairy bit... bit close for my liking, but after 3 days of riding, still no melt!
Anyone else tried this on a similar bike? Any help welcome!
fükengrüven
Looks good mate. I made some rails that follow the line of the bottom of the rear side panels to hold the bags on the KTM which has worked well for a while now. Watch the bag-muffler thing though - you might find they bulge in a bit when really loaded & make contact. I put some scuff guard on the plastic to stop it getting marked by the panniers too.
Cheers
Clint
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Don't suppose you have photos? might get my welding brother to make me something.Originally Posted by clint640
Hardcore Biker
Interesting looking tank bag - may fit on hubby's XT which has metal tank with plastic shroud.
What model is the tank bag?
Cheers
M
Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windshield
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good question... will check the tags that I carefully filed in my elaborate floor based filing system tonight.
Hardcore Biker
Looks good, mate. Going by the photo, isn't the tank bag RJays brand?
Looking at your profile, I see you've got your bike as a 2008 model. They sold me mine as a 2009 model - I didn't think there was a 2008 model?
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Hmmmm.... research this I shall. I assumed because it said 2008 on the rego that it was a 2008. would be stoked if it was a 2009
kickstart my heart !!!
there was an 08~
Weekend cruiser
so what do you think of the KLX250s, will be looking at one next year when I have some cash.
fükengrüven
Have a look here, (scroll down a few posts)
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1225702
Cheers
Clint
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Awesome bike. Handles better than any other dual purpose I've ridden on the road, slightly heavy on the dirt/sand, but not too bad (there are far worse ones). Comes with decent stock tires as well. Only down side is it lacks a bit on the motorway, but changing out the front sprocket to at 15 tooth helps that.
This is all coming from 2 months of riding it, might change my opinion of it once it has a few more k's.
Hardcore Biker
Endorse 3L4NS1R's comments. Well placed price-wise too when compared against others in it's class.
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The floor mounted filing system failed somewhat. Could only find the tags for the pannier bags, but Im sure they are the same range - RJay Supersport.
Hope that helps?
Backroads Blaster
Get a bit of Kao-wool - looks like batts (but white) - totally non-flammable non-meltable insulation and I used to put a lump of it between my throw over bags and the Tigers pipe. It stayed there well when the bags were full - unfortunately it didn't stay there when the bags were empty on the way to get the pillion - then the bag got cooked after it was filled up - doh
Got a set of hard panniers now which has solved the problem
The Kao wool is cheap and if you put a decent length of it under the pipe side bag it won't leave if you've got a bit of weight in the bag or you help hold it there with a bungie.
Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do - Sir Tim Wallis
Adventourious Maxiumus
How do you find the seat on your KLX?
Mine seems pretty soft, give it half an hour on the road and feels like I have sunk too far into it. Would rather it was a bit firmer.
That would need to be sorted before I tried any touring like you are embarking on.
Good on you with the mods to get the luggage on.
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