questions re klr accessories (givi bags).

[Mark Weaver]

i have givi bags, mounted to happy-trails nw racks. i rode to utah with em, and i've done a couple local trips as well. i'm pretty happy with them. they hold more than i need, and seem to protect everything well. they make good fenders too (i tipped over getting out of a campsite on a steep climb, no problems). i spent the extra few bucks for a pair of lock cores keyed the same, which takes about 2 minutes to install. that's pretty convenient. the only things i don't like are these: 1. you can't take the key out without locking them. this is a little annoying when packing and unpacking and carrying back and forth. 2. in rough off-road, they can catch your foot when you paddle along at low speeds in loose stuff. this could potentially be bad. feel free to email me off-list with any more specific questions. mw

> -----Original Message----- > From: Allan Howard [mailto:nomadmax@...] > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 1:43 AM > To: KLR List > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Questions re KLR Accessories > > > Hello all, > > I have a Y2K + 1 KLR and am interested in a couple of items that > I can't seem to find in the archives. > > I'm interested in Givi hard bags but can't find any websites with > someone's personal experience mounting or using them. I'd like > to know as much as I can before making the investment. > > I once heard someone on the list talk about using a film from 3M > to protect the tank from scratches. Any info on this material > would be helpful. > > I'm looking for an after market radiator screen as mine was bent > in a get off. The stock one is cheesy and if I have to replace > it I'd prefer to get something a little better. > > Finally, I purchased some ramps from a company called Ramp Master > based on an article in MCN. They cost about $350 and frankly I'm > unimpressed. They started with straight aluminum box stock and > bent them into the curved position. The bends are not uniform so > the ramps are not the same height. Another problem is they don't > attach to each other like the sales person said they would. > These are three separate ramps for sure. I'm going to give them > a try in the next week or two. If they work, I'll keep them but > they aren't worth what I paid. > > Thanks in advance, > Allan > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > >

[Tom Vervaeke]

Hello: I'd like to see what others are doing, if anything, for adding any kind of interior padding to their Happy Trails/Al Jesse aluminum panniers? Was considering glueing a very thing piece of carpet or foam to the sides and bottom. It seems that when stuff rubs up against the aluminum pannier it leaves a mark on the "stuff" and not on the pannier. Maybe something like that really thin grey carpet stuff you can purchase by the foot at Home Depot or the like. Or, something rubbery. Any thoughts or experiences out there? Thanks, Tom v. ===== ========================================================= Tom Vervaeke, Colorado, USA |Email: tom_vervaeke@... '99 Kawasaki KLR-650, 5.0K |Ph: 719-495-2152 (home) '96 BMW R1100GS, Black 61.5K|Ph: 719-590-2133 (work) Colorado DualSporters Group |Ph: 719-650-4578 (cell/riding) Try: http://www.egroups.com/group/Colorado-Dualsporters ========================================================= __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/

[k650dsn@aol.com]

Take them to one of those places that has that spray on bed liner for Pickup beds and have them sprayed with that. Just a thought. Gino

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Tom Vervaeke wrote: > Hello: > > I'd like to see what others are doing, if anything, for adding any > kind of interior padding to their Happy Trails/Al Jesse aluminum > panniers? > > Was considering glueing a very thing piece of carpet or foam to the > sides and bottom. It seems that when stuff rubs up against the > aluminum pannier it leaves a mark on the "stuff" and not on the > pannier. Maybe something like that really thin grey carpet stuff > you can purchase by the foot at Home Depot or the like. Or, something > rubbery. > > Any thoughts or experiences out there? > > Thanks, > > Tom v. > > > ===== > ========================================================= > Tom Vervaeke, Colorado, USA |Email: tom_vervaeke@y... > '99 Kawasaki KLR-650, 5.0K |Ph: 719-495-2152 (home) > '96 BMW R1100GS, Black 61.5K|Ph: 719-590-2133 (work) > Colorado DualSporters Group |Ph: 719-650-4578 (cell/riding) > Try: http://www.egroups.com/group/Colorado-Dualsporters ========================================================= > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. > http://im.yahoo.com/