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are you fully dressed all the time? nklr
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 10:14 am
by k650dsn@aol.com
Okay, I just have to ask this. Every Sunday on my way to church, I
pass by a coffee shop that usually has a bunch of bikes out front.
Many of them (mainly Beemers, but others too) have their side cases
and tail trunks on. What's up with that? I can see having all of the
luggage on for daily commuting and, of course, touring, but for a
Sunday ride? When I go for a Sunday ride, the most I want on my bike
is a tank bag. So why do riders feel they have to ride around fully
dressed when the luggage (and weight) can be easily left off?
Gino
are you fully dressed all the time? nklr
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 10:24 am
by Dash Weeks
At 04:12 PM 2/27/2001 +0000, k650dsn@... wrote:
>Okay, I just have to ask this. Every Sunday on my way to church, I
>pass by a coffee shop that usually has a bunch of bikes out front.
>Many of them (mainly Beemers, but others too) have their side cases
>and tail trunks on. What's up with that? I can see having all of the
>luggage on for daily commuting and, of course, touring, but for a
>Sunday ride? When I go for a Sunday ride, the most I want on my bike
>is a tank bag. So why do riders feel they have to ride around fully
>dressed when the luggage (and weight) can be easily left off?
>
>Gino
Where else are they going to show off their shiny parts. They don't meet
for trail rides and they prolly don't tour together either.
"My back tire is fatter than yours.... NA NA" Oh wait.... DUH the answer
is right in front of me.... You go for a Sunday RIDE and they go for
coffee.... see that's it, they don't RIDE at all, so it doesn't matter to
them.
Yeah well I'm pretty much useless at work this morning too, so there.
LaterZ
Dash
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 10:27 am
by Eric Grundin
We have so much important crap in them that we never use that they are to
heavy to lift off the bike with out straining our old backs.
Eric Grundin
Salem, Wi.
99 Concours "Airbike"
01 KLR 650
COG #3728
AMA #75867
Silly Yuppie Trailers are for Boats.
are you fully dressed all the time? nklr
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 10:52 am
by jett@rimrockconsulting.com
I suspect it makes me look dorkier than usual, but I confess that
since I got the Givi set-up from Tim in December that I usually have
the two side bags or the tail trunk on. Even short rides often seem
to involve getting 10 or 20 miles out in the desert, and I just feel
better having the tool pack (which is up to about 10 pounds), a few
extra supplies, extra water, maybe a jacket liner, etc. I know I'm
adding weight, but I've been thinking the side bags help stability
and balance on the highway by lowering the center of gravity.
Jett, in Phoenix
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., k650dsn@a... wrote:
> Okay, I just have to ask this. Every Sunday on my way to church, I
> pass by a coffee shop that usually has a bunch of bikes out front.
> Many of them (mainly Beemers, but others too) have their side cases
> and tail trunks on. What's up with that? I can see having all of
the
> luggage on for daily commuting and, of course, touring, but for a
> Sunday ride? When I go for a Sunday ride, the most I want on my
bike
are you fully dressed all the time? nklr
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:09 am
by Mark S. Hamlin
| Message: 22
| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 16:12:55 -0000
| From: k650dsn@...
| Subject:
|
| Okay, I just have to ask this. Every Sunday on my way to church, I
| pass by a coffee shop that usually has a bunch of bikes out front.
| Many of them (mainly Beemers, but others too) have their side cases
| and tail trunks on. What's up with that? I can see having all of the
| luggage on for daily commuting and, of course, touring, but for a
| Sunday ride? When I go for a Sunday ride, the most I want on my bike
| is a tank bag. So why do riders feel they have to ride around fully
| dressed when the luggage (and weight) can be easily left off?
|
| Gino
Another question is why not? I don't know the side bags are there, they
weigh <5 lbs(guess). On a 550 lb bike, there ain't much differance.
Aerodynamically, the difference is not great enough to worry about. In my
own case the tank bag is far more problematic than side bags. Besides, the
beemer riders need a place to store the Aerostich while shopping for the
Cabernet and brie.
Mark S. Hamlin
Corralitos, CA USA
2000 MZ Black Panther
1985 BMW K100
are you fully dressed all the time? nklr
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:12 am
by monahanwb@yahoo.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., Dash Weeks wrote:
> At 04:12 PM 2/27/2001 +0000, k650dsn@a... wrote:
> >Okay, I just have to ask this. What's up with that? So why do
riders feel they have to ride around fully
> >dressed when the luggage (and weight) can be easily left off?
> Where else are they going to show off their shiny parts. They
don't meet
> for trail rides and they prolly don't tour together either.
Since the question has been asked, I will answer.
Since it isn't any of my business, and doesn't affect me one way or
the other, I don't mind it. Like, who cares?
Backroad Bill
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:15 am
by Ron Hipkiss
"When I go for a Sunday ride, the most I want on my bike
is a tank bag. So why do riders feel they have to ride around fully
dressed when the luggage (and weight) can be easily left off?
Gino"
Well, when you have all of the problems that I've had on my beemer, you need
the extra luggage to carry all of the spare parts needed to fix the bike on
the road
Also, should the bike break in a manner that isn't fixable on
the roadside (got that t-shirt!) the extra luggage allows you to carry
survival essentials like food and shelter.
Cpt. Ron
Sacramento, CA
'96 R1100GS "Mothership" For sale
'89 Hawk GT "Shop Whore"
'83 XR350 was "Valdez"
are you fully dressed all the time? nklr
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:21 am
by k650dsn@aol.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., monahanwb@y... wrote:
> Since the question has been asked, I will answer.
>
> Since it isn't any of my business, and doesn't affect me one way or
> the other, I don't mind it. Like, who cares?
>
> Backroad Bill
Oh Bill. Don't get all worked up in a dither now. I was just asking
a simply question. We are allowed to do that, aren't we?
Gino, always curious
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Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:29 am
by monahanwb@yahoo.com
> Oh Bill. Don't get all worked up in a dither now. I was just
asking
> a simply question. We are allowed to do that, aren't we?
>
> Gino, always curious
Hey, that's cool. I havent' gotten out of the yesterday's dither
when I had to pepper spray this bum-asshole-pest who would let me eat
my lunch in peace, and I found out my spray was too old to do any
good.
I just gave up worrying about what other people ride too much, if I
hadn't, I'd be making fun of almost everyone.
Cheers
are you fully dressed all the time? nklr
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:38 am
by k650dsn@aol.com
--- In DSN_klr650@y..., monahanwb@y... wrote:
I had to pepper spray this bum-asshole-pest who would let me
eat
> my lunch in peace, and I found out my spray was too old to do any
> good.
Don't throw away the old pepper spray. I hear it's good on spinach
salad.
Gino, bon appetit