opinions on hepco & becker cases

[R Bizarro]

Hello Everyone. I am thinking of some aluminium side boxes for my 97 KLR. I'm sure santa will bring them to me. I was wondering if anyone out in KLR land had a set of these? If so what are the size and measurements of these boxes? Please e-mail me off the list. Thanks! Rick.

[R Bizarro]

Thank you to all who responded. Thats why I love this KLR list. We all try to help each other out! Rick. Northern BC.

[Norm Keller]

I'm thinking of making a pair of side boxes (saddlebags) so am gathering information. I plan to use them for short camping trips and maybe some longer trips when I retire. Since no one around here seems to have a set, I am wondering about the best dimensions (particularly height and thickness) as well as mounting options. Due to the low power available it would seem that keeping the boxes as narrow as possible would be desirable so as to minimize wind resistance. Height will be an issue also due to ground clearance and passenger accommodation/mounting have to be considered. Any and all comments will be appreciated. Norm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

[fastmolds@sbcglobal.net]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Norm Keller wrote:

> > I'm thinking of making a pair of side boxes > (saddlebags) so am gathering > information. I plan to use them for short camping > trips and maybe some > longer trips when I retire.

Norm, I have pelicans on mine and like them when touring. A friend of mine rides a KLR also and made a decent set of side hard bags from hand gun cases. They we inexpensive and with a little creative rubber welting, he's got them waterproof too. They're not as heavy duty at the pelicans, but work well for him camping. I think he still used the HT racks. Greg A9 michgan

[J T]

I mounted a pair of hard plastic photography cases on my Happy Trails SU rack. (Got them from a friend, for $50.) They're rugged, waterproof, large enough to hold what I need to carry, and fairly light-weight. Let me know if you'd like to see a picture.

>From: "fastmolds@..." >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Side Boxes >Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 02:55:07 -0000 > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Norm Keller wrote: > > > > I'm thinking of making a pair of side boxes > > (saddlebags) so am gathering > > information. I plan to use them for short camping > > trips and maybe some > > longer trips when I retire. > >Norm, > >I have pelicans on mine and like them when touring. A friend of mine >rides a KLR also and made a decent set of side hard bags from hand gun >cases. They we inexpensive and with a little creative rubber welting, >he's got them waterproof too. They're not as heavy duty at the >pelicans, but work well for him camping. I think he still used the HT >racks. > >Greg A9 michgan > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

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[pete88chester]

I have Pelican cases on my 2002 KLR650 with home made racks. They slip on & off easily & lock in place with pad locks. You can see them in the Photos Section under, "Pete's KLR650". Also the bike is for sale. Anybody intreested? Pete A16 & DR650 --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "fastmolds@..." wrote:

> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Norm Keller wrote: > > > > I'm thinking of making a pair of side boxes > > (saddlebags) so am gathering > > information. I plan to use them for short camping > > trips and maybe some > > longer trips when I retire. > > Norm, > > I have pelicans on mine and like them when touring. A friend of

mine

> rides a KLR also and made a decent set of side hard bags from hand

gun

> cases. They we inexpensive and with a little creative rubber

welting,

> he's got them waterproof too. They're not as heavy duty at the > pelicans, but work well for him camping. I think he still used the

HT

> racks. > > Greg A9 michgan >

[Don Bittle]

Regarding Pelican cases, has anyone seen or used the top loading cases that they have on their website? don a17

[J Fortner]

Yes sir they are: http://langly.smugmug.com/photos/18144094-S.jpg Pelican 1550 sides and 1520 topccase.

On 2/21/06, st1100john wrote: > > Jim, > > Are those Pelicans on your KRL?? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]