help, racks for aerostitch soft saddlebags?

[Stuart Heaslet]

At 09:02 PM 4/19/00 -0400, DawnRides@... wrote:

> >I'm needing to start cleaning the bugs off my bike. > >For those of you who clean, whaddayause? > > A light mist of de-ionized water followed by Simple Green >on the engine, forks, swing arm and wheels. Another mist for >rinsing, then a liberal application of Plexus on the windscreen >and plastic body parts. I've found through trial and error that >my KLR looks it's best when I keep my glass full with a fine >cabernet throughout the whole process.

Gawd, will the torture never end?!? Meet me under the moon in Moab, sweetheart. Fireball

[Dan P]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, kenneth scott wrote:

> Dear List, > > I am thinking about the dry bag saddlebag from > Aerostitch ($167.00US). I have heard good things > about them and can't see needing hard luggage at this > time. Should I go with the DualStar muffler guard OR > should I get Tim's Racks to keep it away from the > muffler? I would like to go cheap but I don't want to > melt my new bags. >

I can offer my view of using the dry bags with Tims std rack for the KLR on the last trip to Mex. I liked that the racks offered protection in a fall to the bike, tho I did not put it to the test. Nice to have the rack to have the bags rest on. I did not try the bags without the racks tho. With all the weight I had in the bags I suggest that the racks are the way to go to handle the forces against the plastic side covers, with out them the covers would take abeating and prolly the bags might flop around more. We did some d/s rides over rough ground and rocky two track that had things bouncing quite abit.