kawi saddlebags

[Mike Torst]

NOT even an issue - As you are doing so with a CC to the group, I must reply in kind. Your forward - lower position mounting is at far greater risk. If you are using the tube for highway pegging, so be it. But consider this - When you get real serious off-road, the tube WILL BECOME an issue. I ride hard off-road, so that tube is never going to be on my KLR. Secondly - Mounting my materials above and BEHIND the axle of the rear wheel means I will NEVER experience any of your expressed concerns, nor will others that take advantage of the same solution. I appreciate the use of your solution - but consider THIS POINT - If your mounts are compromised, your will be subject to a great deal of unwanted activity,,,, Live well and ride aware. Mike Torst Las Vegas

> -----Original Message----- > From: J Fortner [mailto:jim.fortner@...] > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:58 PM > To: Mike Torst > Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] emergency tire repair on the trail > > Seems like the tools could possibly be shook loose and end up logding in > the rear wheel or swing arm? > I like to keep the tools in the ABS tool tube: > http://langly.smugmug.com/photos/3801369-M.jpg > > Mike Torst wrote: > > >Take a look - a few months ago we ran a thread on the ultimate tool kit - > >check this solution out for tire repair - > > > >I have done this, and it held up to a shi# storm over the past 2,000. > > > >http://vegasklr.smugmug.com/gallery/89147/28/3887528 > > > >

[Judson D. Jones]

Mike, Finally got your pics to load, but I'm still not sure exactly what I'm looking at, except that it looks as if you have stuff mounted behind the LH bag mount. That seems to me to be the best place for a stash of tools, in roughly the same location as the muffler, but on the left. At the moment, I'm balking at taking the dremel to the LH sidecover to make everything fit, but I will either get over it, or figure out something else. --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Torst" wrote:

> NOT even an issue - As you are doing so with a CC to the group, I must reply > in kind. > > Your forward - lower position mounting is at far greater risk. If you are > using the tube for highway pegging, so be it. But consider this - When you > get real serious off-road, the tube WILL BECOME an issue. I ride hard > off-road, so that tube is never going to be on my KLR. > > Secondly - Mounting my materials above and BEHIND the axle of the rear

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> means I will NEVER experience any of your expressed concerns, nor will > others that take advantage of the same solution. > > I appreciate the use of your solution - but consider THIS POINT - If your > mounts are compromised, your will be subject to a great deal of unwanted > activity,,,, > > Live well and ride aware. > > > > > Mike Torst > Las Vegas > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: J Fortner [mailto:jim.fortner@c...] > > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 8:58 PM > > To: Mike Torst > > Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] emergency tire repair on the trail > > > > Seems like the tools could possibly be shook loose and end up logding in > > the rear wheel or swing arm? > > I like to keep the tools in the ABS tool tube: > > http://langly.smugmug.com/photos/3801369-M.jpg > > > > Mike Torst wrote: > > > > >Take a look - a few months ago we ran a thread on the ultimate tool kit - > > >check this solution out for tire repair - > > > > > >I have done this, and it held up to a shi# storm over the past 2,000. > > > > > >http://vegasklr.smugmug.com/gallery/89147/28/3887528 > > > > > >

[capt_met]

on the way home from the dragon sunday i ran into a storm. was stuck in it for about 45 minutes riding at interstate speeds. when i got home and started unpacking i was amazed to see everything in the kawi saddlebags were completely dry. i had packed in dry bags that i put in the saddlebags and will continue to do so. it was just suprising that after a drenching like i got it was still dry inside. also i couldn't be happier with the dunlop trailmax tires never lost grip in the storm. they may not be the best for mud riding but sure did fine on the wet pavement. metin