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29-04-2003, 10:35am
G'day
The 'bus is a great sportstourer, and was originally marketed as such - the ultimate sportstourer. Until the frames broke. Then it was the ultimate sportsbike.
And Givi made panniers, but withdrew them.
Go to www.tts-performance.co.uk for a look at their braces, then make a pair. Or, as in my case, a mate made a couple of pair - for me, him, and his missus. They seem to work OK. No breaks yet, anyway.
And another mate has experienced breaks twice without braces or strengthening.
We tour two-up regularly, and use a Gearsack rack with a bag totalling 50 or 70 litres. The one that when expanded is about 3 feet across!! It affects handling probably, but I'm no Mick Doohan in the first place.Or you could fabricate brackets that accept Givi panniers, but you might find your pillion's feet cramped for room. They look OK, though.
Does any of this help?
And of course, Suzuki now use steel subframe instead of alloy, so braces are unnecessary. Steel does not work-harden as does alloy when flexing.
Regards
Kevin
The 'bus is a great sportstourer, and was originally marketed as such - the ultimate sportstourer. Until the frames broke. Then it was the ultimate sportsbike.
And Givi made panniers, but withdrew them.
Go to www.tts-performance.co.uk for a look at their braces, then make a pair. Or, as in my case, a mate made a couple of pair - for me, him, and his missus. They seem to work OK. No breaks yet, anyway.
And another mate has experienced breaks twice without braces or strengthening.
We tour two-up regularly, and use a Gearsack rack with a bag totalling 50 or 70 litres. The one that when expanded is about 3 feet across!! It affects handling probably, but I'm no Mick Doohan in the first place.Or you could fabricate brackets that accept Givi panniers, but you might find your pillion's feet cramped for room. They look OK, though.
Does any of this help?
And of course, Suzuki now use steel subframe instead of alloy, so braces are unnecessary. Steel does not work-harden as does alloy when flexing.
Regards
Kevin