Agreed no need for chain lube.or Harley Davidson
Agreed no need for chain lube.or Harley Davidson
Yep - My FZ6 was up the JBR and back carrying all the camping gear and then some ( had to carry some of a friends gear when he abandaned his Ninja on the way up.
Storm King Highway?
Motech makes great mounting kit for the Givi bags.I have SW Motech mounting hardware. When I'm not using the cases, the hardware comes off leaving the bike almost looking stock, except for a few small brackets that are barely visible.
Very close to it. Hawk's Nest, a little west of Storm King.
Get a Wee. One of the few bikes with a decent GVWRI think if things go the route of needing more storage, I'll be thinking of getting something more suited for sport touring instead of working my little 600 like a donkey
FJR1300 maybe...
I like my Fz6 but I wish it had more real world low end grunt, it revs to about 14k and I rarely get above 7
Because then he'd be doing 180 kph or something way about the limit.Why not? That's where the fun is
Because then he'd be doing 180 kph or something way about the limit.
The only time I've had difficulty accelerating on the Wee, was in an 80 mph zone, when I was closing on my buddy too fast, waiting for him to pull out into the passing lane, and I was hard on the brakes when he finally pulled out. When you've slowed to 60 mph, it's hard to pass someone doing 80.My point was that you can downshift and get into the power. Where as my Strom 650, when loaded up at highway speeds, just made more noise and accelerated like a turtle regardless of what gear you're in, the FZ6 actually has top end power.
I have trouble coming out of corners all the time on mine. Throttle is wide open and the big bikes are leaving me in their dust.The only time I've had difficulty accelerating on the Wee, was in an 80 mph zone, when I was closing on my buddy too fast, waiting for him to pull out into the passing lane, and I was hard on the brakes when he finally pulled out. When you've slowed to 60 mph, it's hard to pass someone doing 80.
It could be that I don't ride as fast as you do unless I'm passing, and that isn't ever in the corners.I have trouble coming out of corners all the time on mine. Throttle is wide open and the big bikes are leaving me in their dust.
Lot's of good looking luggage set-ups here!
I also prefer the topcase for everyday riding and fitting into narrow places. Side cases make my butt a bit too wide for everyday use.
Touring involves the full 3 piece like most have posted here and drybag on the passenger seat if I'm camping.
The strategy here is to keep the overall width in the rear equal to or smaller than the width of the handlebars (preferably a bit smaller, as the rear tracks tighter in a turn). Doable with two panniers for most bikes.If Canada ever legalizes lane-splitting, you'll all be ditching the panniers and going back to top-case only.
That's what all the bikers do in Europe. And if they need more carrying capacity, they'll maybe mount a single pannier on one side. Looks weird, but it's still slimmer than two panniers.
The rear tracking tighter is something you need to keep in mind when turning around other vehicles, especially when you have the panniers on.The strategy here is to keep the overall width in the rear equal to or smaller than the width of the handlebars (preferably a bit smaller, as the rear tracks tighter in a turn). Doable with two panniers for most bikes.
I admit this stressed me quite a bit at first, but in reality I've never had a problem with that. Other vehicles running into me, that's a different story.The rear tracking tighter is something you need to keep in mind when turning around other vehicles, especially when you have the panniers on.