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Re: I should have bought an ark...
- Subject: Re: I should have bought an ark...
- From: "Stephen E. Hale" <seh750@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:36:17 -0700
>> >*The bags aren't totally waterproof, but I think in any reasonable rain
they
>> >would be. This was clearly not reasonable and any sane person would have
>> >pulled over.
>
>> which of the three bags leaked? Are you sure nothing was caught in the
seals?
>
>I have heard that GIVI makes the bags for Triumph. Their stuff has a very
>good reputation for being waterproof. On my BMW R1100RT I have a GIVI
topcase
>along with the standard BMW saddlebags. In April I rode a little over 500
>miles one day in *very* heavy rain the *whole* way. The bike was out in the
>rain for 8.5 hours total, including stops. While underway, speeds varied
>from 50-80 depending on traffic and visibility. The temperature varied from
>the high thirties to the low forties.
>
>None of the bags leaked a drop. So I second the question about something
>possibly being caught in the seals.
- ----
FWIW, I rode through a nasty-a** thunderstorm in Nevada a few weeks back on
my Sprint ST. Pouring/blinding rain, hail, lightning, the whole works.
Bags were as dry as could be. On that same trip, however, I noticed that
the forward strap that holds the two shells together had a tendency to get
caught when closing the bags, which would leave them open for water/dirt
entry.
Good luck!
- -Stephen
seh750@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.netcom.com/~seh750/home.htm
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