Re: Underseat exhausts

[mfay@xxxxxxxxx (Martin Fay)]

If I can't get this pannier system worked out, I'll just have to stay 
stock and go with some throwover's.

John,

I'm in a similar position, I love the sporty look of the bike and plan 
to enhance this aspect, but I use the bike as a daily commuter and the 
panniers are very handy for that. A good compromise is to remove the 
right hand pannier and fit the exhaust in the stock position. You still 
have the left hand case which is sufficient for everyday usage (for me 
anyway).

I plan on looking at some sort of convenient release mechanism for the rack 
and pannier hardware over the new year period. If I could install / remove 
all the luggage in under an hour without removing the bodywork I'd be very 
happy.

I plan on replacing the stock nuts and washers on the rack and the pannier 
bracket fixings under the side panels with captive nuts. If I reverse the 
direction of the bolts under the panels, this means I can remove all these 
hard to get at bolts without removing the bodywork. A sliding bracket will 
accomodate adjustment of the exhaust (already have something similar on my 
Guzzi). Does anyone know of a Dutz type quick release fastner which would 
be up to the job of holding the pannier side rails?

I still haven't figured out what to do about the indicators being out on 
stalks and need some way of bracing the boxes when I chop the rear guard 
off (I can't help it. I'm just too used to looking at the rear tyre of my 
bikes instead of a lump of plastic.) I normally put a set of carbon mini 
indicators tucked in under the tail section but the panniers take up all 
the space here. I do have a set of car side repeater type indicator lamps 
but from a safety perspective they're pretty useless. They sure look good 
though!

Martin,
Dublin, Ireland

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