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!Re: Soft Luggage
- Subject: !Re: Soft Luggage
- From: "Dave McCarthy" <dave.mac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 13:01:50 -0000
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Robert
New ST! Good move mate!!
My two penneth about luggage. Now until recently I had a Trident Sprint =
and Triumph (Givi) Luggage and the associated Wing Rack. The luggage was =
brilliant! All the good things like loads of room (3 x 36 Ltr Boxes), =
easy to fit and secure, such that I could leave it locked on the bike =
with some knowledge that the luggage would still be there when I got =
back. Downside was it was heavy, and with it removed the rack looked the =
pits! I didn't realise how bad until I took the rack off when I sold =
the bike and saw the bare bike again.
I traded up to a Sapphire Blue ST last month. Now the GIVI's don't fit =
the ST and there isn't currently an adaptor to get the rack to fit. I =
could have used the top box but nothing else, so I sold it!! I had the =
option of a bare ST or one with the Triumph Luggage.The down side is the =
mounts look real gash, without the boxes fitted and you have to drop the =
pipe down, so I went for the bare bike.
I bought the new Triumph Throw Overs designed for the RS and ST. Neat!! =
They are easy to fit, once you have the all but invisible mounts fitted. =
Come with panel protectors which do work and can be fitted in seconds. =
To fit the kit takes about 3 minutes all in all. Seat off to fit the =
panel protectors and the seat pad, seat back on and 1 minute to clip the =
bags on. The bags are good,like you don't know they are fitted, come =
with built in weather covers and carrying straps. I love em!! The big =
beauty is 3 minutes and they are all off again, bare bike and no ugly =
mounting racks!! The quoted capacity is 36Ltr for the Throw Overs, so =
it's still more than enough. Just takes a bit more packing.
Hope it's of some use.
Dave McCarthy
(Plymouth, UK)
----- Original Message -----=20
From: rgw=20
To: st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
Sent: 12 March 2000 16:59
Subject: Soft Luggage
I'm delighted to say that I have just ordered a new black ST.
I have been a member of this list for a couple of weeks now and I =
enjoy the information and opinions, though I don't know for how long =
I'll be able to read 50+ email messages per day.
I am having difficulty deciding on whether to go for soft or hard =
luggage. I'm sure hard has greater capacity and is more waterproof etc., =
but the throw-over panniers are a little more subtle.
Does anyone have any comments?
Regards,
Robert Wilson
London, UK
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Robert</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New ST! Good move mate!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My two penneth about luggage. Now until recently I had a =
Trident=20
Sprint and Triumph (Givi) Luggage and the associated Wing Rack. The =
luggage was=20
brilliant! All the good things like loads of room (3 x 36 Ltr Boxes), =
easy to=20
fit and secure, such that I could leave it locked on the bike with =
some=20
knowledge that the luggage would still be there when I got back. =
Downside was it=20
was heavy, and with it removed the rack looked the pits! I didn't =
realise=20
how bad until I took the rack off when I sold the bike and saw the bare =
bike=20
again.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I traded up to a Sapphire Blue ST last month. Now the GIVI's =
don't fit=20
the ST and there isn't currently an adaptor to get the rack to fit. I =
could have=20
used the top box but nothing else, so I sold it!! I had the option of a =
bare ST=20
or one with the Triumph Luggage.The down side is the mounts look real =
gash,=20
without the boxes fitted and you have to drop the pipe down, so I went =
for the=20
bare bike.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I bought the new Triumph Throw Overs designed for the RS and ST.=20
Neat!! They are easy to fit, once you have the all but invisible =
mounts=20
fitted. Come with panel protectors which do work and can be fitted in =
seconds.=20
To fit the kit takes about 3 minutes all in all. Seat off to fit =
the panel=20
protectors and the seat pad, seat back on and 1 minute to clip the bags =
on. The=20
bags are good,like you don't know they are fitted, come with built in =
weather=20
covers and carrying straps. I love em!! The big beauty is 3 =
minutes and=20
they are all off again, bare bike and no ugly mounting racks!! The =
quoted=20
capacity is 36Ltr for the Throw Overs, so it's still more than enough. =
Just=20
takes a bit more packing.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Hope it's of some use.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dave McCarthy</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(Plymouth, UK)</DIV>
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<A href=3D"mailto:rgw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"; =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 12 March 2000 16:59</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Soft Luggage</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I'm delighted to say that I have just ordered a new black =
ST.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have been a member of this list for a couple of weeks now and I =
enjoy=20
the information and opinions, though I don't know for how long =
I'll be=20
able to read 50+ email messages per day.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I am having difficulty deciding on whether to go for soft or hard =
luggage. I'm sure hard has greater capacity and is more waterproof =
etc., but=20
the throw-over panniers are a little more subtle.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Does anyone have any comments?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Robert Wilson</DIV>
<DIV>London, UK</DIV>
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