anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Guest]

I took my little XR400R out for some dual sporting in the NC mountains.

 

[Jedz123]

Hit the 40's!!! Took the Bonneville out and am working on getting the Alloy 17" conversion sorted. Shaved 20.4 lbs off the bike by swapping out the steel spoke rims. The bike is a happy bike now! Wowsers the performance gain is night and day.

This should make road side repairs and tire sourcing easier when I travel across the country. Need to sort out the ABS wizardry now. Yeah, you need to play with software when changing your wheels on modern bikes.

 

[trevor]

Hit the 40's!!! Took the Bonneville out and am working on getting the Alloy 17" conversion sorted. Shaved 20.4 lbs off the bike by swapping out the steel spoke rims. The bike is a happy bike now! Wowsers the performance gain is night and day.

This should make road side repairs and tire sourcing easier when I travel across the country. Need to sort out the ABS wizardry now. Yeah, you need to play with software when changing your wheels on modern bikes.

Take the barbecue off the back for even more "performance gains"...lol..

 

[ddaniels]

Take the barbecue off the back for even more "performance gains"...lol..

The barbeque.....:-D

 

[Jedz123]

That thing allows me to do +30K miles a year. I get allot of flack about it but hey it works great!! My laptop stays dry on my commute to and from work and my clothes stay dry when I'm out on my 3-5K mile trips living off the bike. Going to be essential for my 10K mile trip of June ( SO PUMPED ABOUT)!

That case has been with me for years, hell I bet it has more miles than most motorcycles.

 

[storm 64]

Jedz, just tell them No Hotdogs for You!
Trevor, that's a good one, I'm going to have to remember that one!

 

[trevor]

Jedz, just tell them No Hotdogs for You! 
Trevor, that's a good one, I'm going to have to remember that one! 

Lol... I can?t take credit for it. A friend recently bought a Kawasaki zx1400 and he has one of those tail luggage pieces.. and a buddy called it a barbecue. lol..it is funny..but ugly!

 

[Jedz123]

Lol... I can’t take credit for it. A friend recently bought a Kawasaki zx1400 and he has one of those tail luggage pieces.. and a buddy called it a barbecue. lol..it is funny..but ugly!

I'm going to call it that from now on! Ugly but functional. Function over form has allays been my MO.
Kinda wish they made better looking luggage, it's either BBQ or Tool box.
Cheers!

 

[Grimly]

What doesn't help it, both in looks and dynamics, is the absurdly high positioning of it. Tradtional top box racks were a good few inches lower.

 

[ddaniels]

Convenience trumps looks every time when you commute on the bike.

 

[trevor]

Convenience trumps looks every time when you commute on the bike.

Obviously in this case. lol

 

[Jedz123]

What doesn't help it, both in looks and dynamics, is the absurdly high positioning of it. Tradtional top box racks were a good few inches lower.

That's a KG rack off a 1982 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim I parted out and made a good amount of coin off of. The Triumph Rack broke on my way home from Tennessee 2 season ago. That old school rack is SOLID. Very impressed with the +35K miles I've put on it since I installed it in 2018.

 

[Jedz123]

Obviously in this case. lol

HAHA And there's the zinger, nice pun

 

[Jedz123]

Convenience trumps looks every time when you commute on the bike.

Amen, brotha

 

[trevor]

Question....why not just put the saddle bags on?

 

[Jedz123]

Question....why not just put the saddle bags on?

I have those too!!!

Super set to live off the bike for 3 weeks this summer!
I've noticed with the side cases I get more drag than the top case. As funky as the BBQ looks it actually is more aerodynamic than the side cases and yields better MPG.
I tried using that accessory screen and wasn't a fan. The fly screen works well as is.
You can watch the video and see the new kick a$$ 2-1 pipe I put on this winter, or not just the quickest way to show an image of the side cases...
Best,

 

[Guest]

All I can say is go the top box! I had throw over saddle bags on the 450, just became a royal PITA as they're not secure so you need to take them with you every time you park which is painful on the commute. The ones I have also aren't any more than splashproof. The top box is secure and waterproof.

The other benefit is when lane filtering. Saddlebags or panniers are an extra consideration to width when filtering, the top box isn't something you need to consider as it's narrower than the 'bars and mirrors.

No they're not pretty, but so practical!

 

[trevor]

I have a water proof nap sack I put my laptop in... I can?t stand making my bike any uglier than it is. Lol

 

[Grimly]

That's a KG rack off a 1982 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim I parted out and made a good amount of coin off of. The Triumph Rack broke on my way home from Tennessee 2 season ago. That old school rack is SOLID. Very impressed with the +35K miles I've put on it since I installed it in 2018.

Yeah, the old racks were pretty good but fetch stupid money these days.
I'm going to make one from scratch for the XS, and avoid the daft prices.

 

[Guest]

That's not a rear trunk, that's a sleeper cab!