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Old 05-29-2009, 08:36 PM   #1
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and andrea thinks this is a better bike for you
no kidding, I will be keeping my suit, I totally want to be that guy that drags knees on a GS up at the gap.
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according to the article tell him to drink ginger tea...
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Whatever,Stoner is a bitch! O.J. Simpson has TWO fucked knees and a severe hang nail on his left index finger but he still managed to kill two younger adults,sprint 200 feet to his car (wearing very expensive,yet uncomfortable Italian shoes) and make his get a way!!!
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Old 05-29-2009, 08:40 PM   #2
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so your next thread will be...

I HAVE to slow down...

cause I just caught my panniers mid corner and highsided my GS into Kill boy's new car...


just besure to attach the video of you doing a lorenzo highside
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Old 05-29-2009, 08:41 PM   #3
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so your next thread will be...

I HAVE to slow down...

cause I just caught my panniers mid corner and highsided my GS into Kill boy's new car...


just besure to attach the video of you doing a lorenzo highside
lol, that will be the "My wife just said she would divorce me if i didn't quit riding" thread

I won't take the panniers with me to knee drag, I will drag the kickstand or something
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Old 05-29-2009, 08:42 PM   #4
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well make sure you do that AFTER the trip... lol
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Old 05-30-2009, 09:53 AM   #5
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... I will drag the kickstand or something
Actually, you'll likely drag the 'engine protection bars' (a.k.a. crash bars) on RH turns or centerstand lever/footpeg on LH turns. And yeah, don't go carving up turns with the nice big EXPENSIVE saddlebags attached...

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Old 05-30-2009, 10:06 AM   #6
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Actually, you'll likely drag the 'engine protection bars' (a.k.a. crash bars) on RH turns or centerstand lever/footpeg on LH turns. And yeah, don't go carving up turns with the nice big EXPENSIVE saddlebags attached...

Unless you have Jesse bags cuz then you can just bend them back to shape
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Old 05-30-2009, 10:19 AM   #7
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Unless you have Jesse bags cuz then you can just bend them back to shape
Actually, those are more likely to simply 'eject' intact off of the mounting rails rather than hang around for abuse...


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Old 06-04-2009, 05:52 PM   #8
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Unless you have Jesse bags cuz then you can just bend them back to shape
My husband I both have the Jesse boxes and so far so good. We have read all the posts from people who either love them or hate them but we both needed luggage for a trip that is coming up fairly soon. We are huge fans of Touratech but the price difference (x2) and the fact that their 2009 brackets make the bikes really wide made us give Jesses a try. My husband did have to do some modifications since the brackets are designed for the round stock exhaust and not the oval aftermarket. It does not suck having a master fabricator in the house!

This guy did a lot of research about pannier width:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=413424
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Old 06-04-2009, 09:20 PM   #9
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Yeh Jessie bags are about as good as they come, a buddy of mine went down hard and one of them pretty much collapsed flat, all he did was beat it back into shape until it was able to latch and he was fine.

I've also heard stories of the abuse they can take and it's pretty amazing how rugged and well built they are
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no kidding, I will be keeping my suit, I totally want to be that guy that drags knees on a GS up at the gap.

This will be Trip on the GS....
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