On Wed, 20 May 2015 20:18:18 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 1:44:16 PM UTC-7, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2015 13:27:09 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 3:09:15 PM UTC-7, John H. wrote:
These are the saddlebags on the Mille. Obviously they're aftermarket bags, but they
do the job. These are Krousers. Due to their age I add a bit of reinforcement.
Wouldn't want my underwear floating across I-95.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../MotoGuzzi.jpg

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Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

I ran the Krausers on my r100gspd then switched over to the toploader 40 liter Caribou luggage. They use the pelican boxes with a quick disconnect system
Heading back up to AK in June with a stop in Dawson city Yukon for the Dust to Dawson (D2D) solstice party. That should put my BMW at over 200.000 miles

Its taken me two Guzzis to get to the 200,000 mile marker. I got my first Guzzi when
my brother went into the Navy. Bought it from him. I've never had a Beemer, but I've
often thought of it!

But then I'd have to get a new wardrobe!

That Caribou luggage looks pretty good on a Guzzi too.

http://cariboucases.com/40-Liter-Car...acks-p173.html
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Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

Yes, but mine are the toploaders Roger at Caribou luggage does a bang up job, they are a bit heavier than the Krauser system.

My BMW has been a faithful companion thruout the years, but not without problems, I burned the valves out after crossing the Andes into Argintina, Lost a driveshaft,broken subframe, and torched multipe rotors, (stators)all to be expected though.

I will not buy another new BMW as the problems seem endless, but am in the market.
On the top of my list is the Yamaha Super Tenere


Clutches and u-joints were the problems with my first Guzzi, an 850T. With this new
one, '89 Mille GT, I've had only to replace the u-joint once and put new seals in the
rear end. But, with less than 70,000 miles on it, it's still a baby.

I'd not buy another Guzzi. Don't like the designs and don't think I could fix it when
it broke. My nearest Guzzi dealer is up in Baltimore (I'm in Alexandria, VA). I used
him for the rear seal replacement, which were leaking again within a month. Won't go
back.

If I were to buy another, I'd probably look for a Honda ST1300 in good shape. But I
figure this one will last me 'til I don't need one anymore. Then maybe a Honda
Silverwing might be a good choice.

Haven't done any riding in the Andes, although we did a lot in the Alps. I'm sure the
roads were much better in Europe!
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Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.