Yo Tim!
 

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

--

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

Yo Tim!
 

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

--

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

Oh yes. "suitcase-style" side boxes. I think BMW made them popular in the mid 80's. Unless you have a European bike, they just didn't look right on anything else.

Yo Tim!
 

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

--

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

Yo Tim!
 

On Tue, 19 May 2015 20:58:22 -0700 (PDT), Krauser 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

--

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

Yup. The 'a' looked like an 'o'.
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

On Tue, 19 May 2015 19:34:34 -0700 (PDT), Tim 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

--

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

Oh yes. "suitcase-style" side boxes. I think BMW made them popular in the mid 80's. Unless you have a European bike, they just didn't look right on anything else.

They're very handy for carrying into a motel room or whatever, but not fun to get
into on the side of the road. I carry my tools, rain gear, etc. in the topcase.
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

Yes, I think they were designed for quick detachment to deter theft. Not the most stylish things in the world but function overrides beauty in this case.

Yo Tim!
 

On Wed, 20 May 2015 10:54:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Yes, I think they were designed for quick detachment to deter theft. Not the most stylish things in the world but function overrides beauty in this case.

Yup, they detach with the push of a button. But, I always thought they were quite
beautiful !!
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

John H.
On Wed, 20 May 2015 10:54:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Yes, I think they were designed for quick detachment *to deter theft. Not the most stylish things in the world but function overrides beauty in this case.

"Yup, they detach with the push of a button. But, I always thought they were quite
beautiful !! "


"beautiful"???? SNERK!

Yo Tim!
 

On Wed, 20 May 2015 12:56:52 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

John H.
On Wed, 20 May 2015 10:54:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Yes, I think they were designed for quick detachment *to deter theft. Not the most stylish things in the world but function overrides beauty in this case.

"Yup, they detach with the push of a button. But, I always thought they were quite
beautiful !! "


"beautiful"???? SNERK!

What motorcycle do you ride, Don?
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

On 5/20/15 4:13 PM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2015 12:56:52 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

John H.
On Wed, 20 May 2015 10:54:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Yes, I think they were designed for quick detachment to deter theft. Not the most stylish things in the world but function overrides beauty in this case.

"Yup, they detach with the push of a button. But, I always thought they were quite
beautiful !! "


"beautiful"???? SNERK!

What motorcycle do you ride, Don?



What boat do you own, John?

Yo Tim!
 

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

--

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

Yo Tim!
 

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

--

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
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

On 5/20/15 4:44 PM, 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

--

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



Perhaps you can fish for some golf bag buddies to post here, eh? :)

Yo Tim!
 

My ambassador had the Wixom luggage boxes which are rounded on the outside and deep. They're even contoured on the inside to wrap around the back shocks. Lots of room but the bad part is, they're too long in the front and make the passenger foot pegs ny-on to useless.

Yo Tim!
 

Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/20/15 4:13 PM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 20 May 2015 12:56:52 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

John H.
On Wed, 20 May 2015 10:54:58 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Yes, I think they were designed for quick detachment to deter
theft. Not the most stylish things in the world but function
overrides beauty in this case.

"Yup, they detach with the push of a button. But, I always thought
they were quite
beautiful !! "


"beautiful"???? SNERK!

What motorcycle do you ride, Don?



What boat do you own, John?


You don't own either so STFU.

Yo Tim!
 

Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/20/15 4:44 PM, 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

--

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




Perhaps you can fish for some golf bag buddies to post here, eh? :)


Perhaps you are upset that they aren't discussing politics, eh?

Yo Tim!
 

On Wed, 20 May 2015 17:25:21 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 5/20/15 4:44 PM, 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

--

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



Perhaps you can fish for some golf bag buddies to post here, eh? :)

I've done some looking for a golf bag for the motorcycle, but haven't found anything
I like. I'll just sling the bag over my shoulder.
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 4:12:42 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
My ambassador had the Wixom luggage boxes which are rounded on the outside and deep. They're even contoured on the inside to wrap around the back shocks. Lots of room but the bad part is, they're too long in the front and make the passenger foot pegs ny-on to useless.

The old Wixom panniers are a beauty to behold, I have a set on my old r50.
Certainly to this day a long sought after luggage system.

Yo Tim!
 

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

--

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
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 4:13:44 PM UTC-4, John H. wrote:

"beautiful"???? SNERK!

What motorcycle do you ride, Don?


He rides harrys pole.

Yo Tim!
 

On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 8:16:47 PM UTC-4, Username wrote:

Perhaps you are upset that they aren't discussing politics, eh?

krause gets upset when ignored....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !!!

Yo Tim!
 

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

--

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
--

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!
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

My guzzi ambassador wasn't the fastest thing in the world WOT was in the Low 70mph. I haven't researched it but I'm thinking it had side hack gearing. The claim is that the top end was normally in the high 90mph range. It didn't matter to me. When I'd hit the 4 lane I'd WOT and let it hammer away, usually and according to the veglia speedo, about 73 was the top mph.

Yo Tim!
 

wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 06:32:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My guzzi ambassador wasn't the fastest thing in the world WOT was in the
Low 70mph. I haven't researched it but I'm thinking it had side hack
gearing. The claim is that the top end was normally in the high 90mph
range. It didn't matter to me. When I'd hit the 4 lane I'd WOT and let
it hammer away, usually and according to the veglia speedo, about 73 was the top mph.


Must be a story here

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Zeala...ory%20here.jpg

Problem these days with new motorcycles is the power. Talking to my
daughters neighbor last weekend. He said his buddy, a chief Master Sargent
told him they are losing more soldiers from motorcycle deaths than from
combat. They figure they are immortal after returning from the Middle East
and buy a new bike. And off the showroom floor these days you buy 170+ mph
bikes for a couple hundred down.

Yo Tim!
 

On 5/23/15 11:37 AM, Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 06:32:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My guzzi ambassador wasn't the fastest thing in the world WOT was in the
Low 70mph. I haven't researched it but I'm thinking it had side hack
gearing. The claim is that the top end was normally in the high 90mph
range. It didn't matter to me. When I'd hit the 4 lane I'd WOT and let
it hammer away, usually and according to the veglia speedo, about 73 was the top mph.


Must be a story here

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Zeala...ory%20here.jpg

Problem these days with new motorcycles is the power. Talking to my
daughters neighbor last weekend. He said his buddy, a chief Master Sargent
told him they are losing more soldiers from motorcycle deaths than from
combat. They figure they are immortal after returning from the Middle East
and buy a new bike. And off the showroom floor these days you buy 170+ mph
bikes for a couple hundred down.



You think you are any less dead in a 100 mph motorcycle crash, eh?

Yo Tim!
 

Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/23/15 11:37 AM, Califbill wrote:
wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 06:32:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My guzzi ambassador wasn't the fastest thing in the world WOT was in the
Low 70mph. I haven't researched it but I'm thinking it had side hack
gearing. The claim is that the top end was normally in the high 90mph
range. It didn't matter to me. When I'd hit the 4 lane I'd WOT and let
it hammer away, usually and according to the veglia speedo, about 73 was the top mph.


Must be a story here

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Zeala...ory%20here.jpg

Problem these days with new motorcycles is the power. Talking to my
daughters neighbor last weekend. He said his buddy, a chief Master Sargent
told him they are losing more soldiers from motorcycle deaths than from
combat. They figure they are immortal after returning from the Middle East
and buy a new bike. And off the showroom floor these days you buy 170+ mph
bikes for a couple hundred down.



You think you are any less dead in a 100 mph motorcycle crash, eh?

Dead is dead. But a lot easier to get dead on a bike with 3 times the
power of that 100 mph bike. My 350 Kawasaki rotary valve did 90. Took a
while to get there. Unlike it's big brother the 3 cylinder version. That
would go from 0-120 and never get the front wheel on the ground.

Yo Tim!
 

On Thu, 21 May 2015 06:32:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

My guzzi ambassador wasn't the fastest thing in the world WOT was in the Low 70mph. I haven't researched it but I'm thinking it had side hack gearing. The claim is that the top end was normally in the high 90mph range. It didn't matter to me. When I'd hit the 4 lane I'd WOT and let it hammer away, usually and according to the veglia speedo, about 73 was the top mph.

I don't know if it was possible to get side hack gearing on an Ambassador. Wouldn't
surprise me though. Did it have any of the other mods indicating sidecar attachment?
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

On Sat, 23 May 2015 10:37:16 -0500, Califbill wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 06:32:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My guzzi ambassador wasn't the fastest thing in the world WOT was in the
Low 70mph. I haven't researched it but I'm thinking it had side hack
gearing. The claim is that the top end was normally in the high 90mph
range. It didn't matter to me. When I'd hit the 4 lane I'd WOT and let
it hammer away, usually and according to the veglia speedo, about 73 was the top mph.


Must be a story here

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Zeala...ory%20here.jpg

Problem these days with new motorcycles is the power. Talking to my
daughters neighbor last weekend. He said his buddy, a chief Master Sargent
told him they are losing more soldiers from motorcycle deaths than from
combat. They figure they are immortal after returning from the Middle East
and buy a new bike. And off the showroom floor these days you buy 170+ mph
bikes for a couple hundred down.

That's been true for quite a while. When I was in Germany, in the late '80's, the
young soldiers could buy a Kawasaki crotch rocket for very little down. They'd go
well over 150mph then.
--

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

Yo Tim!
 

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 23 May 2015 10:37:16 -0500, Califbill wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2015 06:32:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

My guzzi ambassador wasn't the fastest thing in the world WOT was in the
Low 70mph. I haven't researched it but I'm thinking it had side hack
gearing. The claim is that the top end was normally in the high 90mph
range. It didn't matter to me. When I'd hit the 4 lane I'd WOT and let
it hammer away, usually and according to the veglia speedo, about 73 was the top mph.


Must be a story here

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/New%20Zeala...ory%20here.jpg

Problem these days with new motorcycles is the power. Talking to my
daughters neighbor last weekend. He said his buddy, a chief Master Sargent
told him they are losing more soldiers from motorcycle deaths than from
combat. They figure they are immortal after returning from the Middle East
and buy a new bike. And off the showroom floor these days you buy 170+ mph
bikes for a couple hundred down.

That's been true for quite a while. When I was in Germany, in the late '80's, the
young soldiers could buy a Kawasaki crotch rocket for very little down. They'd go
well over 150mph then.

I hunk the showroom ones now are 200 mph death traps.