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22 Sep 2006 07:18 #78709 by ltdrider
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I think every bike should be able to carry SOME payload. My 900 LTD is an example of EXTREME nakedness, while the Voyager is like a convertable car (yes, it even has a radio).
I love the clean look of the 900, but, unless I use a backpack, I can't bring my lunch to work. I'm working on getting a luggage rack from The Gringo.

'76 KZ900 LTD (Blaze)
'96 Voyager XII (Dark Star)
'79 KZ650 Cafe Project (Dirty Kurt)
Greensboro, NC

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22 Sep 2006 07:36 #78712 by flht1997
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A hard trunk is a vey nice option. they do look funny on a bike that does not have saddle bags. The trunk on my HD is HUUUGE!!!, personally had 8 large pizzas in it. i got one of the GIVI knock-offs from eBay. it was 80 dollars deleivered. and i will say you do get what you pay for, pay little get little quality, but it does work. quick release scared me, i drilled four holes and bolted it down. i am pretty sure it would have fallen off on the first ride.
and i also love my radio, i drive my bike near exclusively in the summer, i feel that i should have the same comforts as my car, radio, cd player, cruise control and all that stuff. there is the "image" of the sound of the open road and all that stuff, but if i am stuck in traffic or riding to work, a little music is pretty nice

Post edited by: flht1997, at: 2006/09/22 10:37

Post edited by: flht1997, at: 2006/09/22 14:40

Matt Milwaukee, WI
75' KZ400, (5) 78' KZ400, 76' KZ 750, 78' KZ650
78'CB750F, 78' CB550K
89' BMW R100RT
05' H-D Electra Glide
06' KLR650
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22 Sep 2006 18:54 #78850 by kf6kmx
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What I think I'd really like to find is pretty much whats on the photo in the gallery
kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_ponygal...&func=detail&id=1491

Not so much the front fairing, I like the looks of mine with just the windshield, but the bags I want!

Sort of a set of hard sided police bags..... anyone know where those come from?and if they are still available?
I think those are lockable too.

Thanks.

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22 Sep 2006 19:04 - 07 Jun 2009 13:44 #78853 by KZ250LTD
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79 KZ1000ST
Past:
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23 Sep 2006 05:42 #78913 by OKC_Kent
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flht1997 wrote:
and i also love my radio, i drive my bike near exclusively in the summer, i feel that i should have the same comforts as my car, radio, cd player, cruise control and all that stuff.


Yuck. We will just have to agree to disagree then.
I ride my bike because it is a bike, and it is not a car with two wheels.

:lol:

Ride on!

Oklahoma City, OK
78 KZ650 B2 82,000+ miles

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23 Sep 2006 19:38 #79065 by rstnick
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It all comes down to personal choice. I ended last season with hard bags. This season I'm using a magnetic tank bag and love it!



Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2006/09/23 22:43

Rob
CANADA

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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
2011 Ninja 250R - Wife's
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1978 KZ1000 project

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23 Sep 2006 19:45 #79069 by bob_z1
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steell wrote:

The next tank bag I buy is going to be magnetic.


Just beware if you like making "high speed" runs....

mine lifted off the tank at about 125 :woohoo:

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23 Sep 2006 19:56 #79072 by kf6kmx
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rstnick wrote:

It all comes down to personal choice. I ended last season with hard bags. This season I'm using a magnetic tank bag and love it!

<br><br>Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2006/09/23 22:43


Wanna sell those hardbags if you still have them? ;)
Thats about what I've settle on I think are the ones on the first photo...
I bought a bag today, more of a tank bag I think,but with it on the rear, I cant get my leg over the bag and the bike!
Whats the secret for getting on the 750 with the hard trunks? Maybe I'm just using the wrong mounting style since I've always been used to dirt bikes (I always swing my right leg over the back while standing on the ground on the left of the bike with it on the side stand...), but with a bag on there I cant... I'm about avg hight I thought..

The soft bag I picked up today doesnt really fit the back of the seat right anyway, I think its more of a tank bag. I havent tried it on the tank yet, but I've never ridden with a tank bag and dont know if I'd like it up there....

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23 Sep 2006 20:11 #79080 by steell
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bob_z1 wrote:

steell wrote:

The next tank bag I buy is going to be magnetic.


Just beware if you like making "high speed" runs....

mine lifted off the tank at about 125 :woohoo:

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I don't think I have to worry about that with my 750 twin :laugh:

KD9JUR

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23 Sep 2006 20:40 #79094 by Mikes82KZ1100
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Mikes82KZ1100 wrote:

Just have to decide what you want Scott. I was going to use some leather bags I had laying around

Then I got a Voyager parts bike and decided to use those BIG bags
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23 Sep 2006 20:46 #79096 by Mikes82KZ1100
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24 Sep 2006 07:09 #79153 by rstnick
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Scott, I'll be holding on to those hard bags. They are hard to find.

I found with them on, as the rack mounts along with them, that I couldn't swing my leg over the back either. You have to put your leg up and over the seat from the side. Like you'd be stabbing someone with your leg.

Rob
CANADA

Need a key for your Kawasaki? PM me

1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
2011 Ninja 250R - Wife's
2005 z750s (aka GPz750)
1978 KZ1000 project

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