Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
ive often wondered why myself but each to their own
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Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
It's somewhere to put all those country stickers you're supposed to have ridden to and through LOL
. I've got a full set, never put the side panniers on unless there stuff in em
. I've got a full set, never put the side panniers on unless there stuff in em
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
not at eBay prices though.husabang wrote:
Especially at BMW priceshmy:
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
Works laptop in the left and gym gear in the right. But if anyone asks I've just come back from Mongolia.
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
cos it makes me look like a well 'ard RTB (Roughty Toughty Biker) ... a phrase borrowed from IXION many moons ago. Must remember not to wash it either :laugh:
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
There in a nutshell.davsato wrote: each to their own
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
For the original purpose I brought mine, somewhere for me and the Mrs to put lids and jackets when we got to where we were going.
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
I used to think it was just for looks, but now living in London I reckon it's for the same reason people with Chelsea tractors drive around with roof boxes on all the time, there's nowhere else to put them.
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
Its because their bikes dont use enough fuel, so with boxes on they loose 5mpg maybe..
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Re: Why do people ride around with full luggage on all the time?
Me too, but i never thought to use the Mongolia excuse :whistle:Alun wrote:Works laptop in the left and gym gear in the right. But if anyone asks I've just come back from Mongolia.
..oh yes and lunch and locks in the topbox!
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