Happiness is
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DKF
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Here is Crackers's bike on the left (I believe not unfamiliar to you Micky or indeed DKF) ready for departure on said trip to Maroc.
You will note the commendable approach to travelling light.
I also managed to fit most of my stuff into the tail pack on my XCh, but somehow also managed to end up with a full set of panniers as well
Trip report to come
The bikes look great Ian. It's nice to see the XCountry again. Looking forward to reading the ride report and seeing more pics. Have a great trip.
Happiness would be doing a trip like the one below......
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/383645-Basingstoke-to-Dakar
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/383645-Basingstoke-to-Dakar
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Basingstoke to Dakar on an XCo.
Cheers Ash! Yes was a great trip and the XCo coped with everything apart from deep sand, and much of that was down to the rider. Never missed a beat in 6,400 miles, carried luggage well, and sipped petrol for the long run through Mauritania. What a bike!
Cheers Ash! Yes was a great trip and the XCo coped with everything apart from deep sand, and much of that was down to the rider. Never missed a beat in 6,400 miles, carried luggage well, and sipped petrol for the long run through Mauritania. What a bike!
mikedefieslife
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I like them.
What pannier frame are they attached to?
Cheers Dave.
What pannier frame are they attached to?
Cheers Dave.
Eder
I thought they looked like them, just wanted to make sure.
Cheers John.
Dirt bags fore sale anyone!!!
Cheers Dave.
Same pannier rails as yours Dave ~ Dirtbagz
Happy days
I thought they looked like them, just wanted to make sure.
Cheers John.
Dirt bags fore sale anyone!!!
Cheers Dave.
mikedefieslife
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I like the DBZ pannier rails as they are more desecrate than say the H&B rails, and much more simple, though of course not as robust.
They are designed to carry the mass close to the centre of the bike, which is great if you are riding solo, but I sometimes ride with a pillion. This means that I need to mount these bags far enough back so that the pillion can use the footrests. This is easy, but the mounting isn't as good as if you were riding solo, or used more traditional frames.
They are designed to carry the mass close to the centre of the bike, which is great if you are riding solo, but I sometimes ride with a pillion. This means that I need to mount these bags far enough back so that the pillion can use the footrests. This is easy, but the mounting isn't as good as if you were riding solo, or used more traditional frames.
mikedefieslife
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Micky, where did you get those straps from? I'm looking for something similar.
They were spares from a BMW pillion seat bag. They had a plastic clip on t'other end that snapped in to the fastening on the bag itself. Just loop them round a frame or whatever with that looped end. Cut the plastic clip off and used what was left
Any bit of canvas webbing with a loop on will do ...
Edit ... in fact the other strap you can see, going out of the picture to the left, has the plastic clip on it for when I use the BMW pillion seat bag
Clever eh
and giving her a good clean and quick dry off, blast around the block.....
I'm not looking
Started first push of the starter button.......
He'll be sorry Ash ... he'll be sorry
I'm not looking
Started first push of the starter button.......
He'll be sorry Ash ... he'll be sorry
Methinks JB sobs in his pit at night, now he realizes wot he got rid of Micky.
He puts on a brave face, but i can tell when we bring up the subject of the XC on the blower his voice is all a quiver ......
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