Himalayan luggage

[Hartley]

You’ve fitted luggage to the 450 ? Got a pic, natch ?

Ooops sorry Arsey, im talking about the 411.

 

[Arsey]

Ooops sorry Arsey, im talking about the 411.

Pah, 450 will be simple. I’ve seen a vid !

 

[Posh Pete]

The only issue I've seen so far (on the vid I posted a few days ago) is with the rearmost mount. It's not a captive thread and a frame gusset prevents you getting at the nut. Hence, you have to drop the rear mudguard/ tailpiece and disconnect the electrics to get at it. A minor irritation but nothing insurmountable.

 

[Deleted account 240831001]

The only issue I've seen so far (on the vid I posted a few days ago) is with the rearmost mount. It's not a captive thread and a frame gusset prevents you getting at the nut. Hence, you have to drop the rear mudguard/ tailpiece and disconnect the electrics to get at it. A minor irritation but nothing insurmountable.

I’ve not looked at the video but sometimes if you’ve got a nut that isn’t captive it’s worth fitting it with a dab of silicone sealant behind it when you put it together then you stand a fair chance it’ll stay where you want it next time.

I know it doesn’t help first time around but I often use that trick with disappearing nuts and it helps going forward.

 

[Wapping]

I’ve not looked at the video but sometimes if you’ve got a nut that isn’t captive it’s worth fitting it with a dab of silicone sealant behind it when you put it together then you stand a fair chance it’ll stay where you want it next time.

I know it doesn’t help first time around but I often use that trick with disappearing nuts and it helps going forward.

What are the chances of bonding it in place?

There again, the video shows it’s no great project to remove the tail section. You’d only need to do it once to fit the frame and once to take it off again.

 

[Deleted account 240831001]

What are the chances of bonding it in place?

There again, the video shows it’s no great project to remove the tail section. You’d only need to do it once to fit the frame and once to take it off again.

It works. I wouldn’t describe it as bonding in place as you’d get if you put Loctite on the mating faces but the problem there is if the Loctite gets into the threads.

The place I use silicone most frequently is on battery terminals where the loose nut can drop down a bit and you need to poke something under it to lift it back up. B&Q bathroom sealant or similar is my normal go to solution.

 

[Wapping]

That’ll beat the plastic wedge I put underneath the captive nut on battery terminals.

 

[Wapping]

180 miles of the 300 mile run-in period, knocked off after I picked the bike up at 11 today in Ilford.

I have managed (it’s a bit of a bodge, but I like the tank bag) to get my tank bag onto the 450. I have lost count of how many bikes this bag has been on; it’s a great pity that Touratech dropped it from their range.

My BMW soft bags (large and small) fit OK onto the tail, which is good.

 

[Posh Pete]

On the Dutch/German border a couple of weeks ago. The Wolfman bags were fine - totally waterproof although a pain to have to remove and clip back on of an evening and morning. I'll consider hard panniers, especially if those from the 411 fit those racks.

The tank bag is a small magnetic one. I used it for wallet, passport, maps etc. the yellow
one is a Lomo cycling bag. Also totally waterproof and used as an overnight bag for the ferry.



For camping, the latter two will be replaced by the Lomo 36 liter bag for tent, mat etc.

 

[Wapping]

…….although a pain to have to remove and clip back on of an evening and morning

With my soft Magadan bags, I use cheap rucksack liners from Blacks. The Magadan liners stay on the bike, while I lift the liners out, a la post #60. This saves the pain of having to detach and reattach the Magadan bags each night.