Pis moe aussi! Chu Quebecois moe avec tbrnk!!! :iconbeer: Happy to see that the French-Canadian community is growing up here... I was starting to feel lonely. You guys need to ship your cycle here for the winter and fly to ride. I will be pounding miles and miles for you this winter...
saddlebags or tailbags?
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Pis moe aussi! Chu Quebecois moe avec tbrnk!!! :iconbeer: Happy to see that the French-Canadian community is growing up here... I was starting to feel lonely. You guys need to ship your cycle here for the winter and fly to ride. I will be pounding miles and miles for you this winter...
Stephenfz6r
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If it wasn't for the family I would live in California or Florida. C'est la vie.:iconbeer:
I would ship myself along with the bike. 
It's now in storage in a friend's garage and I miss the rides already.
Now about the subject of this thread, thank you all for your appreciation of my setup. I definetely don't have Marthy's skills to perfectly custom fit saddlebags on my ride.
Man, everything about bikes is sooo expensive. I don't even want to count how much I spent on it since I bought it. I am affraid I would come to the conclusion that I was better off buying a bigger sport touring bike. But then again, this is my first bike and I am happy I survived my first riding season. I feel confident on it and the fear-stress or whatever a beginner feels while riding is gone! Now that I am in full control (as good as it gets) of the bike, can't ride it no more
I hope to find some sort of a Biker's club in order do some serious touring à la What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas :america::thumbup:
It's now in storage in a friend's garage and I miss the rides already.
Now about the subject of this thread, thank you all for your appreciation of my setup. I definetely don't have Marthy's skills to perfectly custom fit saddlebags on my ride.
Man, everything about bikes is sooo expensive. I don't even want to count how much I spent on it since I bought it. I am affraid I would come to the conclusion that I was better off buying a bigger sport touring bike. But then again, this is my first bike and I am happy I survived my first riding season. I feel confident on it and the fear-stress or whatever a beginner feels while riding is gone! Now that I am in full control (as good as it gets) of the bike, can't ride it no more
I hope to find some sort of a Biker's club in order do some serious touring à la What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas :america::thumbup:
That is a sweet setup, when I get my bike in 2 weeks I'll def have to look into those...they look like they're part of the bike...
Thanks! I fell for it when I saw the setup here: http://www.600cc.org/forum/f89/fz6r-givi-v35-side-hardbags-19275/
No problem, I always thought the fz6r looked a little awkward with so much mass in the front. Sort of like a girl with a really big rack and small body :steve: I hope this doesn't offend anyone
but those givi bags really balance the aesthetics quite nicely.
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TEACH1212
Givi E21's and E52
Hi Tobymax,
I didn't post my set-up yet because I thought someone else would beat me to it, but I have Givi E21 side cases and a Givi E52 top case. I always thought Givi seemed ridiculously expensive, but now having owned a set, I realize they are worth their premium cost. Light, strong, well-designed, waterproof, lockable, and easy on/off. No real weak points, except for the cost. But you do get what you pay for. I think my whole set-up, racks, adapters, and cases (with glossy paint) was just over $1000.
So with my cases, I've got almost 100 L of lockable, waterproof storage, enough for week-long trips two-up, or multi-week trips solo with a bag of camping gear strapped to the back seat. The girlfriend fits fine on the passenger seat, and she really likes having the top case as a back rest.
Next year I plan on riding Route 66 out to L.A., meeting the girlfriend, and riding up the coast to Vancouver. She gets the top case, I get one side case, and the other side case is for tools and miscellaneous.
Hi Tobymax,
I didn't post my set-up yet because I thought someone else would beat me to it, but I have Givi E21 side cases and a Givi E52 top case. I always thought Givi seemed ridiculously expensive, but now having owned a set, I realize they are worth their premium cost. Light, strong, well-designed, waterproof, lockable, and easy on/off. No real weak points, except for the cost. But you do get what you pay for. I think my whole set-up, racks, adapters, and cases (with glossy paint) was just over $1000.
So with my cases, I've got almost 100 L of lockable, waterproof storage, enough for week-long trips two-up, or multi-week trips solo with a bag of camping gear strapped to the back seat. The girlfriend fits fine on the passenger seat, and she really likes having the top case as a back rest.
Next year I plan on riding Route 66 out to L.A., meeting the girlfriend, and riding up the coast to Vancouver. She gets the top case, I get one side case, and the other side case is for tools and miscellaneous.
