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side luggage

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:39 pm
by johnakay
obviously its early days for the 350.
so I'll start with the Forza 300.
have any of you guys done touring 2 up with hard side cases or soft luggage.
how did you find filtering in heavy traffic.
obviously m/bike are a narrower so they're fine for filtering.
at least mine was tracer 700.
its mainly traffic at Penrith junction going on to m6/m8 heading to highlands no problem any where else..
pictures of your set up would help a lot to.

Re: side luggage

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:08 pm
by Capt. R Swipe
Is/was your Tracer 700 not suitable for 2 up touring?

Re: side luggage

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:09 pm
by MrGrumpy
Personally I avoid side cases, but it depends on how much stuff you have and room to put it in!
The last holiday I did, I came across totally gridlocked traffic in Hawick (of all places!) and I was just able to filter through the gaps to get free. Passed some guy on a flash BMW bike with panniers and he was totally stuck.

Re: side luggage

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:56 pm
by johnakay
Is/was your Tracer 700 not suitable for 2 up touring?
yes very much.
we did 1524 miles in all. we were lucky to have lovely weather the whole week.
maybe with a maxi scooter I may not need to carry wet weather gear so much?
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Passed some guy on a flash BMW bike with panniers and he was totally stuck.
I've seen them to on our journey.lol