| Author | Message | ||
     Nikponcherello |
Another question.... I want to make a couple of "touring" trips on the 1125R with my wife. Long weekends, maybe longer, etc. Does anyone have any good recommendations for touring bag set-ups? I really want a hard case for the back for work commuting anyway and then I'd like a case plus side bags for trips with the wife. | ||
| Jaimec |
Hope you and your wife are TINY people. Sounds like you'll be cutting it mighty close to the GVWR... | ||
| Chrisrogers3 |
I have the solution for you. Trade me your 1125r for my Uly.  | ||
| P_squared |
Or you could go the route of Neil (Ccryder) and make it into an 1125RT. Do a search for '1125RT' and you'll see what I mean. I believe he can ride 2 up on his w/ all bags on. | ||
| Clarkjw |
Also, you may want to get the Lightning footpegs for you and the wife. | ||
| Crackhead |
i just saw the 1125rt pics and Buell need to to a face palm . If someone produces those brackets 1125rt will be my next bike. It looks like the modern version of a S3T. Now the uly saddle still looks more comfortable 2up. So maybe uly saddle with a glass under panel to make it look sportier and stt suspension height. That way you can load all my gear on the bike ride to the track, race and then ride home. Humm... add factory adjustable bars! jack them up for the long rides and then drop them mean and low for track days. | ||
| Ccryder |
This is my story and I'm sticking to it ;+} :  http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/369913.html?1213799586 http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/383533.html http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/354781.html http://www.buellforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t= 5853 PM me for more info. Time2Ride Neil S. | ||
| Clarkjw |
Taking only your bike to the track is a bad idea. | ||
| Nikponcherello |
ccryder, great work. that's pretty much what I'm looking for except also the rear bag. I only weigh 155lbs, and my wife about 135. I'm not worried about the weight. I've also been riding GSXRs for 15 years so I'm not worried about the riding position either. I just need to get some bags to start with. Sorry for my ignorance. I'm brand new to this Buell thing. I bought this bike before I knew much about them. I've wanted an american bike for a long time but until this thing came out I couldn't justify the performance sacrifice. Anyway, what bags are those? What bike are they intended for? And is there a center, back-bag, trunk thingy available as well? | ||
| Ccryder |
Givi makes the bags, they are the V35. Givi has a very broad offering: http://giviusa.com/caschi_borse_bauli_accessori.as p?CO_ID=29509&lang=en as far as side and top cases. THeir fitment selection is somewhat lacking (IMHO). The V35 are not for any specific motorcycle. They do make many brackets but not one for any Buells. The bracket I used was for the V-Strom, modified a little and a little extra thrown in. Considering the size of you and your Wife the two of you will have a BLAST touring on an 1125rt (btw don't let your Wife know you are broadcasting her petite weight on the internet ;+} ) Now all you have to do is use your imagination and creativity. Anything I can do to help just let me know. Later Neil S. (Jason, Nik's idea of a track day may be waaay different than yours. I for one in one life or another have ridden to a track day on the same bike I rode there and then rode home. You just need to know your limits ;+}. Do you know yours?) | ||
| Clarkjw |
I don't think we've every met Ccryder. Don't get familiar. And if MotoGP riders can drop their bikes in practice. If Ben Spies can have 4 DNFs, what puts you above them and knowing the limits. If you crash your bike for any reason (including getting hit by another rider), you're SOL. Get a life you idiot. | ||
| Ccryder |
Hmm, life, idiot, anyway now it's all complete and we don't have to guess ;+} . Sorry I got Nik and James mixed. (Kidney stones, pain meds and no sleep can alter one's immediate reality) Nik you sound like you have some experience with riding and the internet. Sometimes you have to sift through the information to get a reality check. After my 5th Buell and 19,000+ miles in 14 months, Buell and I have finally got things just the way I like it. There is a world of info on modifying the 1125 so you can pick and choose just what you need to make the 1125 meet your and your Wife's needs. If you are ever down Nashville way, give a shout and you can test drive my mods to see if you want/ need them, or I can show you around some great middle TN roads. Just ride it and have fun Neil S. | ||
| Ponti1 |
I don't think we've every met Ccryder. Don't get familiar. And if MotoGP riders can drop their bikes in practice. If Ben Spies can have 4 DNFs, what puts you above them and knowing the limits. If you crash your bike for any reason (including getting hit by another rider), you're SOL. Get a life you idiot. Out of curiosity, what is your problem? You seem to be very touchy about people using your first name, Jason. Perhaps you should edit your profile to not list your first name, Jason? At least then people wouldn't use it, Jason. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Taking only your bike to the track is a bad idea. Yes, because track days are reserved for only those who can afford multiple motorcycles. And if MotoGP riders can drop their bikes in practice. If Ben Spies can have 4 DNFs, what puts you above them and knowing the limits. If you crash your bike for any reason (including getting hit by another rider), you're SOL. Moto GP riders are trying to ride ON the limit for the whole race. During practice, they're trying to find exactly where the limit is. Of course they're going to crash. The idea is, at a track day, you ride well within your limit. Get a life you idiot. I'm guessing you've crashed your bike more than once. Sheesh - why do tempers always seem to be so high in teh 1125 section? Here's a picture of me at my last track day, riding the only bike I own and not crashing it:  Oh, and here's how it looked with my hard bag setup when I rode it both to and from the track:   It has the top bag, but no way to seat a passenger. A minor design change would remedy that, but it wasn't on my list of requirements. My mounting is a bit different than Ccryder's - you can see mine in more detail here: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/361473.html?1210962106 I hope you get some ideas from this thread. Lots of good stuff out there! | ||
| Clarkjw |
or you could take your pickup or trailer to the track, or at least have a buddy with you Of course every badwebber is above mistakes. Just like those r6 and softail riders that wear t-shirts and beanies. I've only lowslide once at Laguna turn one. The bike was fine. I've seen people wreck. Nobody is above a crash. There are plenty of things that can go wrong at 150mph that aren't as easy to adjust for at 80. I was offering friendly advice to OP and get slammed for it. But I'm the one with the problem? I call everyone by their SN. I don't go out of my way to look up their profile and try to act like I know them to try an give validity to my argument. }} (Message edited by clarkjw on May 14, 2009) | ||
| Xl1200r |
I'd rather wreck my only bike at a track than wreck my only bike 1000 miles from home. Should people be advised against taking their only bike out of the house? | ||
| Clarkjw |
Do you go 150 MPH ever time you leave the house? | ||
| Xl1200r |
Do you ride with soccer mom's in minivans and teenage kids texting their friends while driving daddy's Hummer going in the opposite direction you are everytime you ride on the track? | ||
| Clarkjw |
Sounds like you wanna come to Laguna and race me this July. | ||
| Ccryder |
Mark: I like your application almost as much as mine. We just used different criteria when we were designing. Your's is much cleaner when removed but, it doesn't allow for 2-up riding. Nik: You could learn a lot at looking at both our applications. Mark's base components are less expensive than mine but, IIRC, my bags are a little bigger. Court: You one funny guy, always cutting through the smoke to put out the fire (LOL). BTW 3rd gear on an 1125r is such a GAS!!! You can readily double your speed in 5,000 rpm. 55-125 w/o shifting gears. All you have to do is hang on for the "e-ticket" ride and wipe the SEG off at the end. Time2Work Neil S. | ||
| Josh_ |
Heh, I rode my bike to and from a CCS race last year and I've ridden to a 2-day track event 500 miles from home. I'd post my hard-bag pic but it sits on the passenger seat so it won't help the OP. What track are you hitting 150MPH on street tires and are you always this argumentative? | ||
| Clarkjw |
I'm just saying if you have a pickup, you're better off taking it with you. Of course it can be done. That's not the point. I hit 150 at Laguna. It wasn't on a Buell, not yet anyway. | ||
| Dynasport |
It would be nice if Givi, SW Motech, or even Buell would come out with hard bag brackets that are made for the bike specifically could be purchased so that people like me who are not welders could get something that worked well. I guess the Buell is just too low volume and there is not enough perceived interest in them. At least some guys on here have shown the initiative to do it and demonstrate it can be done. Good luck. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Neil - Yeah - no need to haul a passanger on mine. Anything that would warrant luggage for the both of us would result in her on her own bike. Your bags are about twice the size of mine, if my remember. Also, that contoured mounting surface makes them a bit more spendy, but adds lots of style points. The Lightning Track at NJMP is easily a 150mph track on an 1125 if you can really carry some speed through the bowl and hit the final turn well. I don't think I got past the 140mph mark on the straight, but I'm not a pro, so I wasn't super hot out of the final turn, and was letting off early to set up for turn 1. | ||
| Osup |
Agreed Dynasport. I would trade up my Uly if say the CR had a factory luggage option for those of us who are not welders. Maybe one day. | ||
| Ccryder |
Erik, Dan, Nik: I know at Home Coming there was a lot of interest from Erik and the engineers (many, many picts taken). My Dealer has sent many, many picts to Buell and said: "our riders wants these!" Jason: You are correct in your statement that a rider is better off trailering/ trucking to a track day for many reasons, especially since you can really get tired from a few laps. BTW, if you think you have been slammed here for your comments, IMHO you are pretty thin skinned. Most of us take Buells pretty seriously and have 8-10+ years of Buell experience (some going on 20 years). Mark: Mine are 35l and are a bit more spendy due to size and style. Josh: You have a nice dedicated application for your line of work. You may have borrowed an idea or 3 from Mark but, hey that's why we all post our ideas here on an open forum. Later, my kidney stones are taking over my mind!!!!!! | ||
| Clarkjw |
XR interesting to know. TY. You run stock pads? | ||
| Xl1200r |
Clark - yes, stock pads. Totally stock bike. The Lightning track is pretty quick and a lot of fun. Turn 1 can be a toughy. IIRC, it cants upwards right at the entrace (which is good, lets you carry a bit more speed going in), but crests just before the exit (which is bad, lol). It's the kind of turn where you know you're hitting it right when the front wheel pulls up on you coming out of it. NJMP should be pretty close for you - I suggest checking it out - great facility. (Message edited by xl1200r on May 14, 2009) | ||
| Nikponcherello |
This is good stuff. So I looked on the Givi site and saw a LOT of different options. For those of you who've done it, what side bag, rear trunk, and bracket models would you use if you were to do it again? Or what are you using now if it's good. In the past, I took the rear seat off of my GSXR and simply unbolted the mounting hardware off of the rear seat. Or in other words, dismantled the rear sear assembly. Then bought a cheap walmart backpack, cut the shoulder straps off, poked bolt holes in it and the bolted the rear seat asm back together with the backpack pinched in between the bracketry and underside of the seat. I had a very cheap and simple bag that popped on and off with the ignition key. But now the wife wants to ride along so I need a better solution. So far I like these hard bag ideas. | ||
| Ccryder |
I used the V35 bags with the PLX528 brackets for the Suzuki V-Strom. To make the brackets fit I had to do some heating, beating, bending, drilling and welding.  The square tube is what I added. It is on the inboard side of the bracket. The Givi bracket had to have one arm removed, one arm bent to mate up with the rear footpeg bracket. I used a 9" long x 3" wide support bracket under the tail section to add support and tie both sides together. To bolt into the inner fender, I added a nut plate inside the tail to spread the load on the plastic fender. Time4Sleep Neil S. |
