Kriega USA Luggage Q&A

[staikosn1]

someone of you guys that use the drypacks as tankbag with adaptor on a bmw r 1150-1100 gs????
any picks is possible????

[team ftb]

Originally Posted by Droptarotter

What have I got myself into????

Yeah, I'll only play on the 520 and let you know how that works out.

I don't mind changing tires on your bike as I have a nice No Mar machine at home........bring beer.......lots......

As for cleaning your house.........forget it...........but you have reminded me my toilet in the shop needs cleaning!



Cheers

A more perfect use of that sticker I have yet to see. I'll email your pic to a a friend of mine thats a HD dealer.

[Droptarotter]

FTB;

Do you know how hard it was to get that sticker to stick there??? I had to preheat the bowl with a heat gun after I drained it and let it dry........I have also been trying to erode that sticker for 10 years!!

OK.........here is what I did with the OL30's........

I filled both bags to about 80% full........installed them on my 520 and secured them to how I liked them to sit.

I then undid the rear straps............unhooked the ladder straps........removed the bags from the bike and chucked them on the floor.

NOTE...........I did not touch the adjustment of the OVER the seat strap.

I then picked up the bags.....draped them over the bike....loosely hooked the rear straps on.........threaded the ladder straps and hooked them to where I wanted them.....about 5 rungs.............then tightened the rear straps!

I did this a couple of different ways and both results were the same.......

YOU CAN INSTALL THE BAGS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE OVER SEAT STRAP!!

So ftb...............you could install a strap that eliminates the over seat buckle without having install problems.

Hope that helps make your decision!

Cheers

[SirJono_777]

So I finally gave my luggage a run for their money last week here in Aus. It was a 3 dayer through the Snowy Mountains, however being the middle of summer and bush fire season there was no snow, it was just hot and dusty. The OL30's were amazing. Held up up well to a number of crashes on rocky hills. Not a mark on the bags at all.. I even managed to crush a sturdy aluminum water bottle inside the bag from a crash and the bags still look new! Very happy with these bags so far!



Jono.

[Droptarotter]

Originally Posted by SirJono_777

So I finally gave my luggage a run for their money last week here in Aus. It was a 3 dayer through the Snowy Mountains, however being the middle of summer and bush fire season there was no snow, it was just hot and dusty. The OL30's were amazing. Held up up well to a number of crashes on rocky hills. Not a mark on the bags at all.. I even managed to crush a sturdy aluminum water bottle inside the bag from a crash and the bags still look new! Very happy with these bags so far!



Jono.

No problems with the subframe with that much crap on the back of the bike??

Cheers

[SirJono_777]

No I haven't found any issues yet. The blue sack only had light stuff in it.. Clothes, bedding stuff.. so when the Jerry can was emptied there wasn't much weight up there. I've only had a total of 6 days riding on this bike in adventure guise so the subframe hasn't really been tested for very long with luggage. Saying that we are riding fairly gnarly trails.. rocky, steep and rough for most of the ride.. plenty of bashing about and jumping around. So far so good.

[team ftb]

Originally Posted by Droptarotter

FTB;

Do you know how hard it was to get that sticker to stick there??? I had to preheat the bowl with a heat gun after I drained it and let it dry........I have also been trying to erode that sticker for 10 years!!

OK.........here is what I did with the OL30's........

I filled both bags to about 80% full........installed them on my 520 and secured them to how I liked them to sit.

I then undid the rear straps............unhooked the ladder straps........removed the bags from the bike and chucked them on the floor.

NOTE...........I did not touch the adjustment of the OVER the seat strap.

I then picked up the bags.....draped them over the bike....loosely hooked the rear straps on.........threaded the ladder straps and hooked them to where I wanted them.....about 5 rungs.............then tightened the rear straps!

I did this a couple of different ways and both results were the same.......

YOU CAN INSTALL THE BAGS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE OVER SEAT STRAP!!

So ftb...............you could install a strap that eliminates the over seat buckle without having install problems.

Hope that helps make your decision!

Cheers

You're awesome thank you. If you had tits I'd kiss ya.

In general when changing loads in the bags do the straps securing the bags need to be readjusted or is it only the bag compression straps that need to be tightened?

[traveltoad]

Originally Posted by team ftb

You're awesome thank you. If you had tits I'd kiss ya.

In general when changing loads in the bags do the straps securing the bags need to be readjusted or is it only the bag compression straps that need to be tightened?

I think the seat strap would need to be adjusted some between the extremes (empty vs. full). But slight changes should not need an adjustment.

[swimmer]

I guess this is a good place to ask. Is anyone using the US-5 pack in a way similar to the KTM picture shown on the Kreiga website where the bags are placed like small panniers? Sort of like how the GL Mojavi would sit. Just wondering if you have the bags tied to together or just strapped to the side and how firmly everything is held in place.

[traveltoad]

Originally Posted by swimmer

I guess this is a good place to ask. Is anyone using the US-5 pack in a way similar to the KTM picture shown on the Kreiga website where the bags are placed like small panniers? Sort of like how the GL Mojavi would sit. Just wondering if you have the bags tied to together or just strapped to the side and how firmly everything is held in place.

I believe they are bolted to the side panels.

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by staikosn1

someone of you guys that use the drypacks as tankbag with adaptor on a bmw r 1150-1100 gs????
any picks is possible????

1200 GSA, do ya?



That's a US-5 attached to the US Tank mesh pocket side up (either side works). The US-10 and US-20 also fit very nicely - the only difference (other than size) being that that attach with Alloy Hook Straps (included with both packs), as opposed to the shorter, buckle straps on the US-5.

The US Tank has various web loops, so that bags can be positioned further forward or rearward, as preferred. It also has 2 x quick-release clips to enable easy refueling:



Let me know if you need any more info.


Cheers,



Michael

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by SirJono_777

So I finally gave my luggage a run for their money last week here in Aus. It was a 3 dayer through the Snowy Mountains, however being the middle of summer and bush fire season there was no snow, it was just hot and dusty. The OL30's were amazing. Held up up well to a number of crashes on rocky hills. Not a mark on the bags at all.. I even managed to crush a sturdy aluminum water bottle inside the bag from a crash and the bags still look new! Very happy with these bags so far!



Jono.

Nice work, fella!

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by team ftb

You're awesome thank you. If you had tits I'd kiss ya.

Not sure about the smooching, but I have to agree with the sentiment.

[amanlikemike]

Originally Posted by swimmer

I guess this is a good place to ask. Is anyone using the US-5 pack in a way similar to the KTM picture shown on the Kreiga website where the bags are placed like small panniers? Sort of like how the GL Mojavi would sit. Just wondering if you have the bags tied to together or just strapped to the side and how firmly everything is held in place.

Originally Posted by traveltoad

I believe they are bolted to the side panels.

Yup! What traveltoad said.



Drill 4 x holes per side, use 2 x M4 bolts with oversized washers and a little threadlock to attach each strap and attach the bag on to the bike.



They're not going anywhere you don't want them to.


Cheers,



Michael

[staikosn1]

Originally Posted by amanlikemike

1200 GSA, do ya?



That's a US-5 attached to the US Tank mesh pocket side up (either side works). The US-10 and US-20 also fit very nicely - the only difference (other than size) being that that attach with Alloy Hook Straps (included with both packs), as opposed to the shorter, buckle straps on the US-5.

The US Tank has various web loops, so that bags can be positioned further forward or rearward, as preferred. It also has 2 x quick-release clips to enable easy refueling:



Let me know if you need any more info.


Cheers,



Michael

Μichael thats great.... I wanted only to know if the US tank its as safe as the original tankbag ... I observe that you can hook all the sizes... Thats great, very thanks you!!!!