rotopax mounted under pannier

[srpuywa]

I'll look for some curb feelers .....

After almost being rear ended by fuk-tard cage drivers - I wouldn't mount it on the back

And if you mount it in the front you can't get to the passenger pegs for riding 2 up

Why was that final drive burning?

if all else fails ---- I'll go back to a plastic milk jug bungied to the rear seat

[JustKip]

Originally Posted by srpuywa

Why was that final drive burning?

"They all do that"

[Snarky]

Originally Posted by JustKip

"They all do that"

"Working as designed to."

[Shred Head Fred]

I don't have millions of miles on my rides even if you added all my miles together for life, but I have run out of fuel on my GSA. Last year on my trip to the Canadian Rockies I ended up 7 miles short of my next fuel stop and I was pretty happy I was dragging that full can around.
I like to think I can handle the pig pretty well, but I can't imagine a situation when I would be loaded down with proper sag railing it in the twisties and scraping my pannier...wow you guys are good. Is that with TKC's?

[Strokizator]

It's unlikely you'll ever scrape them on the road surface but I've personally seen one come apart. My buddy had a similar attachment to the bottom of the bags on his KTM 990. Leaned into a hard right hander, cut the turn a little close and scraped the right-side fuel pack on an asphalt curb. About a foot was all it took to wear a big hole in it and the gas burst out like a water balloon on a concrete wall. Luckily no fire but that was enough to convince me it is unsafe.

Too bad too because he was so proud of his ingenuity.

[gastone]

Exiting a 35 mph bend on Rte. 33 crossing Skyline Drive. I was doing about 90 (give or take) and the bike (a GS, so not quite as high as a GSA) was scraping the right jesse pannier. I didn't realize it until later when my buddy, whom I was passing, told me that it had happened. I checked the bag and sure enough it was ground down pretty good on the corner. I don't ride like that anymore. Not one of my brighter moments.

[srpuywa]

Probably like a lot of riders - I tend to lean more on left turn than right so we'll see if it scrapes

[vfrpilot]

Geez..... It'll be fine..
"ïf you lean too far it'll scrape, gas will go every where and someone will get hurt"
"ït's dangerous"
"you don't need extra gas on a GSA"
You know what? If you crash the rotopax on the bottom of your panniers is the least of your worries. Also if you're 50 miles away from Deadhorse when the engine sputters on a windy day, you'll wish that fuel was on there!
I happen to think that it's a good idea, and keeps the rotopax cans out of the way.
Don't listen to these guys.......and if you see them on the side of the road needing gas....... go ahead and stop, but see if they are happy that you have extra