SV on its way to touring/commuter mode

speedylocksmith · 11-13-2008, 04:24 PM

no windscreen on long distances would suck. On a side note............that weather sucks!! South Florida FTW!

Mr Lefty · 11-13-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by speedylocksmith

no windscreen on long distances would suck. On a side note............that weather sucks!! South Florida FTW!

Blah... bad weather ADDS to the experience of a road trip...

what fun would it be to have nothing but 70 and clear the whole way! come on... LIVE A LITTLE! gives ya stories to tell the little ones!

unknownroad · 11-13-2008, 04:33 PM

I got fookin' CREAMED on mileage on that trip... all those bags, windscreen, my fat ass, and right around 100lb of junk for a 2-week trip, running 80+ most of the time... I ended up getting around 35mpg, barely 120 miles before reserve. Put a major crimp in my average miles per day. Day-to-day commuting with just the windscreen, E21s, and fat ass, I get about 45.

I plan on replacing the screen... got that one used on the cheap, needed it on short notice and short money, but it's a poor fit.

As far as the weather... that sucked bigtime, it was somewhere in the mountains east of Tucson in the middle of February. My local weather (and roads) are a lot more like FL.

Mr Lefty · 11-13-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by unknownroad

I got fookin' CREAMED on mileage on that trip... all those bags, windscreen, my fat ass, and right around 100lb of junk for a 2-week trip, running 80+ most of the time... I ended up getting around 35mpg, barely 120 miles before reserve. Put a major crimp in my average miles per day. Day-to-day commuting with just the windscreen, E21s, and fat ass, I get about 45.

I plan on replacing the screen... got that one used on the cheap, needed it on short notice and short money, but it's a poor fit.

As far as the weather... that sucked bigtime, it was somewhere in the mountains east of Tucson in the middle of February. My local weather (and roads) are a lot more like FL.

I hear ya... my trip from ND to FL I was doing 80+ on the freeway and KILLED my average MPG...

i rode through Ike... got fuck'n SOAKED... but I was fuck'n laughing the whole time in my helmet... well... cept for when I passed other cars and was blinded for about 15 seconds...

unknownroad · 11-13-2008, 04:51 PM

While we're talking about touring SVs and crappy weather... side view!

("While you're in LA you should ride the Angeles Crest Highway", he says

)

anthonyk · 11-13-2008, 06:14 PM

Nice! I really miss the hard bags I had on a previous bike.

Man, 35mpg is my usual commute mileage. I was getting almost 50 running 80mph across Texas last summer.

Particle Man · 11-13-2008, 09:13 PM

very nice

gahdzila · 11-13-2008, 11:12 PM

Nice. I've also got the SW Motech setup with e21 side bags. The e21's are not huge, but they're quite durable, are top-opening (a HUGE plus), and a GREAT value for the price, IMO. SW Motech racks are well worth the price premium over givi mounts IF you plan to keep the bags/racks off of the bike at least some of the time. I bought the Motech's with the idea that I would leave them off most of the time...but I find the bags so useful in everyday riding, I ended up just leaving them on all the time.

11-13-2008, 09:13 PM	#7
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	very nice __________________ I'm not "fat." I'm "Enlarged to show texture." Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.

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11-13-2008, 04:24 PM	#1
speedylocksmith Much better off!! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hollyweird, FL Moto: 05 1Krr Posts: 676	no windscreen on long distances would suck. On a side note............that weather sucks!! South Florida FTW!

11-13-2008, 04:33 PM	#3
unknownroad Guys... where are we? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South Carolina Moto: SV650 Interstate, CX500 rat-bobber, whatever else runs. Posts: 784	I got fookin' CREAMED on mileage on that trip... all those bags, windscreen, my fat ass, and right around 100lb of junk for a 2-week trip, running 80+ most of the time... I ended up getting around 35mpg, barely 120 miles before reserve. Put a major crimp in my average miles per day. Day-to-day commuting with just the windscreen, E21s, and fat ass, I get about 45. I plan on replacing the screen... got that one used on the cheap, needed it on short notice and short money, but it's a poor fit. As far as the weather... that sucked bigtime, it was somewhere in the mountains east of Tucson in the middle of February. My local weather (and roads) are a lot more like FL.

11-13-2008, 06:14 PM	#6
anthonyk WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin, TX Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco Posts: 1,041	Nice! I really miss the hard bags I had on a previous bike. Man, 35mpg is my usual commute mileage. I was getting almost 50 running 80mph across Texas last summer.

11-13-2008, 11:12 PM	#8
gahdzila trailer trash Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 2004 SV650S Posts: 26	Nice. I've also got the SW Motech setup with e21 side bags. The e21's are not huge, but they're quite durable, are top-opening (a HUGE plus), and a GREAT value for the price, IMO. SW Motech racks are well worth the price premium over givi mounts IF you plan to keep the bags/racks off of the bike at least some of the time. I bought the Motech's with the idea that I would leave them off most of the time...but I find the bags so useful in everyday riding, I ended up just leaving them on all the time.