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Old 09-10-08, 11:13
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Originally Posted by scottnet View Post
I had a closer look at the Yamaha luggage system for the Z yesterday. I like that it fits neatly on the bike and is fairly slim. Has anyone get any feedback on the strength of the system, in particular has anyone dropped a bike yet with this on ?
I took both panniers & top box (although Yamaha say you should use one or the other) 8146 miles, everything from Fast forest gravel to bl00dy awful Romanian (war zone like) roads, and like everyone else I was worried about it's ability to stand up, had Touratech had a carrier I wouldn't have even considered the Yam OEM stuff. I did drop the bike, on gravel at about 30km/h, happy to report that the only damage was a slight scuff to the hand guards (Yam OEM ones) and some marks to the pannier. I'm quite suprised by the durability of these, and would certainly give them a go off road, although I would make some modifications and fix a stabiliser bar across the back, and I will as soon as I get chance (got my Fazer in a million bits right now, and there is still too much daylight available for some green lanes).

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Originally Posted by davontour View Post
Maybe this is the right place to ask this. Does anyone know if the Yamaha top box will fit an Arai Tour-X, I just cant seem to get a look at any of this Yamaha stuff.
Yes it does, but it's tight.
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Last edited by Gas_Up_Lets_Go; 09-10-08 at 15:55.