Stock Pannier & Top Box Dimensions

[Jay In Milpitas]

Originally Posted by sqwert

Cheap AND functional. Not always easy to make work.

I have a couple TWs with racks of 1/2-inch electrical conduit. $10 will get 30 feet. Hand bender ran about $30.

The bottoms of the side racks are hinged to fold up inside the verticals when empty and when extended hold canoe bags. Canoe bags are relatively cheap, tough, waterproof, and have comfortable handles for lugging inside. A few bungies attach on rack securely. Shop carefully--some bags are junk, good ones last and stay waterproof through anything short of 70mph crash on pavement. When that happens the last thing on your mind will be the dirty undies inside.

A couple plastic tool boxes bolt to racks and lock securely, canoe bags then go on top. I use a Rubbermaid Roughneck plastic storage bin for a top box. Takes locks on the lid. Other brands and metal boxes will also work.

Pictures?

[rd1959]

The outside dimensions of the stock top and side cases are around 15" wide, 11-1/4" tall, and 8" deep. The right side case narrows to 4 3/4" to make room for the muffler. I wish the top trunk was about 4" deeper so my helmet would fit in it.

[sqwert]

Originally Posted by Jay In Milpitas

Pictures?

Nope. Don't do pictures. I've been through 5 or 6 picture hosting sites over the years, Photobucket being the last, and they all screw up their software and I can no longer load pictures, get links, etc., or they start sending me bills and tons of popups for their "free" services.

So, all my trip threads now look like this and I don't want to invest the hours my computer stupid brain needs to make everything work again.

So why bother?