11-18-2021, 05:14 AM
Why on earth would they give a touring bike locking panniers that aren't large enough to fit a full-face helmet? They have to know that this is Job One of any locking pannier.
"Just get the top box."
No. Don't force me to get the top box. Top boxes make it difficult to swing a leg over the bike. I don't want to have to use the top box every time I want to lock up my helmet. In fact, I would prefer never having to use a top box. When I've had them, I rarely used them. On the other hand, I used the side cases almost all the time.
IIRC, the Yamaha Tracer's hard bags had the same problem, but at least the shells to those bags could be swapped out for the FJR1300's deeper shells. A bit costly, but problem solved.
Just a horrible decision by Honda. They need to remedy this, immediately.
"Just get the top box."
No. Don't force me to get the top box. Top boxes make it difficult to swing a leg over the bike. I don't want to have to use the top box every time I want to lock up my helmet. In fact, I would prefer never having to use a top box. When I've had them, I rarely used them. On the other hand, I used the side cases almost all the time.
IIRC, the Yamaha Tracer's hard bags had the same problem, but at least the shells to those bags could be swapped out for the FJR1300's deeper shells. A bit costly, but problem solved.
Just a horrible decision by Honda. They need to remedy this, immediately.