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David_S_Walker
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 Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 5:35 am Post subject: K75/100/1100 Pannier question |
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All,
I commute up the A2 into London daily on my K1100LT which is fitted with a top case and the small city panniers which most days is enough for the good lady and myself.
If you have ever been stuck behind mewhen I am filtering then sorry - I do try and get out of the way as much as possible!
However my question is were there any City lids for those type of panniers which were used on the K series bikes from that era. I know there were for other types such as the ones I had fitted to an old K1200RS that I had but just wanted to know teh collective's view before I waste time searching worldwide for some?
Thanks.
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John Clauss
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| Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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I have a set on my bike. They are about 4-5 inches skinnier than the "normal" set. Here is a pic: 
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David_S_Walker
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| Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 4:14 am Post subject: |
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Hello,
Thanks for posting that - Interesting...
Could I trouble you to post an end on shot so I can see how they compare or evne email me a shot to "david at fairseat dot com" 
Many thanks again
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John Clauss
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Not a problem: 
Not a great shot, but you can see how thin the lid is. That should give you an idea of what the two together are like.
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Scott_Anderson
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I have seen two types of cases for the K-bikes. Depending on the year/vintage there were at least 2 different types of latch/lock assy's, I'm thinking there were 3 versions over the years.
"City" cases like this
And regular cases like this.
The lids them selves are not interchangeable.
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| Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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There are 2 versions of the "touring" cases, the old ones from K75/K100 (the one you can see on the red K11RS) with different locks, and the new ones from K1100. Having had both, I'd say the old ones are a tad (maybe 1 cm) smaller but cannot fit an integral helmet, so to me it's better to have the new ones. Never had an issue with them while filtering, when there's enough space for the front, the back fits including cases on those bikes (going straight).
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David_S_Walker
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| Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 11:52 am Post subject: |
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Excellent and many thanks.
So all I need to do now is to find some K75/K100 cases or even just the lids and I should slim down enough to not worry about the case!
The Standar K1100 cases are just a bit too wide for my liking for the commute I do!
Really appreciate you posting the pictures
Best regards,
David |
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John Clauss
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I will look at mine this afternoon and see if I can spot a part number on mine.
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Inge K.
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| Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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This is the mk. 1 (& 2) version.
This is the mk. 3 version.
The difference in width is 20 mm. |
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grant93
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| Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| David_S_Walker wrote: | Excellent and many thanks.
So all I need to do now is to find some K75/K100 cases or even just the lids and I should slim down enough to not worry about the case!
The Standar K1100 cases are just a bit too wide for my liking for the commute I do!
Really appreciate you posting the pictures
Best regards,
David |
Gidday,
Dave no offence mate, but if the difference is only 20mm a side then maybe you are riding and squeezing into places you shouldn't be going..
Hardly worth the effort but what ever floats your boat I guess.
Here in Oz all the police bikes had the little skinny cases so you see lots of these cases on K bikes that have now been sold back out of the force and are now privately owned.
Good luck finding the lids, just a local bike wreckers.
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Neiljohn
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| Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:20 am Post subject: Re: K75/100/1100 Pannier question |
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| David_S_Walker wrote: | All,
I commute up the A2 into London daily on my K1100LT which is fitted with a top case and the small city panniers which most days is enough for the good lady and myself.
If you have ever been stuck behind mewhen I am filtering then sorry - I do try and get out of the way as much as possible!
However my question is were there any City lids for those type of panniers which were used on the K series bikes from that era. I know there were for other types such as the ones I had fitted to an old K1200RS that I had but just wanted to know teh collective's view before I waste time searching worldwide for some?
Thanks.
Best regards,
David |
Just buy a pair of "City" cases, they are almost square and much narrower than the fairing mounted mirror's, similar width to the fairing lowers. They also improve the aerodynamic stability over the lard-arse touring cases...
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David_S_Walker
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| Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 6:17 am Post subject: Re: K75/100/1100 Pannier question |
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| Neiljohn wrote: | | David_S_Walker wrote: | All,
I commute up the A2 into London daily on my K1100LT which is fitted with a top case and the small city panniers which most days is enough for the good lady and myself.
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Just buy a pair of "City" cases, they are almost square and much narrower than the fairing mounted mirror's, similar width to the fairing lowers. They also improve the aerodynamic stability over the lard-arse touring cases... |
I Think "City Cases" and "City Panniers" which I already have are one and the same thing but thanks for your reply
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Best regards,
David |
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The only reason we use panniers here is to put beer and ice in to go to rallies. Having less depth would be a distinct disadvantage 
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David_S_Walker
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Hmm.... Yes - Good point. Anyone got a trailer for sale??
Now - Drikko - The same Drikko as seen often on the Laverda forum me thinks!!
Good taste BMW & Laverda motorcycles!
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drikko
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| David_S_Walker wrote: | | .......Now - Drikko - The same Drikko as seen often on the Laverda forum me thinks!!....... |
Might be....... 
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pegasus
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| Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:49 pm Post subject: Panniers |
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Good taste and Drikko are two words not usually used in the same sentence!
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drikko
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| Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Panniers |
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| pegasus wrote: | Good taste and Drikko are two words not usually used in the same sentence!
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nice.......
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