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    Giant Loop MotoTrekk Panniers on an asymmetrical Jesse rack?

    I think you may have just saved me a couple hundred bucks - Thanks Garry!
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    Giant Loop MotoTrekk Panniers on an asymmetrical Jesse rack?

    Sorry - I should have uploaded some pics. Here is what I mean - on the Jesse rack, the shifter side isn't perfectly vertical because of the muffler, while the brake side is:
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    Giant Loop MotoTrekk Panniers on an asymmetrical Jesse rack?

    Hi everybody, I've done a bit of searching, but I can't find any threads that discuss directly mounting soft panniers on an asymmetrical rack. I'm wondering if anyone knows if this would cause problems? The '18 ES I picked up last month has Jesse hard cases and rack. Based on a pretty small...
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    Folding gear shifters

    Where are you ordering from? I was looking for the "woodcraft eccentric folding toe piece" and saw it on Revzilla (https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/woodcraft-eccentric-folding-toe-piece) but it is out of stock. I can't find anyone carrying it in Canada.
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    Just finished an offroad course...

    My understanding is that it is to make sure we don't panic if we get into an emergency stopping situation and need to grab the front brake hard. They explained that the rear keeps the bike stable, but the front still has most of the stopping power even on gravel, so in an emergency situation...
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    Just finished an offroad course...

    Yup - it was the same course. I thought it was great - I saw a huge improvement in my riding over the two days and it really got me acquainted with the S10. The only drill that I had issues with was the e-stop. With the power on, Chipp and I just got to listen to the ABS clip 4-5 times as I...
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    Just finished an offroad course...

    I think it was a training thing - the instructors said most people avoid the front brake on loose terrain, but they emphasized that it was still the best way to stop, so we focused quite a bit on squeezing the front and ignoring the rear. The funny part is that the brakes are linked on the...
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    Just finished an offroad course...

    Hi everyone, My name is Jay and I joined the site a couple of months ago when I was getting serious about picking up a used Super Tenere, but I haven't introduced myself yet or been active on the forums. I got back into riding in 2015 after a few years away. Both a Super Tenere and an FJR...
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