Ordered a set today. None is stock, have to wait on the powder coater to get a color of choice. As Henry Ford would say "Any color you want as long as it's black". Hope it will not be to long of a wait.
I guess you must have seen a set you like eh?twodogs said:Ordered a set today. None is stock, have to wait on the powder coater to get a color of choice. As Henry Ford would say "Any color you want as long as it's black". Hope it will not be to long of a wait.
+1 my thoughts exactly. I was getting ready to buy these panniers and had intended to mount them without the grabrails as advertised. But $40 more to accomplish that , I think not.dcstrom said:A bit? That's an understatement. I got one of the first sets, and when I complained to XplorerMoto (then distributors) that I couldn't mount the racks tight (ie without grabrails) as advertised, Rick sent me more spacers - gratis. IMHO these spacers should be supplied with every kit, so that the owner can choose what kind of mounting they want. $40 is completely silly.
or at least choose at the time of ordering...Mellow said:Seems to me if they were advertised to work without the handrails that hardware should have been included. It, in my opinion, should be complimentary for those that have purchased them and then they can change their site to add $40 as an option if someone wants the kit for new orders...
On a properly engineered product I don't expect to have to run to my loca lhardware store to buy washers then fiddle around to make the product work as advertised.stevepsd said:I spent about $10 on a couple of spacers, a few washers and bolts at my local hardware store to mount mine without the handrails.
$40 seems a bit steep for what will probably 4 (or possibly 6) spacers and a equal number of bolts.
I am very, very happy with the Jesse bags however. They are build like a brick ****-house thats for sure.
The Jesse bags are wonderful. However the other details/bits leave something to be desired....instructions..ha! Luckily I found a copy on Rick's Xplorermoto site. The mounts themselves are fine, but since they advertise that you can mount the bags either with or without the handrails, hardware should be provided, without a doubt.elwood said:On a properly engineered product I don't expect to have to run to my loca lhardware store to buy washers then fiddle around to make the product work as advertised.
The Jesse luggage for the Super Tenere has been on the market for at least 6 months and they still haven't even produced proper instructions.
::026:: and well said. I won't be a buyer until this is sorted out and I don't think I'm alone.Twisties said:Dear Jesse Luggage,
Thank you for joining the board, and welcome to our little corner of the world.
Let me echo the thoughts others have expressed here: The side cases don't mount as close as advertised, with or without the hand rails. Extra hardware was promised months ago to remedy the issue, particularly without the grab rails, and has not been forthcoming. Now you say you will charge for it. :-(
The top case mount is unusable. I had to make my own, and it is still not right. For the price I feel badly burned on the top case. See here: http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=3969.0
The cases themselves are nice, although I don't feel as nice a job in fitting them to the bike was done as with my wife's F 650 GS Twin, resulting in wasted space, a less sturdy mounting system, clearance issues around the muffler heat shield. I really don't think you thought things through for this bike like you did the F 650 GS.
The lack of instructions is absurd and completely unacceptable, and Al's claims of some EU site having the instructions, that no one here on this board has ever been able to find, are salt on the wound.
The result of all of this is that I purchased a project, not a finished product, and although the cases will likely work out for me in the end they do not meet the advertised specifications and your overall performance is unacceptable.
Hopefully your appearance here reflects a commitment to the Super Tenere product line and you will step up to plate.
Sincerely,
Jan Barbas
You getting a lot more than just a few spacers. Have any of you looked for a 10x50mm fine thread bolt?stevepsd said:I spent about $10 on a couple of spacers, a few washers and bolts at my local hardware store to mount mine without the handrails.
$40 seems a bit steep for what will probably 4 (or possibly 6) spacers and a equal number of bolts.
I am very, very happy with the Jesse bags however. They are build like a brick ****-house thats for sure.
Saddlebag Mounts:Twisties said:Dear Jesse Luggage,
Thank you for joining the board, and welcome to our little corner of the world.
Let me echo the thoughts others have expressed here: The side cases don't mount as close as advertised, with or without the hand rails. Extra hardware was promised months ago to remedy the issue, particularly without the grab rails, and has not been forthcoming. Now you say you will charge for it. :-(
The top case mount is unusable. I had to make my own, and it is still not right. For the price I feel badly burned on the top case. See here: http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=3969.0
The cases themselves are nice, although I don't feel as nice a job in fitting them to the bike was done as with my wife's F 650 GS Twin, resulting in wasted space, a less sturdy mounting system, clearance issues around the muffler heat shield. I really don't think you thought things through for this bike like you did the F 650 GS.
The lack of instructions is absurd and completely unacceptable, and Al's claims of some EU site having the instructions, that no one here on this board has ever been able to find, are salt on the wound.
The result of all of this is that I purchased a project, not a finished product, and although the cases will likely work out for me in the end they do not meet the advertised specifications and your overall performance is unacceptable.
Hopefully your appearance here reflects a commitment to the Super Tenere product line and you will step up to plate.
Sincerely,
Jan Barbas
PM responded to.limey said:Mr Jesse pm sent.