Got the Jessie's ON!!! ::012::
Jessie's Installed!!
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They never mentioned it. I would have opted out but I guess that's just they way they come.TierHawg said:
Bags will be on 95% of the time so it won't really matter to me.
Don in Lodi
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Is there a 1200 lazer'd into the other rack as well?
No... I asked Rick about that after I'd seen Striking Vikings "spy shots". The earlier version just had the usual cutouts. I told him I thought the "1200" looks cheesy and if there is another option I'd take itTierHawg said:
But there's not... Maybe it'll get a sticker or something over it if it bugs me too much...
Not much on such things (includes stickers on my cars), but it seems to me that if you HAD to do it, maybe "TENERE" would have been a better choice. On the other hand maybe he does racks for other "unnamed" 1200 CC bikes that he uses these on as well.
Seems unlikely that the BMW or Ducati crowd would buy into something like that.
Paul
Seems unlikely that the BMW or Ducati crowd would buy into something like that.
Paul
Yep. Just not as obvious as it doesn't have the silver background. As I will eventually be tossing the silver muffler cover when I get a different exhaust it won't really be noticable.Don in Lodi said:
As noted previously, my bags remain on most of the time so I really couldn't care less about it. More than likely (after enough bitching) they'll eliminate it.
That is real nice. I love Jesse bags. I see they allow the grab rails to be retained which was up in the air a month or two ago. If they were same as Micatechs in price I would probably have gone with Jesse. Micatechs are great but the SWMotech mount on the right side is tiny bit off--another story.
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Looking good. Nice to see what they look like on a black bike. Think that's the bags I'll go with. Or maybe the Giant Loop soft bags at first because of the$$.
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Does the left bag stick out a little more than the right ? Or is that just the camera angle ?
Whats the total installed width ?
Whats the total installed width ?
I think it's the camera as I don't see it when I'm looking but notice it on the picture.....justbob said:
Will have to measure. The total installed width is 36".(which is wider than the advertised width IIRC) I measured the handlebars and got 38"
Yes the advertised was 35.5" - I guess we gave up half an inch in order to keep the grab rails. OK with me I guess. If it had been an inch I'd say ditch the grab rails. Or make it optional via the use of spacers.DaFoole said:I think it's the camera as I don't see it when I'm looking but notice it on the picture.....
The total installed width is 36".(which is wider than the advertised width IIRC) I measured the handlebars and got 38"
Speaking of which, I fitted the racks last night (not the bags yet), it looks like you can remove spacers if you fit an aftermarket pipe, so that will get you about an inch narrower.
Trevor
Does anyone think it might be a problem that there is no reinforcement bar connecting the lower rear corners of the bags (ie, going from one side to the other)? IIRC the Jesse racks on my Wee had this. Seems to me this would be the area most prone to flex (assuming there's any flex at all...). One of the problems with the OEM bags is that they flex in this area (but the racks aren't as strong, so that may be the primary issue).
I'll have my bags on tonight so will give it a test!
Trevor
I'll have my bags on tonight so will give it a test!
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ceebus
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If it's not too much trouble, could you guestimate how much space there is between the bags and the passenger grab rails? Basically, I just need to know if the wife can actually use them. Thanks! Good looking setup!
Had these on my DL1000 without any cross brace and I loaded the crap out of 'em. No issues. The new brackets look even better/stronger for holding weight than the old ones. My .02 cents.dcstrom said:
Just went out and checked it out. Pretty tight fit for fingers/hands. Probably not going to work so well. Jesse had originally noted the elimination of the grab rails and changed that owing to the clamor about it.ceebus said:
My suggestion (and my plan) is to put on a passenger backrest when they finally show up as my GF is not happy without one. Apparently Jessie is working on a conversion kit to eliminate the grab rails (which I wasn't for but now am....) and I will be buying it and tossing the grab rails when it appears. This will bring the bags in tighter which is OK by me. YMMV
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Thanks a bunch. That's really disappointing because I was ready to pull the trigger on these. However, the wife requires both a backrest and the grab rails when we are riding quickly. The pannier search continues...DaFoole said:
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Just installed some black Jesse's on my S/10 the grab rails are more than snug. A woman's hands are smaller and my not have so much trouble. I thought about trying to space them some but am going to leave them for now.