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blue_monkey

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Hi guys apologies if this a bit off topic, but this an adventure forum after all.

I’ve always thought that any bike has the potential to be an ‘adventure bike’. Whatever you have can be adapted for adventures. I’m not a fan of big 200+ kg adv bikes so my plan was to adapt the Husky 801 for that purpose…

Well today is the day. I left home at 4am for the long drive to the Eurotunnel (LeShuttle) and by 11AM i was in France for my first big solo trip on my 801. I’m going to be doing over 1000 miles through France and Spain, ultimately finishing with a tour of the spectacular Picos de Europa in Northern Spain. I plan to post pics here during my trip, so let me know what you think and any recommendations will be gladly accepted.


The bottom pic is my luggage. I was really concerned that the exhaust might melt it but so far so good… I’m just using reflective sheet to keep it cool.

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Have a great trip and enjoy your ride! and yes, please show pics!
BTW, I like how you've attached the bags to the tail tidy... (y)😁
 
Okay Day 4 update:

Predictably the bag started melting on Day 2. The reflective tape wasn’t enough for prolonged highway periods at 130kmph+. This was a problem as it was Sunday and nothing is open in France… i was staying near Rennes, and found a motorcycle accessory shop (Dafy Moto) open the next day and i bought a new bag. So far so good 🤞🏻

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OK, now we have a melted turn signal, a melted db-killer and a melted bag...
Who's next? ;)

l’ile de Ré seems to be a very beautiful place!!
 
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blue_monkey said:
Okay Day 4 update:

Predictably the bag started melting on Day 2. The reflective tape wasn’t enough for prolonged highway periods at 130kmph+. This was a problem as it was Sunday and nothing is open in France… i was staying near Rennes, and found a motorcycle accessory shop (Dafy Moto) open the next day and i bought a new bag. So far so good 🤞🏻

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Sadly it had to happen
 
Update: day 7. Los Picos de Europa. Some of the best riding i have ever experienced. Yesterday i did 100 km of twisty roads through the mountains of Cantabria in Northern Spain. Epic! Awe inspiring.FEC9D770-A8B1-4B41-8D06-D20A92107613.jpeg
 

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blue_monkey said:
Okay Day 4 update:

Predictably the bag started melting on Day 2. The reflective tape wasn’t enough for prolonged highway periods at 130kmph+. This was a problem as it was Sunday and nothing is open in France… i was staying near Rennes, and found a motorcycle accessory shop (Dafy Moto) open the next day and i bought a new bag. So far so good 🤞🏻
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What size was those Rhinowalk Side bags...before it got melted? 🤣
 
I would advise not putting on the Rhino panniers until you have made a little bracket to keep the pannier away from the exhaust
 
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