Newark Autojumble.

Well, went there and stayed in the van saturday night.
there was some excellent cheap winter bikes about
H reg XJ900 in running order, if a little scruffy (£295).
Suzuki GS 850G near mint taxed and tested (£500),
so, what did i buy?
a guitar[1] and amp!
some panniers for the SOBMW (a tenner the pair)
autojumbles eh?

Dave

 

[1] ?? Well?

Buzby

 

Unless they're totally fucked that isn't a bad price at all. Even
half-decent sets go for around a ton.

 

was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Not the Krauser ones. They're around 20-50 per pair.

 

I've got a set of plastic Krauser panniers and top box somewhere. Some
plastic frames as well, although one of them is bust. All with locks a
keys. Anybody need them ?

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Must have been an AiR GUiTAR

 

For the K series? I didn't think that there were Krauser ones for the
K. Of course I could be wrong; I did assume we were discussing BMW
panniers here tbh.

 

Oh yeah, sorry
[1] bought guitar and amp for £30, have just been told guitar is worth at
least £150

Dave

 

sorry, should have said, they are not *actual* BMW panniers they seem to be
of a universal nature.
they are "craven" ones, and it didn't turn out to be such a good deal as i
have just discovered that they are locked and the seller didn't givbe me the
keys.......
i'm a dozy twat at times hehe

Dave

 

I used to sell used Krauser sets for ukp75-100, for frames, fittings,
panniers and keys.

Panniers on their own are worth far less. Without keys, less still.

Luckily I found a locksmith who could copy the old Krauser pressed steel
keys.

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

I *think* they've come down a bit, at least if you're talking BMW
gear. Hardly anyone needs the frames, so the panniers are often sold
on their own.

Screwdriver r00lez. The locks are rather shit IME...

 

Funnily enough, last night I was trying to figure out if I could fit a set
of frames to the Z200, so I could use the panniers off the Evil Twin.

 

'tis a bit like pulling teeth 'ere! What guitar, what amp?

Buzby

 

pseudoplatypus said...

I had the same thoughts about fitting some old 80s style panniers to the
SOCB250RS.

 

The problem with the Z is it's so wee. If I had welding kit and a
pipe-bender, I could probably knock something up, but actually mounting it
would be a challenge.

 

pseudoplatypus said...

I was thinking of mounting mine off the rack that is fitted at the
moment, with a couple of brackets down to the rear footrest mountings to
hold them steady. I've got to find some panniers first.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

I don't think you want them held steady mate, I'd have them follow the
rest of the bike IIWY...

 

Nigel Eaton said...

Something on this bike needs holding steady, at the moment it all seems
to be held together by unnatural forces along with some hopes and
prayers.

 

I thought of attaching them to the rear footrest, until I realised that it
was mounted on the swingarm.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

FYI Gaffa tape is not (strictly speaking) an "unnatural force".