2. If not, is there anywhere better than eBay to look for kit? I've no objection to 2nd hand stuff.
AndrewR <andrew.rockface.spam@gmail.com> wrote in news:10mcnb6$2q8qc$1 @dont-email.me:
2. If not, is there anywhere better than eBay to look for kit? I've no
objection to 2nd hand stuff.
I've bought new stuff from this UK Givi stockist, Usually the Ebay shop https://www.nativeviking.com/
Near you in Morpeth
For used stuff, I have bought and sold via the UKGSer forum for my previous bikes, both BMWs but not GS.
Is there a busy forum for the VFR?
I've bought new stuff from this UK Givi stockist, Usually the Ebay shop https://www.nativeviking.com/
Near you in Morpeth
On 09/02/2026 14:39, wessie wrote:
I've bought new stuff from this UK Givi stockist, Usually the Ebay shop
https://www.nativeviking.com/
Near you in Morpeth
That seems familiar. I've got a feeling I've bought something from them
in the dim and distance past, and collected it in person from the 'Peth.
Me and Mrs R are off for a tour of Scotland in May, so I've been giving
some thought to getting a set of panniers for the bike, as I already
have the Honda Offical Colour-Coordinate Top-Box.
I thought eBay would provide, but other than someone with 23 identical
sets of full OEM luggage, all in white (which I want), and all locked,
with no keys (which I'm not so keen on), it's just companies offering to ship new stuff direct from Italy.
So, questions...
1. Shall I save my time/sanity/cash and just use the soft-luggage that
I've got?
2. If not, is there anywhere better than eBay to look for kit? I've no objection to 2nd hand stuff.
3. Why do all the Italian places seem to specify their fitting kits are
for the 2002-2011 VFR800? Mine's a 2012 one, but as far as I can tell
the model didn't change until 2014.
4. What's the deal with the seller with all the locked luggage, eh?
Me and Mrs R are off for a tour of Scotland in May, so I've been giving
some thought to getting a set of panniers for the bike, as I already
have the Honda Offical Colour-Coordinate Top-Box.
I don't need anything swish - I had full luggage for the GS, and the >panniers spent most of the time sitting, unused, in the garage*. It's
really just so we can leave stuff on the bike if we stop for a spot of
lunch and so Mrs R isn't sitting on the throw-over strap for 5 days >(although given the VFR has underseat exhausts, I'm not 100% convinced
that throw-overs are a great idea anyway).
I thought eBay would provide, but other than someone with 23 identical
sets of full OEM luggage, all in white (which I want), and all locked,
with no keys (which I'm not so keen on), it's just companies offering to >ship new stuff direct from Italy.
So, questions...
1. Shall I save my time/sanity/cash and just use the soft-luggage that
I've got?
2. If not, is there anywhere better than eBay to look for kit? I've no >objection to 2nd hand stuff.
3. Why do all the Italian places seem to specify their fitting kits are
for the 2002-2011 VFR800? Mine's a 2012 one, but as far as I can tell
the model didn't change until 2014.
4. What's the deal with the seller with all the locked luggage, eh?
TIA and all that.
*Typically, Mrs R - who hadn't been on the back of one of my bikes since
I had the CBR400, back at the arse-end of the 90s - waited until the
Beemer had been gone 5 minutes before deciding to give it another go.
Bonus- there may be stuff locked
inside, aside from someone's 5 year old unwashed kecks.
On 09/02/2026 16:04 Mark Olson penned these words:
Bonus- there may be stuff locked
inside, aside from someone's 5 year old unwashed kecks.
Yonks ago I was on a team that worked away a lot. One of my colleagues on his way home after a couple of weeks away called in to see his then GF for some R&R
before going to his place. Scrotes broke into his car, swiped his dirty washing
admittedly only a couple of weeks old but left his work tools, laptop and portable TV. There's obviously a niche market.
On 09/02/2026 16:04 Mark Olson penned these words:
Bonus- there may be stuff locked
inside, aside from someone's 5 year old unwashed kecks.
Yonks ago I was on a team that worked away a lot. One of my colleagues on his way home after a couple of weeks away called in to see his then GF for some R&R
before going to his place. Scrotes broke into his car, swiped his dirty washing
admittedly only a couple of weeks old but left his work tools, laptop and portable TV. There's obviously a niche market.
On 10/02/2026 07:37, boots wrote:
On 09/02/2026 16:04 Mark Olson penned these words:DNA harvesting? Collection of evidence? Cloning?
Bonus- there may be stuff locked
inside, aside from someone's 5 year old unwashed kecks.
Yonks ago I was on a team that worked away a lot. One of my colleagues on his
way home after a couple of weeks away called in to see his then GF for some R&R
before going to his place. Scrotes broke into his car, swiped his dirty washing
admittedly only a couple of weeks old but left his work tools, laptop and
portable TV. There's obviously a niche market.
On 09/02/2026 14:39, wessie wrote:
Is there a busy forum for the VFR?
Not that I know of. I'm on the UK owners Facebooks group, but it's
pretty quiet.
chrisnd @ukrm <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:
On 10/02/2026 07:37, boots wrote:
On 09/02/2026 16:04 Mark Olson penned these words:DNA harvesting? Collection of evidence? Cloning?
Bonus- there may be stuff locked
inside, aside from someone's 5 year old unwashed kecks.
Yonks ago I was on a team that worked away a lot. One of my colleagues on his
way home after a couple of weeks away called in to see his then GF for some R&R
before going to his place. Scrotes broke into his car, swiped his dirty washing
admittedly only a couple of weeks old but left his work tools, laptop and >>> portable TV. There's obviously a niche market.
Rule #34.
Me and Mrs R are off for a tour of Scotland in May, so I've been giving<snip>
some thought to getting a set of panniers for the bike, as I already
have the Honda Offical Colour-Coordinate Top-Box.
*Typically, Mrs R - who hadn't been on the back of one of my bikes since
I had the CBR400, back at the arse-end of the 90s - waited until the
Beemer had been gone 5 minutes before deciding to give it another go.
AndrewR <andrew.rockface.spam@gmail.com> wrote:
On 09/02/2026 14:39, wessie wrote:
Is there a busy forum for the VFR?
Not that I know of. I'm on the UK owners Facebooks group, but it's
pretty quiet.
This two are still up,
https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/
https://vfrworld.com/
but it isn't obvious how active they are.
Or, just get two wheely suitcases, add a couple of loops and strap that
on the bike with a "tube" style lock.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QB9ZNdX7VqhjJE3v5 https://photos.app.goo.gl/kz6Egc8b1aF3GrWg7
Held togther with a few jubilee clips https://photos.app.goo.gl/PBpwwXPtTcQQwFZQ8
It did this guy through Central and South America
It also meant he could go to an airport and just wheel his luggage through
On 09/02/2026 13:27, AndrewR wrote:
Me and Mrs R are off for a tour of Scotland in May, so I've been<snip>
giving some thought to getting a set of panniers for the bike, as I
already have the Honda Offical Colour-Coordinate Top-Box.
*Typically, Mrs R - who hadn't been on the back of one of my bikes
since I had the CBR400, back at the arse-end of the 90s - waited until
the Beemer had been gone 5 minutes before deciding to give it another go.
Or, just get two wheely suitcases, add a couple of loops and strap that
on the bike with a "tube" style lock.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QB9ZNdX7VqhjJE3v5 https://photos.app.goo.gl/kz6Egc8b1aF3GrWg7
Held togther with a few jubilee clips https://photos.app.goo.gl/PBpwwXPtTcQQwFZQ8
It did this guy through Central and South America
It also meant he could go to an airport and just wheel his luggage through
On 11/02/2026 10:04, YTC1 wrote:
<snip>
How's the de-googling going? I'm pretty happy with immich.
YTC1 <ytc1@ytc1.co.uk> wrote:
Or, just get two wheely suitcases, add a couple of loops and strap that
on the bike with a "tube" style lock.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QB9ZNdX7VqhjJE3v5
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kz6Egc8b1aF3GrWg7
Held togther with a few jubilee clips
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PBpwwXPtTcQQwFZQ8
It did this guy through Central and South America
It also meant he could go to an airport and just wheel his luggage through
We KLR owners are nothing if not resourceful.
On 11/02/2026 10:04, YTC1 wrote:
On 09/02/2026 13:27, AndrewR wrote:
Me and Mrs R are off for a tour of Scotland in May, so I've been<snip>
giving some thought to getting a set of panniers for the bike, as I
already have the Honda Offical Colour-Coordinate Top-Box.
*Typically, Mrs R - who hadn't been on the back of one of my bikes
since I had the CBR400, back at the arse-end of the 90s - waited
until the Beemer had been gone 5 minutes before deciding to give it
another go.
Or, just get two wheely suitcases, add a couple of loops and strap
that on the bike with a "tube" style lock.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QB9ZNdX7VqhjJE3v5
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kz6Egc8b1aF3GrWg7
Held togther with a few jubilee clips
https://photos.app.goo.gl/PBpwwXPtTcQQwFZQ8
It did this guy through Central and South America
It also meant he could go to an airport and just wheel his luggage
through
There's a lot to be said for simple, multi-purpose solutions -
especially if the need is 'rarely'!
Or maybe it was just a way to test julibee clips?
On 10/02/2026 18:12, Mark Olson wrote:
chrisnd @ukrm <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:Well, that gave some unexpected results when I searched!-a :-0
On 10/02/2026 07:37, boots wrote:
On 09/02/2026 16:04 Mark Olson penned these words:DNA harvesting?-a Collection of evidence?-a Cloning?
Bonus- there may be stuff locked
inside, aside from someone's 5 year old unwashed kecks.
Yonks ago I was on a team that worked away a lot. One of my
colleagues on his
way home after a couple of weeks away called in to see his then GF
for some R&R
before going to his place. Scrotes broke into his car, swiped his
dirty washing
admittedly only a couple of weeks old but left his work tools,
laptop and
portable TV. There's obviously a niche market.
Rule #34.
On 10/02/2026 22:27, Chris Deuchar wrote:
On 10/02/2026 18:12, Mark Olson wrote:
chrisnd @ukrm <chrisnd@privacy.net> wrote:Well, that gave some unexpected results when I searched!-a :-0
On 10/02/2026 07:37, boots wrote:
On 09/02/2026 16:04 Mark Olson penned these words:DNA harvesting?-a Collection of evidence?-a Cloning?
Bonus- there may be stuff locked
inside, aside from someone's 5 year old unwashed kecks.
Yonks ago I was on a team that worked away a lot. One of my
colleagues on his
way home after a couple of weeks away called in to see his then GF
for some R&R
before going to his place. Scrotes broke into his car, swiped his
dirty washing
admittedly only a couple of weeks old but left his work tools,
laptop and
portable TV. There's obviously a niche market.
Rule #34.
It could have got more confusing if Gibbs had had a Rule 34 as well.
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