Hi everyone, I’ve a Honda Pan European and am fed up with a) taking off the fairing to do almost anything and after a 0mph tumble after moving 1 degree away from the perpendicular b) picking up the damn thing then c) replacing the mirrors. At about 300kgs it’s a beast. A comfy one to be sure though...! I like the luggage carrying capacity for storage when away from the bike and wondered about whether it’s possible to fit Givi or similar hard luggage on a T120? The T120 sounds like a great bet being lighter and lower than the ST1100 is currently, I just feel I need to know about anyone’s experience of being able to fit hard luggage......???
Now why didn’t I think of that...? Probably the same reason I bought the Pan European I’ll give them a try. I’m kinda hoping someone will let me know what a great bike the T120 is compared to the Honda.....
Hi mate and welcome Get the T120 in BLACK Just keep on top of the cleaning and I’m sure you’ll love it
Welcome Malcolm. fwiw I've just spent the day riding a T120 Black* 230-odd miles round the Fens, the Wolds, Rutland and the Welland Valley, on 'A' roads, 'B' roads, gnarly back-roads and a bit of dual carriage way. It's a cracking machine no doubt, and looks the bollox, but for practical luggage carrying I'd opt for my Tiger 800 if push came to shove. *borrowed while my Tiger is in for a 12k service.
Welcome to the Asylum you should fit right in. When you get you're new bike we will need photos it keeps the inmates happy. Tucker
Hi guys, many thanks for your welcome and input, I love the cartoon! Tell me more about the Tiger..... I had thought about one but never got around to looking. The Tiger does seem to have a good reputation so I’ll maybe have to take a test on one of those and a T120 if I can. .......anyone fancy a Honda Pan European....??? Only slight low speed damage......to both sides.....
Try posting in the bonneville section, there’ll be more people interested in Bonnies there rather than the newbies
Try posting in the bonneville section, there’ll be more people interested in Bonnies there rather than in the newbies
Welcome to the forum!! I had nearly the same exact concerns with my 2013 Trophy SE, but I loved riding the bike. In my case, my legs just became unreliable (trick knees), so I got a 2014 T-Bird Commander which is much easier to handle. I can't help on the hard luggage. I've always mounted soft bags when I needed them and then took them off. Now I have a sidecar on the T-Bird which probably qualifies as 'hard luggage.' I can store a ton of stuff in there, including the lovely wife. I highly recommend one.
