A few people have sent me emails from the advrider.com site asking how I like my luggage system on my BMW. I did alot of research and finally decided on the 36L cases from Caribou Cases (www.cariboucases.com). I had originally purchased a nice used set of Touratech aluminum cases but found that they did not give alot of storage room and were not totally waterproof.
The Caribou system matched with the Hepco Becker quick release rack system were PERFECT!!!. It was a very very solid system. The cases locked very securely, were totally waterproof, and were easy to take on and off. They are also INDESTRUCTIBLE!!! I went down with a fully loaded bike a couple of times (parking lot incident and a low speed gravel drop) and they handled it easily. They even protected the bike very well and prevented even more damage.
The installation was very easy with the instructions. Most of my time was taken up just getting the BMW factory rack off.
After installing my cases I had some room to put a toolkit that I made our of a 5 inch ABS pipe and also a little rack for my stove fuel bottles. It worked perfectly. The center of gravity and balance on the bike was great. My toolkit was waterproof and very secure.
This was a great system. Money very well spent. They cases will last a very long time.
Give Roger a call or email at Caribou and he will definitely take care of you.
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