LONGTERMERS
ROYAL ENFIELD
HIMALAYAN
GET SOME BAGS!
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410cc single cylinder
Himalayan has seen some more
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eventually make it an all-round bush
tourer. Its luggage capacity received a
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see below, along with the other great
touring additions.
GIANT LOOP DIABLO
TANK BAG PRO
Price - $285
See http://www.adventuremoto.com.au/
giant-loop/luggage.
This tank bag has been lurking in the
depths of my garage for quite a while.
Dragged out every now and then when
I needed extra carrying capacity on
one test bike or another, it must just
have been waiting for the arrival of the
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looks just right too. It is not exactly the
same as the improved versions that are
on the market today, but it has many of
the advantages.The bag unzips completely from
the harness, and you can use it as a
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unzip it partway and fold it to one
side. At four litres the bag is quite
small, but even with a thick layer of
foam in the bottom to adapt it as a
camera bag it easily holds my biggest
camera. Material and workmanshipHARD TRAVELLIN’
AND PIPING UP