• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Giant Loop Coyote/Fandango Installed (TE630)

Russ said:
Thanks JT, your setup looks terrific. Excuse my ignorance, but as I've never owned a tank bag before, what do you need to do when refueling, as it looks as though the bag covers the filler cap. Does it simply unclip?

Thanks,
Russ
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The top part of the Fandango quickly zips off of the base part:

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The upper left corner of that photo is the forward part of the base. As you can see, there's a cutout for the fuel tank filler. On the 630, with the bag as far forward as I can get it, the cutout isn't quite big enough for the fuel cap. What I do is just loosen the front strap and pull the whole bag back enough to clear the cap. It only takes a second.
 
CJBROWN said:
I just love this setup. I keep coming back and looking at the picture of them on the bike. After a ton of online research I'm thinking of doing the exact same thing. The white bags are just killer.

On the rare occasion where we have really long fueling intervals, like Death Valley out here, do you think there's a way to put a rotopax on a rear rack with the GL bag? Seems like it would kick the back end of the bag up too much, or move it too far forward and get into the seating area.

I have two liter fuel bottles, might just have to get two more and call it good. That should give pretty close to 200 miles if I keep it mellow, like for lots of high speed cruising.

BTW, does the new SC seat fix the hump in the seat right where you want to move back to sit comfortably on road?
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The Rotopax setup might move the Giant Loop too far forward. Mine kind of sits half on the back of the seat, and half on the rear fender. You can adjust the straps to move it forward and back, but if you put it all the way up to make room for the Rotopax, you might find yourself sitting on your Coyote.

I went with the white bags for two reasons. First, they look killer. :D Second, I figure white will help keep the stuff inside from getting too hot.

If you want more capacity (for fuel, for example), Giant Loop just released this:

http://www.giantloopmoto.com/collections/giant-loop-gear-collection/products/coyote-dry-bag

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It straps right onto the back of the Coyote. I'll probably pick one up when I start planning my next big trip.
 
jtemple said:
The Rotopax setup might move the Giant Loop too far forward. Mine kind of sits half on the back of the seat, and half on the rear fender. You can adjust the straps to move it forward and back, but if you put it all the way up to make room for the Rotopax, you might find yourself sitting on your Coyote.

I went with the white bags for two reasons. First, they look killer. :D Second, I figure white will help keep the stuff inside from getting too hot.
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Yes, white is cooler and looks cooler! They'll get dirty but so does the bike. They can be washed off.

I'm resigned to carrying 1 liter aluminum bottles as needed. Easier to carry and pack anyway. Two can go in a backpack and be dumped in after the first short leg. Then throw the empties in the bag.

Do you find the tank bag sits too far back? Does it get in the way? Can you still get to the fuel cap easily once you unzip the bag base?
 
CJBROWN said:
Do you find the tank bag sits too far back?
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Not at all.

CJBROWN said:
Does it get in the way?
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Nope! I jammed on the brakes once and didn't quite have my riding position right, and I shifted forward and kind of squished the bag. No harm done, though.

CJBROWN said:
Can you still get to the fuel cap easily once you unzip the bag base?
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Maybe, if you kind of push the bag base out of the way around the cap. But then you kind of risk dumping fuel on it while filling your tank. It's actually easier to just loosen the front strap and pull the whole works back out of the way, then tighten it back up when finished.
 
jtemple said:
The upper left corner of that photo is the forward part of the base. As you can see, there's a cutout for the fuel tank filler. On the 630, with the bag as far forward as I can get it, the cutout isn't quite big enough for the fuel cap. What I do is just loosen the front strap and pull the whole bag back enough to clear the cap. It only takes a second.
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OK, thanks, sounds straight-forward.

I note your rear bag isn't supported by a rack. I have the genuine Husky rack. Do you think the bag would sit over that OK?
 
Russ said:
I note your rear bag isn't supported by a rack. I have the genuine Husky rack. Do you think the bag would sit over that OK?
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The bag has some flex to it. I don't see why not. I'd contact the GL guys and see what they think.
 
I'm thinking 990 sumo mirrors (KTM) Haven't looked at other bike brands; did not care much for anything in the aftermarket. Of them, probably the best are the Ken Sean enduro folding mirror. I did look at those at the dealer yesterday but couldn't really figure out where the head would go if you did fold it.

I want something with a lower profile, smaller mirror head. At least the stockers work decent.
 
CJBROWN said:
I'm thinking 990 sumo mirrors (KTM) Haven't looked at other bike brands; did not care much for anything in the aftermarket. Of them, probably the best are the Ken Sean enduro folding mirror. I did look at those at the dealer yesterday but couldn't really figure out where the head would go if you did fold it.

I want something with a lower profile, smaller mirror head. At least the stockers work decent.
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Highway Dirt Bikes!

http://www.highwaydirtbikes.com/HDB_Shop/
 
And I was worried about the brown shorts and black shirt. I didn't even think about the flip flops clashing :D
 
Russ said:
OK, thanks again JT, appreciate your input.
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JT, I am copying your setup. I have the Coyote bags and Fandango tank bag on order. I've been in contact with every manufacturer of racks and none have anything ready for the TE630. Giant Loop is the ONLY option for our bikes that I can see. (Touratec hard luggage is out of the question). The white bags really look great on your bike!
 
bmah said:
JT, I am copying your setup. I have the Coyote bags and Fandango tank bag on order. I've been in contact with every manufacturer of racks and none have anything ready for the TE630. Giant Loop is the ONLY option for our bikes that I can see. (Touratec hard luggage is out of the question). The white bags really look great on your bike!
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Glad you like them. I like them because I like to be able to quickly strip that stuff off and have a nice stripped down machine. If I wanted a touring bike with a rack, I would have bought a KLR and saved a bunch of money. :)
 
Yep, GL coyote in white is on my shortlist. BTW, atomicmoto discounts them about $25 and free ship.

For mirrors I found three excellent options, all at about the same price point. I'm leaning toward the 'Double Take' mirror because it can be folded down easily, adjusted to best position, is the right size, and can be completely removed easily. It uses a RAM MOUNT ball with a 10mm stud that goes into your stock mount, then the RAM adjustable mount, and finally an ABS mirror head. Very nice adventure quality setup. Next is the OEM folding KTM mirror as my second choice, similar reasons, and they are the best price. Last is the KTM 990 superduke mirrors - they look good and have a nice shape, lower profile, high quality. My hesitation with these is that I think they stick out too far; are less offroad friendly.
  1. http://www.doubletakemirror.com// About $92 shipped
  2. http://motoscience.mybisi.com/product/73808/KTM-OEM-Folding-mirror-243-or-280mm_326342.html This seller also sells on ebay. Would do the 243mm ones, $42 ea or $84 for two, shipped.
  3. http://www.ktmworld.com Use the oem parts microfiche and look up a 2009/2010 990 superduke. You need the adaptors too. About $102 shipped.

EDIT: BTW, the Double Take mirrors are guaranteed for live. You break 'em they'll replace 'em. How can you beat that?

Double Take Mirrors:

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KTM Folding Mirrors:

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KTM Duke and Super Duke Mirrors:

 
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