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Originally Posted by bitterpil
I posted in another section as well.
I use a pair of soft bags by Rapid Transit, The Recon 45 bags. I like the soft bags beacuse they are easy to add,remove and store. Not to mention A LOT less expensive. My original concern using soft bags on the 6th gen was the location of the exhaust. I was assured by the regional Rapid Transit rep that there would not be a heat issue with the bags and after two years, I have had no issue of the heat from the exhaust on the soft bags.
The Recon 45 bags are small and really only good to carry extras back and forth to work or for bringing home small items from the store. They might work for a weekend getaway but I think that would be stretching it a bit. For multi day touring, I would step up to the Recon 77. Which I plan to do. Interested in the Cortech but was concerned about the foam backing on the saddle bags up against the pipes. I am interested if any other folks use similar soft bags. Looking for comments.
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But my VFR is the 6th Gen with the High Mount Under seat exhaust. I did find some thermal insulation that I thought of adding to the inside of the bag where it makes contact with the exhaust but like I said in the two years I have had them there has been no burning.
