Side cases and Commuting

[adidasguy]

The spark plug thread seems to have been hijacked for commuters. So I'll put the commuter question here in hoped that thread gets back on track.

Just ordered these for Suzi.
   
SUZUKI GS 500 GS 500 F SEITENKOFFERTRÄGER TRÄGERSYSTEM KOFFERTRÄGER GIVI


Suggestions on cases? Nothing huge. I find I do more shopping on Suzi now than in a car. I use Suzi on long day rides. I'm getting a little annoyed at the appearance of the rear top bag so would like something down on the sides. Not huge or fugley (No ammo boxes - Suzi is too pretty for that)

[craigs449]

I am probably the culprit for the threadjack about commuting

Anyways, Where did you find that setup?  I assume by your question that they are not "Bag specific"?  You can probably find a nice sized set of Pelican bags to mount on there and they would look great!

Like these:
http://pelican.com/cases_detail_storm.php?Case=iM2100

[slipperymongoose]

I started a commuting thread in odds n ends

[craigs449]

I started a commuting thread in odds n ends

I enjoy hijacking all of Adidasguy's threads

[slipperymongoose]

Nothing like a good non troll hijack lol.

[Big Rich]

Adidas, it may be too much of a pita for you, but there was a guy on ADVRider that made his own aluminum side cases from scratch. The stock BMW cases for his bike were over $2000 and the ones he made cost him about $400.

[jestercinti]

How about pelican cases?  They are military spec without being too ammo case like.

Do a google search. They are what I would use if I was going on a long ride.

[mitch79]

The Givi E21 side cases would suit nicely if small is what you want. Surprisingly affordable for Givi too
http://www.giviusa.com/Side-hardbags/Monokey-Lateral/E21-CRUISER

They don't look out of proportion on a GS500 either. Check out mabrio's thread for some pictures,
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=58809.0