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MOTOBRICK.COM => The MBdotCOM Community Center => Topic started by: Mongrel on September 26, 2014, 09:47:36 PM
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Us Toronto area K folks had a little meet-up on Wednesday (hey Diesel, send Ed your email address!). I'd been thinking about maybe upgrading my integral cases from Type 1 to Type 3 and seeing another bike with the roomier Type 3 cases clinched it - I wanted to see if I could get them. It's funny, they really don't look much bigger, but the small engineering changes made by BMW sure increased the useful internal volume.
So yesterday I checked ebay which was discouraging, but then I searched a bit more and found a set on Kijiji for only $200, listed only a week ago.
Then I realized the the fellow selling the bags was in Toronto! Even better that meant the price was in Canadian funnymoney rather than USD.
I messaged him and he replied that he still had the cases. I went to see them today. They were somewhat scrapey, as someone has clearly gone down on them, and the outer clamshell on the lower front right corner had a big sloppy epoxy repair job from where that corner has cracked on impact and separated from the front cosmetic rubber mount, but they were still sound and serviceable (I can always re-do the repair myself if need be, or worst case, pick up a replacement right-hand clamshell cover). Talked him down to $160.
So in two days I went from vaguely wanting something that I figured I wouldn't be able to get, to snapping up a dirt cheap set that turned out to practically be in my own backyard.
(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130713104717/powerlisting/images/b/b8/Excellent_All_is_Going_According_to_Plan_34399.jpg)
EDIT: By the way, does anyone know what the actual difference is between the cases in terms of volume? The parts list on RealOEM lists the Type 3s as 35 Litres, but I can't find anything for the Type 1 or Type 2.
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canadican litres or usa litres...
j o
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Unlike miles, litres are the same litres everywhere (only we we spell 'em different).
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So does anyone know what volume is on the generation 1 cases was? I really can't seem to find this anywhere.
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they will hold four kilo bricks of peruvian flake each...
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I bought my type 3's with a front corner clamshell crack on the right side- tried metal tube epoxy, but it came off after my Nova Scotia tour, if you come up with a solid fix, let me know!
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So does anyone know what volume is on the generation 1 cases was? I really can't seem to find this anywhere.
I'm probably wrong with this, but, I thought the only difference between the Gen 1, Gen 2, and Gen 3's were the latches and the type/directions of the locks.
Now the "city case's" are obviously smaller in size, and I don't have a clue to their volume......
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If they are watertight ... just fill em up and measure.
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Gen 3 cases were a bit bigger for the sake of getting a full face helmet inside. Don't know by how much though.
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So does anyone know what volume is on the generation 1 cases was? I really can't seem to find this anywhere.
Gen 1 & 2: left 32 litres, right 30,5 litres.
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I bought my type 3's with a front corner clamshell crack on the right side- tried metal tube epoxy, but it came off after my Nova Scotia tour, if you come up with a solid fix, let me know!
I used fiberglass tape and West Systems 2 part epoxy and it seems to be very solid after a year or so. I prepped the tape on the bench, coated the cracked area, waited for the tape and base coat to set up some, then laid the tape over the base coat. 2 layers of fiberglass and epoxy and I don't think it's going anywhere soon.
Correction -- it was fiberglass cloth, not tape.
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Hmmm, so 3 litres gained on average (the right-side bag on the Gen 3s still have a small cutaway that reduces volume a bit). Thanks Inge!
Those extra litres sure make a big difference in capacity!
If they are watertight ... just fill em up and measure.
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My old cases were pretty leaky. So a nice side benefit to the new ones is that they're sealed at least! Well... more than my old loose ones.