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New 2022 -x Owner

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Long time rider (since I was a teen - now 54) and just picked up a new 2022 -x 300. $4999 out the door didn't seem to bad for a leftover. My son just last week picked up a klx300 and wanted to do a little adventure riding with him. His bike has a really tiny tank so the thought was the Versys would be a great support vehicle to carry extra fuel, tent, etc.

Only about 12 miles on the bike so far but am really loving it. Windscreen is a bit short so I'll probably change that out quickly. Trying to decide between hard or soft bags. I'm leaning toward soft for capacity and flexibility. I'll be reading up and bugging everyone for a bit but appreciate that there is a place to hangout and discuss.
 
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SO jazzed about seeing a new bike that I forgot to address your luggage question. I'm happy with these soft saddlebags <LINK> and they won't break the bank. Before these, I had big $ Kriega OS bags that cost 3 times as much These are nice for the price.

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Thanks for the pic! I have been eyeing those very bags at the local Cycle Gear. Are you also using a large Sedici top bag? They they secure well to the bike if you had to walk away for a bit (eating in a restaurant or running into a store)? Main concern would be someone just lifting off the entire set of bags and walking away with them. I suppose the straps can be run under the locked seat?