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Doug Wotring
PA,
USA
Posts: 21
Sprint ST (99-01)
01 May 2008 21:47 |
My bags are in storage but I was thinking about pulling them out and riding alot more due to fuel prices.
Presently I have the Seat Cowl on,, will the soft bag harness system work with the Seat Cowl installed?
Thanks in advance
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Vince Sprint ST 1050
Kent.,
United Kingdom
Posts: 47
Sprint ST (05->)
01 May 2008 21:58 |
High Fuel prices in the USA, r u sure?? we are paying £1.10p per litre over here in the UK, £5.50 approx per gallon, rougly 10.94 us dollars per gallon. Do you want to move to the uk???
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Doug Wotring
PA,
USA
Posts: 21
Sprint ST (99-01)
01 May 2008 22:02 |
Hell no I don;t want to move to the UK.......heck I can't hardley afford to come over and visit.
But then your Euros have always been paying twice what we have.
My other vehicle is a quite large and not very economical Diesel Pickup and a 85 MB 300SD.....also not great on the MPG......
Keep in mind, no socailized medicine over hear....all comes out of our pockets.
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Doug Wotring
PA,
USA
Posts: 21
Sprint ST (99-01)
01 May 2008 22:02 |
yeah, and outside a few cities like New Yorkl Boston and Philadelphia the mass transist system Sucks Balls here
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Alan Robert
Indianapolis,
USA
Posts: 18
Sprint ST (05->)
06 May 2008 00:58 |
$10.94 for a gallon of gas, would cause this country to go into a state of anarchy.
How do you make it over there?
Uh. Not to hi-jack the post. Yeah, I ride my bike with hard bags and ride to work regardless of the weather, to save gas too.
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Rob BBTB
Birmingham,
United Kingdom
Posts: 22,794
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
08 May 2008 10:06 |
To answer the original question :
I doubt you'll be able to use the soft panniers with the seat cowl fitted. The panniers sit better with the straps pulled up short, even if the fixing pad fits under the cowl, which I doubt.
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Doug Wotring
PA,
USA
Posts: 21
Sprint ST (99-01)
08 May 2008 11:11 |
well, I dug them out and they do indeed fit...even with my aftermarket high mount exhaust.
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Rob BBTB
Birmingham,
United Kingdom
Posts: 22,794
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
08 May 2008 12:48 |
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Philip Cortright
Cross Plains, WI,
USA
Posts: 11
Daytona T595 (97-98)
08 May 2008 21:34 |
I think our brothers (and sisters) in the UK need to get their guns back and then demand the government lower the gas tax to something reasonable.
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Doug Wotring
PA,
USA
Posts: 21
Sprint ST (99-01)
08 May 2008 22:43 |
unfortunately the gas tax is paying for thier health system and transportation system.
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Posts: 22,749
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
08 May 2008 23:34 |
What health service and transport system ?
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Doug Wotring
PA,
USA
Posts: 21
Sprint ST (99-01)
08 May 2008 23:46 |
got a fair better deal in both those departments than here in the States.
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom
Posts: 22,749
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
09 May 2008 17:35 |
Just because it comes out of our taxes doesn't mean it's better value for what we pay
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 32,207
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
14 May 2008 10:56 |
according to the papers yesterday the tax bill from a persons wages in this country hits 51% that means that 51% of my salary goes towards a tax of some kind.... fuel duty, VAT, insurance tax, income tax, and any other of the 121 taxes that this government has introduced in the last 11 years
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Doug Wotring
PA,
USA
Posts: 21
Sprint ST (99-01)
14 May 2008 13:05 |
in the states figure 30% of your income to Federal tax. another maybe 3-5% for state and local tax. then sales tax on pretty much anything you buy of varying %, not to mention the hidden taxes on tires oil, fuel, etc which is all hidden in the ned users price.
taxes Suck everywhere I suppose.
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