I just yesterday learned the benefits of hard side cases......I had mixed feelings before.......when my Suzuki VStrom 650 fell off of the side stand and onto me as I was kneeling. The side stand is easily folded and it happened suddenly. The bike ended up resting on the left side pannier, which helped protect me and made it MUCH easier to lift the bike up, being that it weighs around 480lbs. So, I like the Mosco stuff she got, but I will stick with the AL cases on the Strom and on the Himalayan that seems to be calling my name, though it may be the new 650 Himalayan that is rumored.
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