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Categories : -------------------- General --------------------Lounge.Off-Topic Lounge.For our Non-English speaking Friends.Accessories.Gear & Gadgetry.Other Triumphs.Other Bikes.Classifieds.-------------------- Technical Talk --------------------Performance Mods.Exhausts.Technical Talk.Tech Vault.How to ... step by step.-------------------- Events, Flockings, Rallies and Rides --------------------Events, Flockings and Rallies.Rides - The shorts.Rides - The longs.Short Stories - Tales from the road ... (New!) Topic : Hepco and Becker Accessories  Author  Post     Flash  Set Reg. Date  :  07/02/2010 Posts  :  165 Location  :  South Coast, MA, United States Posted : 12 Mar 2010 - 20:03   Post title : Hepco and Becker Accessories   Spoke to Chris at EuroTech regarding Hepco & Becker accessories for the TBird. He has posted on-line those that are now available. Thought you all might like to know of this other source: Link Marty   2010 Blue TBird-1700 Triumph Rally: May 28,29,30, 2020; Bennington, VT, USA Link Post edited by Flash on 12 Mar 2010 - 20:18  Author  Post     Mike  Set Reg. Date  :  07/11/2009 Posts  :  23 Location  :  Bulle, FR, Switzerland Posted : 18 Mar 2010 - 20:41   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Flash)   Has anybody in this forum actually bought and mounted the Hepco & Becker Buffalo bags on the Thunderbird? I saw the Triumph panniers at my dealer yesterday and was not too impressed. Seems to me this is the single biggest disadvantage for commuting compared to my Tiger 1050 with a Givi plastic top box. I'm worried about how to carry my laptop bag back & forth to work on the daily commute. But otherwise, looking forward to riding the TBird in blue. Mike   Thunderbirds are GO! CV: 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 ABS 2008 Triumph Tiger 1050 ABS 2007 Kawasaki Versys ABS Many moons... 1983 Kawasaki Z400  Author  Post     ataDude  Chaac Reg. Date  :  19/10/2009 Posts  :  527 Location  :  Texas, United States Posted : 18 Mar 2010 - 20:46   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Mike)   Mike wrote: Has anybody in this forum actually bought and mounted the Hepco & Becker Buffalo bags on the Thunderbird? I saw the Triumph panniers at my dealer yesterday and was not too impressed. Seems to me this is the single biggest disadvantage for commuting compared to my Tiger 1050 with a Givi plastic top box. I'm worried about how to carry my laptop bag back & forth to work on the daily commute. But otherwise, looking forward to riding the TBird in blue. Mike If interested, see my "My Mods" thread in this forum:   ________________________  Author  Post     Birdy68  Thor Reg. Date  :  16/07/2009 Posts  :  3,352 Location  :  Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland Posted : 19 Mar 2010 - 11:11   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Mike)   Mike wrote: Has anybody in this forum actually bought and mounted the Hepco & Becker Buffalo bags on the Thunderbird? I saw the Triumph panniers at my dealer yesterday and was not too impressed. Hi Mike, The Hepco & Becker bags are the way I'm going! I don't have them yet as I'm trying to find out what kind of fixing mount to have: - C-Bow or - EDGE (Ghost) Brackets I also was not impressed with the Triumph bags - I didn't like how the volume inside was taken away from the plastic moulding. Once I'm further with my investigations I'll report back.   Birdy68 -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- Leave the pork pies for now - get the sausage rolls while they're hot! -x- -x- more info at Fuelly.com  Author  Post     Mike  Set Reg. Date  :  07/11/2009 Posts  :  23 Location  :  Bulle, FR, Switzerland Posted : 19 Mar 2010 - 19:23   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Birdy68)   Hi Birdy, I just got back from Polo in Bern, hoping to see the Hepco & Becker bags "live" rather than in the catalog. No luck! Guess I'll have to range further afield... or wait patiently(?) for your report I agree, there's the mount question - and then of course the relative positioning on the bike with these two options.   Thunderbirds are GO! CV: 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 ABS 2008 Triumph Tiger 1050 ABS 2007 Kawasaki Versys ABS Many moons... 1983 Kawasaki Z400  Author  Post     Birdy68  Thor Reg. Date  :  16/07/2009 Posts  :  3,352 Location  :  Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland Posted : 20 Mar 2010 - 09:18   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Mike)   Was at the dealer just now have the oil & filter changed. While there I looked once again at the Triumph and H&B's Saddlebags. H&B are DEFINATLY the way to go. Just I have another 'situation' now... Progress Suspension! Question is - if I were to get the Progressive's that lower the Bird 1" then woud the saddlebags come too close to the exhausts?!? Need to measure the distance of the H&B's to the exhaust NOW - with my 105 kg - then calculate what the distance would be when the Bird is lowered...   Birdy68 -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- Leave the pork pies for now - get the sausage rolls while they're hot! -x- -x- more info at Fuelly.com  Author  Post     Pappasgarage  Set Reg. Date  :  05/10/2009 Posts  :  371 Location  :  Espoo, snowbird in California, Finland Posted : 20 Mar 2010 - 19:12   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Birdy68)   Just wait a few weeks and Progressive will come out. They are working on it.   Speedmaster 2004 in Espoo Fi, Rocket3 Touring 2014 in Oceanside Ca. IBA Finland SS1000 and T-Bird 09 gone  Author  Post     Mike  Set Reg. Date  :  07/11/2009 Posts  :  23 Location  :  Bulle, FR, Switzerland Posted : 25 Mar 2010 - 18:23   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories   FWIW, I contacted Hepco & Becker yesterday evening to ask whether the C-Bow pannier mounts are designed to be easily dismounted from the bike, like the EDGE brackets. They were very friendly and quick in their response and said that they would not usually be dismounted, but if one wanted to do so this could be done in a few minutes, as each side is fixed with only two screws. Seems to me that the choice between EDGE Brackets and the Hepco & Becker C-Bow system depends on: a. Do I want to often dismount the saddlebags and the bracket after having used them, and am I willing to have the bracket's sharp edges attached to the bag while I carry it? Choose EDGE Brackets. b. Do I want to use the saddlebags all the time, seldom dismounting them, but when I travel be able to dismount the bags to e.g. carry them to my tent/hotel room without sharp edges but leaving an unsightly bracket visible on my TBird? Choose C-Bow. As in my past experience I seldom dismounted the bags once they were on the bike, I am leaning to b. But I'd still like to see them in real life before plonking down the chuffs (CHF).   Thunderbirds are GO! CV: 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 ABS 2008 Triumph Tiger 1050 ABS 2007 Kawasaki Versys ABS Many moons... 1983 Kawasaki Z400 Post edited by Mike on 26 Mar 2010 - 05:50  Author  Post     Birdy68  Thor Reg. Date  :  16/07/2009 Posts  :  3,352 Location  :  Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 08:41   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Mike)   ... or: c. Would I really only use the saddlebags 3 or 4 times a year for those 'club runs'. Thereby making that 10 minute C-Bow installation a factor not worth thinking about. Additionally - I've seen that the C-Bow fitting holds the saddlebags much more stable as they have a larger 'Bracket to Bag' contact area.   Birdy68 -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- Leave the pork pies for now - get the sausage rolls while they're hot! -x- -x- more info at Fuelly.com  Author  Post     oschwarz  Set Reg. Date  :  24/01/2010 Posts  :  19 Location  :  Hochfelden, Zurich, Switzerland Posted : 26 Mar 2010 - 09:31   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: Birdy68)   BUT, they do not fit together with the Triumph Sissi bar and this looks much better then the H&B one. I will continue now in steps: first install the original s-b and then I will see what will fit. Maybe I end with the solution that my wife follows me with the car so I dont need ANY bags...  Author  Post     Harald73  Set Reg. Date  :  20/07/2010 Posts  :  92 Location  :  Hellsinki, Finland Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 15:08   Post title : Re: Hepco and Becker Accessories (Re: oschwarz)   Hi everybody, my first post at this forum. I was thinking of buying the Hepco & Becker engine crash bar for my TB. Any opinions on that? Might want to add some highway pegs later. https://www.polo-motorrad.de/en/sturzbugel-chrom-triumph-thunderbird-1600.html?___from_store=en Polo-Motorrad in Germany sent some 15% discount code and after that the price seems reasonable. I'm just not sure about looks.

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