mistercindy Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'm about to pull the trigger on a pair of Micatech Pilots for my '05 12GS. I plan on getting them with the Michatech roof racks (LINK) soldered on the top of the bags. But before I lay down $1,400 I'd like to hear of others' experiences with them. Such as: Customer service? Any installation issues? Ease of use (ie., taking them on and off)? Do the racks and bags lock onto the bike well? Complaints? Extras from Michatech that you ordered or chose not to order. Thanks in advance. Link to comment
Dirtmerchant Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'm about to pull the trigger on a pair of Micatech Pilots for my '05 12GS. I plan on getting them with the Michatech roof racks (LINK) soldered on the top of the bags. But before I lay down $1,400 I'd like to hear of others' experiences with them. Such as: I had them on my recently sold GS and really liked them, I would buy from them again. I have answered your questions below but you may want to head over to ADV and do some research there too. Customer service? Their Customer Service is great, Sue and Bob handle everything themselves. I had a small issue, which I believe was isolated and won't go into here but I couldn't be happier with the way it was handled. --- Any installation issues? No issues on my R12GS, it did take some time but the fit was perfect. --- Ease of use (ie., taking them on and off)? They go on and off easy. The only comment I have is that they need to be mostly empty to get to the interior mounting hardware. --- Do the racks and bags lock onto the bike well? There are 3 mounting set bolts on the interior of each case, two connect to the mounting points on each side of the bike and on brace between the two bags. --- Complaints? No complaints, I owned them ~4years. THE ONLY thing I didn't like was that you can't put a your key into the seat release on the left side of the bike. Some folks leave there spare key in it and others attach a hidden cable to the seat release and run it out under the rear fender. --- Extras from Michatech that you ordered or chose not to order. I bought their interior bags, a little expensive but they fit and made loading and unloading on a trip a breeze. --- Thanks in advance. Link to comment
RTinNC Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 No experience just my opinion that on the R1200GS the Micatech are THEEEE best looking cases on the market! I also love the way the side opening works!! If I had a R120GS I'd have Micatech's on it! Link to comment
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