I had the same bike in 2002.
Superb performer, great offroad and onroad. Longrange tank, wish I still had it.
I did Osaka to Barcelona on it in 7months over all kinds of terrain with homemade soft pannier bags on mine.
I didnt have any frames made up to keep the bags off but in hindsight I should have.
I wrapped the exhaust in asbestos-like insulation I bought at a bikestore in Japan.
The plastic cowling lasted until about Mongolia but the bag didnt burn.
It wasnt until Barcelona when Id picked up a passenger and we were heading south to Maalaga that complete disaster struck.
The bags were pushed further back to allow the pillion to use the pegs, this created a firery end to my trip. We were speeding down the highway when a car pulled up next to us and the driver was gesturing with his hands to stop. We stopped and the bag burst into flames. Luckily that side only had my clothes and food, not my camping gear.
I would get a frame made up or make up a simple one yourself. Remove the plastic cowling and bend up some 1.5-2mm aluminium sheet to fit.
I also found the bags I made were too deep and brushed up against the rear sprocket when the suspention was under load. Keepp this in mind.
Enjoy the bike, Im envious.
Nathan
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