Checked them out today
Having a need to replace the Jesse bags on my 1100GS (Sold the others in the UK $$$) and having some engineering concerns on the new mounting / bags I decided a recon trip (all of 4 miles from home) was in order. So I went over to Jesse Luggage today and checked out the Quick Click's and the new boxes. (Just a bit of background info. I have worked for about 20 years in engineering and mining equipment maintenance including running machine shops.)
My summary is that they are a well engineered piece of gear that will serve the designed purpose successfully as well as allow for interesting alternative luggage mounting and quick turn around when new bike models are released.
I would be happy to use them myself. In fact for most of my touring I don't think they will need the other 2 stabilization points the existing 1200GS mounts have (Rear near the tail light and just in front of the quick click). If I was still running across the Aussie washboard roads the 3 point lateral load sharing may be helpful but for most stuff I have seen in North America the Quick Click by itself can handle the load.
As soon as they are available for the 1150/1100 GS's I will be retiring my old Jesse bags and grabbing a set of the new style and mounts. I will also be looking at the possibility of using the quick clicks to mount alternative top boxes (and possibly pelican side cases for my commuting duties).
Also Al was a nice guy to chat with.
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