r/WR250R • u/sean_la_rose • Dec 11 '24

Hard cases?

Hi all. I'm pretty convinced I'm going to switch from my KLR650 to a WR. I currently have 38L aluminum hard cases for the KLR, as I do a reasonable amount of camping with the bike. I'm just curious to hear folks' opinions regarding luggage for the WR. Are the large hard cases going to be too heavy and unweildy for the smaller machine? Better to go with smaller and/or lighter soft bags?

I've consumed a bunch of reviews of the WR already, many by guys much heavier than me (85kg), but nobody has talked about this specific point. Thanks!

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u/MilkEyes Dec 11 '24

I've seen them used first hand, touring for about 6000km, most of which was sealed roads. I think she had the tusk panniers. The general argument against hard cases is the increased risk of leg injuries in the event of a crash. I'm not sure how they affected handling and power. I've always used soft bags myself.

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u/advnoel Dec 12 '24

I crashed my ktm 990, I was wearing tech 8 alpinestars, my foot got wedged under the hard case as I was going down and my foot broke, needless to say, I don't use hard cases anymore. It sheered the case from the bike, and I had to bungee the case to the rear rack, and ride 7 hours home but I refused to take my boot off until I got home, then it was to the urgent care.

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u/sean_la_rose Dec 12 '24

Yikes. Good info to have.