Took Green Hornet to work again this morning, but I removed the 2 Givi side panniers and placed them into the Black Bison (Toyota Harrier)'s enormous boot prior to riding off. And guess what? It made riding the Green Hornet amongst the cars stuck in the traffic jam much easier and I was able to travel at a consistent speed even on the most jam-packed stretches of Jalan Kuching.
Of course, once I came to the highway, Green Hornet was on its elements. On the highways, the panniers' extra weight previously helped to stabilise the bike when going on three digits-speed. Without the panniers, I find that the bike felt just that much lighter (probably translated to higher achievable speed too).
Conclusion on the travel is that :
On jam-packed normal roads : Bike is faster without the side panniers;
On highways : Bike feels more planted with the additional weight and width of the large side panniers; and
When stationary : Almost everyone seem to marvel more at the bike when the panniers are fixed thereon.
There you go, sports tourers with and without side panniers at different times.
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