I´m from Brisbane in sunny Queensland, Australia, I´ve done 74,000km on my GSF1200S Bandit since I bought it two and a half years ago. I ride every day (great weather helps) as it´s my only means of personal transport, plus go on regular day and overnight rides averaging 300-700kms. I haven´t done too much to it except for a hotter exhaust from Pipemasters (a local Brisbane company), crash bars and highway pegs mounted on the bars. I´d like more luggage space for touring with a pillion and I´m looking for help/advice on the fitting of hard panniers - can anyone help? Thanks, Mick