I bought a Caribou luggage rack and cases. On my last two bikes (KLR 650 and then an F650 Dakar) I had Pelican 1550 cases on a Happy Trails rack. The cases on the KLR was just bolted to the rack, so they were secure but I couldn't remove them very easily. On the F650 I had a cobbled-together homebrew mounting system that worked, but was not very easy to get the cases on and off the bike.

With the 990, I finally broke down and bought a kit. Caribou cases are made here in Boulder, Colorado so it was easy to go look at them, and since they use Pelican 1550 cases I was pretty much hooked. Hopefully the rack turns out to be as sturdy as the Happy Trails rack, though I have my doubts.






I also picked up a set of SW-Motech engine guards, hopefully I won't have to test those out.