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I recently purchased a Kuryakyn Grand Pet Palace dog carrier to take my 21lbs Jack Russell to work with me.

Today was our first ride and suffice to say it went well. Loulou was comfortable and enjoyed the wind in her ears. She only griped at one stop light that took exceedingly long.

The Kuryakyn Grand Pet Palace is technically designed for dogs up to 20lbs though I think Loulou will be just fine, the larger size called the Titan just seems to be a bit too much in scale. Loulou has enough room to sit upright and pop her head out of the top window. If she wanted to lye down she could, though snuggle. There are three mesh ventilation pouches, so no need to worry about air flow on a hot day.

I find the carrier really well built, and it comes with plenty of straps to get the carrier securely attached to the rear luggage rack. You need to figure out your own method of cinching it down tight as the instructions basically tell you not to strap to it a chain or swing arm [super useful].

I have a little video here of our take off

https://youtu.be/mlyIRihXqxA

Once I get a few more rides in I'll do a longer term review of the carrier.

Thanks,

HermosaBeachGuy[/url]
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A little California Roll on that stop sign?

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Looks good so far…and doggo seems reasonably pleased.
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As an aside, Illya Kuryakyn was David McCallum in The Man From UNCLE, 1960's T.V series. Check the dog carrier for micro film.
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As an aside, Illya Kuryakyn was David McCallum in The Man From UNCLE, 1960's T.V series. Check the dog carrier for micro film.
Yeah: being of a certain age, I can't get that name-association out of my head, either
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Sledge wrote:
As an aside, Illya Kuryakyn was David McCallum in The Man From UNCLE, 1960's T.V series. Check the dog carrier for micro film.
He also plays Ducky in NCIS, best part of the show.
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I friend of mine cut a hole in a Genuine Buddy matched top box, padded the cut edges with split tubing, then put a small windscreen in front of the opening. Her dog loved it.
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me and Daahling are using this Rücksack for transporting Lilly with us, in 2 ways:
classic, on the back
classic, on the back
or between seat and steering column of the GTS
or between seat and steering column of the GTS
in camp on South of France
in camp on South of France
in camp on South of France
in camp on South of France
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I friend of mine cut a hole in a Genuine Buddy matched top box, padded the cut edges with split tubing, then put a small windscreen in front of the opening. Her dog loved it.
I've done similar with one OEM Vespa GTS Top Case, was executed neatly. Unfortunately, Lilly didn't like it Crying or Very sad emoticon

eh, well, it got a new owner who uses it
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I friend of mine cut a hole in a Genuine Buddy matched top box, padded the cut edges with split tubing, then put a small windscreen in front of the opening. Her dog loved it.
Here is Bentley enjoying the aforementioned modded top box.
Dixie custom-made a dog bed to fit the interior floor and sides for his comfort.
Dixie custom-made a dog bed to fit the interior floor and sides for his comfort.
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A little California Roll on that stop sign?

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That stop sign was totally still yellow.
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Sinse you live in CA. Watch out for the doggy gestapo Facepalm emoticon

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Very interesting video. I wonder if a doggy helmet would have made any difference to officer Hernandez. I doubt it. Here is one thats a little more heart warming:

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Today I took my doggo for a ride for the 1st time and he absolutely loved it. I need to buy him some goggles and a helmet now. Look how cute!!! Razz emoticon
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princesa-regina wrote:
Today I took my doggo for a ride for the 1st time and he absolutely loved it. I need to buy him some goggles and a helmet now. Look how cute!!! Razz emoticon
That's practically poster-perfect.
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This carrier is proving to be quite the asset. It's a great carrier for small items when the doggo is not with. Loulou mostly loves her rides, except for when we get stuck at long red lights. Lots and lots of whining.


I noticed at any speed above 40mph she was squinting a lot so my wife got her an awesome pair of Doggles.
Monday vibes vs Friday vibes
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I use this pack but wear it cross body with a 10# ball of hair
The people at the drive through, usually call their co-workers over to see
He'll bounce around some when we pull up next to a dog or person of interest
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