V7 850 with Agostini short exhaust and H&B sidecases

[DeeTeeBee]

Is anybody out there running Agostini shorties with Hepco and Becker Junior sidecases on a 2021-or-newer V7?  Or any other plastic side case?  Sources conflict on whether or not the cases will get cooked by the exhaust. I leave my side cases on most of the time, so they do end up sitting in traffic (or slowly splitting lanes) in LA fairly frequently and I would guess the slow speeds allow more of the hot exhaust to stay near the cases.  I don't mind if they get warm, but I'd like to avoid deforming/melting.  I stop to pick up ice cream only every once in a while.

[NHMike]

I’m running Agostini Long exhaust with HB cases, no issues.

[ridingron]

My other bike has no problems. Yeah I know, different bike & different bags. The pipes are about 3/4" from the bottom of the Honda (rumored to be made by Givi) plastic saddle bags.

[DeeTeeBee]

Thanks, y'all.  Both of those photos are helpful in different ways and both inspire confidence that my possible future setup should be trouble-free.  Thanks again!