Today my Bumot Panniers landed from Cliff at Two Wheel Trekkers / http://www.adventurebikeshop.co.uk/
First off Cliff is a great guy to deal with as many of you will know, and the service was first class. Friendly advice, and a great price with next day delivery. I had Vario's with the bike when I bought it, but I really miss the top loading panniers of my old GSA TC, so fancied another set of something similar. Bumot are pretty new in the UK, made in Bulgaria so BULgaria MOTorcycle = BUMOT.
They landed with UPS today, very well packed from the factory, powder coated inside and out and the coating looks like it will withstand a nuclear strike at ground zero. The panniers have resistive hinges, similar to Jesse's, which mean the lids stop at whatever angle you leave them, which I like as it eliminates the need for a retainer strap.
The Pannier frames are powder coated black, in a very heavyweight crinkle effect, that again looks very durable. I took the option for the toolbox to be included as well, which gives an extra 4 litres of very useful storage, lockable of course.
Bumot have put some real thought into the design of these frames, as they use existing mount points, and the main load bearing brackets slot down through the sockets that the Vario's attach to. Fitting took about an hour, instructions are clear, with pictures and was an absolute breeze. I like the way the pannier frame integrates into the rear footrest hanger, and with the panniers off, they are not to obtrusive. All in all 10/10 so far. They are yet to be tested in anger, but on Friday I am off to Italy on the GS so will report back after that trip. From fitting and mounting them, I think they are going to be perfect, and long lived.
So, onto some pictures
These pictures are showing the main "hanger brackets" for the panniers fitted
Now onto getting the side frames fitted, to do this you undo the footrest hangers to give around a 5mm gap, slip a spacer into the leading gap, and slot the pannier frame into the other gap, 2 bolts then secure them to the frame, then repeat on the other side, and fit the rear spacer / strengthening bar.
Some pics showing the resistive hinges in action and to give you an idea of the build quality
The Top Box is arriving Wednesday, but here's the panniers mounted up on the bike. They are actually no wider than the bars, it's a bit of an optical illusion from the photograph.
So to summarise, a great quality product, very easy to fit, everything married up perfectly and the instructions where clear (Not that you need them as it's pretty obvious how it goes together). Fantastic service from Cliff at Two Wheel Trekkers, great price, fast delivery and well packed.
I'll report back on how they do on my trip down through to Italy next week and on how they hold up with the repeated runs up to Inverness lugging a few laptops in them and other gear for a week at work. I guess I better test them on the M&S run to, as we don't have a Waitrose
I know that's a shit load of pictures for some panniers, and some will be thinking "That's a shit load of pictures for some panniers you cock", but it may help someone in making a decision if they are looking for alloy panniers for a toilet.
Cheers all
Tony.
First off Cliff is a great guy to deal with as many of you will know, and the service was first class. Friendly advice, and a great price with next day delivery. I had Vario's with the bike when I bought it, but I really miss the top loading panniers of my old GSA TC, so fancied another set of something similar. Bumot are pretty new in the UK, made in Bulgaria so BULgaria MOTorcycle = BUMOT.
They landed with UPS today, very well packed from the factory, powder coated inside and out and the coating looks like it will withstand a nuclear strike at ground zero. The panniers have resistive hinges, similar to Jesse's, which mean the lids stop at whatever angle you leave them, which I like as it eliminates the need for a retainer strap.
The Pannier frames are powder coated black, in a very heavyweight crinkle effect, that again looks very durable. I took the option for the toolbox to be included as well, which gives an extra 4 litres of very useful storage, lockable of course.
Bumot have put some real thought into the design of these frames, as they use existing mount points, and the main load bearing brackets slot down through the sockets that the Vario's attach to. Fitting took about an hour, instructions are clear, with pictures and was an absolute breeze. I like the way the pannier frame integrates into the rear footrest hanger, and with the panniers off, they are not to obtrusive. All in all 10/10 so far. They are yet to be tested in anger, but on Friday I am off to Italy on the GS so will report back after that trip. From fitting and mounting them, I think they are going to be perfect, and long lived.
So, onto some pictures
These pictures are showing the main "hanger brackets" for the panniers fitted
Now onto getting the side frames fitted, to do this you undo the footrest hangers to give around a 5mm gap, slip a spacer into the leading gap, and slot the pannier frame into the other gap, 2 bolts then secure them to the frame, then repeat on the other side, and fit the rear spacer / strengthening bar.
Some pics showing the resistive hinges in action and to give you an idea of the build quality
The Top Box is arriving Wednesday, but here's the panniers mounted up on the bike. They are actually no wider than the bars, it's a bit of an optical illusion from the photograph.
So to summarise, a great quality product, very easy to fit, everything married up perfectly and the instructions where clear (Not that you need them as it's pretty obvious how it goes together). Fantastic service from Cliff at Two Wheel Trekkers, great price, fast delivery and well packed.
I'll report back on how they do on my trip down through to Italy next week and on how they hold up with the repeated runs up to Inverness lugging a few laptops in them and other gear for a week at work. I guess I better test them on the M&S run to, as we don't have a Waitrose
I know that's a shit load of pictures for some panniers, and some will be thinking "That's a shit load of pictures for some panniers you cock", but it may help someone in making a decision if they are looking for alloy panniers for a toilet.
Cheers all
Tony.
iirc what I did was use a torx bit from a screwdriver set and an open ended spanner to tighten it, maybe a 7mm.
