► Tank bags, tail packs and soft luggage
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Chris G
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Chris G
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Cheers Tim,
WRT to the headlight, do you know about the dip headlight turny off trick?- - if not it goes like this
engine running
hold indicator cancel button in for 6 seconds
QUICKLY move from cancel button to RH indicator button- hold this for another six seconds
headlight goes off,
to reset quick press of main flash and the dip comes back on.
works on the 12's and 8's so assume okay on 6.5's like yours
good for saving fuel [little] and blending in a little
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I bought this pannier set because it is transferable from bike to bike and it's not a bad idea to add some weight to the front of the F-series GS. It might also save some damage on severe offroad incidents.
As fitted to the bike above I have four one-litre containers in each pannier, so I would say the total capacity is probably about ten litres. I've put wonderweb material underneath to prevent the side panels being marked and plan to add my electrified Famsa tank bag over the top. They are secured by the two central straps across the faux tank and another two straps each side that I've secured to the Givi bars.
The cost was £65 which is a bit excessive for what it is, but I suppose that's the problem with imports with a weak pound. They are not waterproof so the contents would need to be in ziplock freezer bags or other waterproof containers. More info at Adventure-Spec website.
Tim
Chris G
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Tank Panniers
Hi Tim,
as an option have you seen my setup?
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1737352&postcount=1
Hi Tim,
as an option have you seen my setup?
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1737352&postcount=1
sijohnston
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Chris, I like this set-up. I take it the Kriega bags are secure at speed on there? I think I'll go for the same set-up when I bin the now entirely rusted to bits givi engine bars.
Chris G
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hi,
yea they are good at speed [well upto 70
] do a couple of hundred miles now- seem rock steady
Tim: you have got way too much luggage....again!
regards
Simon
regards
Simon
I bought this pannier set because it is transferable from bike to bike and it's not a bad idea to add some weight to the front of the F-series GS. It might also save some damage on severe offroad incidents.
As fitted to the bike above I have four one-litre containers in each pannier, so I would say the total capacity is probably about ten litres. I've put wonderweb material underneath to prevent the side panels being marked and plan to add my electrified Famsa tank bag over the top. They are secured by the two central straps across the faux tank and another two straps each side that I've secured to the Givi bars.
The cost was £65 which is a bit excessive for what it is, but I suppose that's the problem with imports with a weak pound. They are not waterproof so the contents would need to be in ziplock freezer bags or other waterproof containers. More info at Adventure-Spec website.
Tim
Can't help but wonder if these'll fit on the Adventure-spec bars:
http://www.touratech.com/shops/008/...=4957&osCsid=ee97d1ab8cced782bed8a32d50578332
http://www.touratech.com/shops/008/...=4957&osCsid=ee97d1ab8cced782bed8a32d50578332
everywherevirtually
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They look like the bags that got torn to shreds when Ewan / Claudio crashed their bikes a few times on LWD
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New tank bag (and side panniers) from Hornig
New tank bag (and side panniers) from Hornig
22-litre tank bag €129.85 (~£114) incl shipping
as above with optional side panniers (10 litres per side), ~£196 incl shipping
Tim
New tank bag (and side panniers) from Hornig
22-litre tank bag €129.85 (~£114) incl shipping
as above with optional side panniers (10 litres per side), ~£196 incl shipping
Tim
Mr. Pete
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Giant Loop Moto bags
Check out the new rear bag from Giant Loop Moto. Nice stuff!
Check out the new rear bag from Giant Loop Moto. Nice stuff!
everywherevirtually
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I use sw motech evo racks for mine
MG57
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Using Soft panniers with F800GS
Dear all.
Has anyone been in the position of wanting to use soft panniers, such as the Ortlieb ones and has had a mount or spacer custom made to prevent the left one from the exhaust heat. Would the TT exhaust shield do?
I suspect I won’t be the only one to have wanted to use soft panniers over metals so any advice would be welcome please.
Thank you
Mark
Dear all.
Has anyone been in the position of wanting to use soft panniers, such as the Ortlieb ones and has had a mount or spacer custom made to prevent the left one from the exhaust heat. Would the TT exhaust shield do?
I suspect I won’t be the only one to have wanted to use soft panniers over metals so any advice would be welcome please.
Thank you
Mark
everywherevirtually
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Dear all.
Has anyone been in the position of wanting to use soft panniers, such as the Ortlieb ones and has had a mount or spacer custom made to prevent the left one from the exhaust heat. Would the TT exhaust shield do?
I suspect I won’t be the only one to have wanted to use soft panniers over metals so any advice would be welcome please.
Thank you
Mark
I use the Ortlieb panniers with the SW Motech EVO racks. They provide a stick on piece of reflective shielding but to be honest it doesn't even get warm and after a month of riding on the Sibirsky Extreme project it got grit and mud in the adhesive bit so I took it off.
They work just fine. I'm a big fan of soft panniers.
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MG57
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Hi (sorry don't know your name)
Thanks, a useful post and thanks for the photo.
Kind regards
Mark
Thanks, a useful post and thanks for the photo.
Kind regards
Mark
WoodWorks
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Looks good, everywhere. I've got the EVOs on my F800GS (along with Caribou panniers), but am looking for some soft bags as well. How well do they fit and stay on the EVOs? Is attaching/detaching them a pain? Is access to interior of the bags difficult?
Thanks in advance!
David
everywherevirtually
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Hi Mark & David,
Jonathan here
. You might want to check out the many photos I've taken of the panniers and bike in varying conditions since last year on my flickr account.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually
Hoping to do a bit of a 'howto' section at http://www.everywherevirtually.com soon too.
To answer your questions the panniers have two velcro straps that reach across the back of the bike. In truth the rear end of the 800 is too wide. Wider even than the 1200GS. So I bought 1 metre of velcro and cut it in two and use the two pieces to bridge the gap. One strap slides under the rear luggage rack and the other under the seat.
there is a strap that attaches to the passenger footpeg on either side and another strap that connects both panniers at the rear. It's close to the exhaust so I have wrapped it around the connecting bar of the pannier rack to keep it away from the heat.
The panniers are tough. Admittedly I haven't had any fast off's but I've bashed them off metal and concrete posts as I've squeezed through gaps. Unlike metal panniers they will give way to immovable objects.
They are waterproof. I've put them in the bath just to test them out. No leaks. They are easy to access from the top and rolling the top over twice is more than enough in my book. If I had on criticism it is the strap that goes over the reflective patches and under the pannier. A. it covers the reflective strap B. it gets covered in muck and oil if you have a scottoiler. You might think why does that matter? Well the strap doubles as a shoulder strap and so if you forget and put it on your shoulder and you are at home loading the bike up you'll get oil all over your shoulder
. I speak from experience.
When out on the road I tend to use the rather convenient carrying handles on them anyway. In the photo Walter used the cycle version of the Ortliebs. They used plastic hooks to attach to the custom made frame and sadly broke after a small fall. Walter will be using my type for the next leg of the trip through Siberia.
The advantage of using the evo racks is they also come off really fast should you want to tackle some off road without the luggage. I can have the whole lot off in 5 minutes.
Jonathan here
. You might want to check out the many photos I've taken of the panniers and bike in varying conditions since last year on my flickr account.http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually
Hoping to do a bit of a 'howto' section at http://www.everywherevirtually.com soon too.
To answer your questions the panniers have two velcro straps that reach across the back of the bike. In truth the rear end of the 800 is too wide. Wider even than the 1200GS. So I bought 1 metre of velcro and cut it in two and use the two pieces to bridge the gap. One strap slides under the rear luggage rack and the other under the seat.
there is a strap that attaches to the passenger footpeg on either side and another strap that connects both panniers at the rear. It's close to the exhaust so I have wrapped it around the connecting bar of the pannier rack to keep it away from the heat.
The panniers are tough. Admittedly I haven't had any fast off's but I've bashed them off metal and concrete posts as I've squeezed through gaps. Unlike metal panniers they will give way to immovable objects.
They are waterproof. I've put them in the bath just to test them out. No leaks. They are easy to access from the top and rolling the top over twice is more than enough in my book. If I had on criticism it is the strap that goes over the reflective patches and under the pannier. A. it covers the reflective strap B. it gets covered in muck and oil if you have a scottoiler. You might think why does that matter? Well the strap doubles as a shoulder strap and so if you forget and put it on your shoulder and you are at home loading the bike up you'll get oil all over your shoulder
. I speak from experience.When out on the road I tend to use the rather convenient carrying handles on them anyway. In the photo Walter used the cycle version of the Ortliebs. They used plastic hooks to attach to the custom made frame and sadly broke after a small fall. Walter will be using my type for the next leg of the trip through Siberia.
The advantage of using the evo racks is they also come off really fast should you want to tackle some off road without the luggage. I can have the whole lot off in 5 minutes.
WoodWorks
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Thanks for that, Jonathan. I was hoping to avoid a velcro kludge job, and have them hang directly from the racks. But I guess your way is more rugged.
David
David
