another TT zega query

[cookie]

if you get the pannier fittings pre fitted by touratech, do they make a good job of it?

ie. are the mounts nice & snug in the corners of the frame?

do the boxes sit level when mounted?

any other problems?

getting them to fit exactly is pretty dificcult IMO, i'm sure they use a template but am equally sure they could screw it up.

i have a secondary question for owners who are lucky enough to own an 1150GS & a 100GS who fit their zega's to both bikes. i'm thinking Judge here
do they sit nicely on both bikes or are they angled for one & therefore sit wrong on the other?

both questions refer to std. 35/41L zega's not street version or the (even more) absurdly expensive, but very attractive, close fitting boxes with cut outs.

 

[Spanish Bob]

Mine were fitted by Touratech in france. Yvon did a good job I would say. They are symetrical and identical each side - they aren´t level though. Only problem is being quite forward tilted is that I grind the leading corners every now and again. Not a problem and it´ll stop eventually.

They´ll look nice on you bike cookie, some nice gold handles and a few sheets of Burberry Fablon.

 

[mitch]

Zega Mounting

If you buy the self mounting one's you get a template to help you with the holes. There are some usefull tips on the USA Tourtech site.
Mitch

 

[judge]

if you get the pannier fittings pre fitted by touratech, do they make a good job of it?

Mine were factory prepped and are fine.

ie. are the mounts nice & snug in the corners of the frame?

Yep

do the boxes sit level when mounted?

Yep but see my caveat below in relation to both bikes.

any other problems?

Nope

getting them to fit exactly is pretty dificcult IMO, i'm sure they use a template but am equally sure they could screw it up.

For a ham fister like myself yes, but with your nouse and fully equipped workshop you could probably improve it, especially in relation to the two bikes issue.

i have a secondary question for owners who are lucky enough to own an 1150GS & a 100GS who fit their zega's to both bikes. i'm thinking Judge here
do they sit nicely on both bikes or are they angled for one & therefore sit wrong on the other?

The alignment to the bike is largely controlled by the Touratech framework. On the 1150 it means a forward tilt to line up with the lines of the bike. This can mean a risk to grinding the front outer corner of the pannier. Although in theory this should only happen once or twice until you get used to the limits of lean, its no 'trophy' to knacker your boxes

The only adjustment you will need to make if you decide for factory fitting the upper rear mounting lug needs to face out to the rear of the bike (left hand pannier @ 9 0' Clock position & right hand pannier at 3 O' clock position instead of 12 O'clock as they would be if bought pre-drilled for the 100.

If you bought pre-drilled for the 1150 this should be the case anyway. And other than whacking some Silicon into the back of the lug when I changed it I've had to do nothing else.

If I were you Cooks I'd by the self mount kit and with the money saved buy the integral lock kit, the padlocks are a fookin pain as I found when I borrowed Grizz's panniers for Ireland.

Lastly a couple of piccies of the identical panniers mounted on the respective mounts.

1150:

100PD:

 

[judge]

You'll have to take my word for it they are identical boxes - the time between Princetown 2003 and Picos 2004 I've added and removed stickers

 

[cookie]

you can really touch them down on an adventure?

bit worrying, my std. GS is 25mm or so lower.

i've never touched cases down on my PD with 2 x 41L zegas.

 

[cookie]

thanks for the detailed reply andy

 

[Timolgra]

You'll have to take my word for it they are identical boxes - the time between Princetown 2003 and Picos 2004 I've added and removed stickers

There not identical then are they, bloody show off

Tim

 

[Spanish Bob]

you can really touch them down on an adventure?

yep and I not Ming, as you know, so it cant be very difficult.

 

[Spanish Bob]

a year and 30k kms later...

SO there you go Ming youre not the only onewho can scuff up his crash bas matey.

Thank goodness I had the plastic cylinder head protectors and adv crash bars fitted otherwise I could have put a hole in my cylinder head sliding off in the rain in the countryside at 30mph.

 

[Ming]

But you have done a much better job than me



try staying on the bike next time


was that on conti's??

 

[Spanish Bob]

was that on conti's??

nah on a defective front tourance with 20k kms and a squared off rear that a HD owner would have been proud of.

wish I had been on contis