Budget Aluminium Panniers

[Paul Narramore]

http://www.daerr.de/bestellen/ergeb...session=shop:050FE3BE571AFB5FB207FB1728BC59B1

Has anyone used these DARR aluminium panniers? At 89.95euros for the 36litre and 98.95euros for the 41litre boxes, they seem almost too good to be true.

 

[bmwrich58]

DAMN

I just orderd a set of MotoSport panniers last friday....shiiiiiii****

 

[Paul Young]

http://www.daerr.de/bestellen/ergeb...session=shop:050FE3BE571AFB5FB207FB1728BC59B1

Has anyone used these DARR aluminium panniers? At 89.95euros for the 36litre and 98.95euros for the 41litre boxes, they seem almost too good to be true.

That price is just for the box, though. Price up the mounting kit & brackets, etc & the pice goes up quite a lot. You need H&B mounts, or similar & they don't do them with exhaust cut-outs which limits you to an asymetrical set-up.

They do look the part though & are certainly cheaper than the others I know of.......

 

[(RIP) Boxertools]

Paul,
I had a look at these a month or so ago, but because the site is in German, it wasn't totally clear to me what was needed to make a complete set with mountings.
I did send them an email (in English) and they replied, saying that I should look at their web site. (helpfull)
I did like the look of the boxes and would be keen to know if anyone has used them and how they have mounted them.
One problem would be, that they don't have a UK outlet.

Mike.

 

[Paul Narramore]

Mike

Presumably they could be mounted on standard BMW pannier frames using the Touratech Mounting Kit 053-0010 at £34.71. Having said that, I had the opportunity to examine some Touratech mounting frames at the weekend and these are certainly more substantial than the BMW ones. Mind you at £167.77, they damned well should be.

I may well wait until the BMF Show at Peterborough and to have a look at other people's bikes before I make a decision.

The Jesse panniers look the best, seem the strongest and are the most expensive. The Metal Mule look boxy but easily repairable and their quick release system is good. Touratech at £144.63 each maybe doesn't sound so bad after all. Decisions, decisions....

 

[pragmatix]

Dont forget to look at the Hepco and Becker ones.

Pete A

 

[Zoton]

This is a may 04 price from what I can gather.
I found an on line translation site ( free ) and got this from the link page.

Abschlie?are high-speed mounting plate f? all D?R boxes for the assembly at HEPCO & BECKER Gep?ktr?er. Galvanized with the box one bolts firmly. The box rests upon fl?hig, then does not da?mit verb owls of the R?kwand with St?zen to count is. Cultivation: The box with installed adapter is connected with the Gep?ktr?er, by being inserted in front with claws into the Tr?errahmen and attached at the rear end with a folding lever catch as at the box cover. Properly matching stabilization borders reach above and down into the Tr?errahmen. The cultivation of the adapter at the box (and thus the Anbauh?e of the box at the Tr?er) can be varied approx. 5cm in the H?e. The box is to be secured from Sicherheitsgr?den zus?zlich with a 1,6m clamping belt at the Gep?ktr?er. The locking f? the box cover and adapter is equivalent, a Schl?sel gen?t thus. For each lock 2 Schl?sel are provided. Tap: "equivalent" Schl?ser in sufficient quantity equal along-ordered, since the Schlie?ngen changes constantly, only different Schlie?ngen to be more sp?er thus supplied k?nen. The mounting plate Pa? f? all D?R boxes is differentiated, only between right and left cultivation side. From the lock all small articles necessary for the assembly participate apart. L&M catalog May 03 - May 04 side: 377

 

[Zoton]

forgot you can try this site if it tickles your bits.

http://www.rock3.co.uk/translate.shtml

 

[Paul Narramore]

Has anyone had a go at making their own alloy panniers? I wonder if it's worth enrolling at Night School to practise MIG welding and use their folding machine? 2mm aluminium sheet, cut out shape, cut with snips, fold, weld, done. No, I can't be that easy or everyone would have done it. ;-)

 

[fritz]

Vern has I'm afraid you pay for the skills learnt though.
If you want to go your own way and cheap look out for something already manufactured that you can lobotomise - jerry cans, ammo boxes etc etc army surplus, or it's bite the bullet time
Think learning alu welding might not be the quickest way forward
I've just bitten

 

[abrasion]

A friend of mine soved the problem.

He realized that toilet cisterns were perfect for the jop.
Right shape /light /waterproof and cheap hey presto instant panniers.

 

[Wreford Miles]

He realized that toilet cisterns were perfect for the jop.
Right shape /light /waterproof and cheap hey presto instant panniers.


Real class... all your mate needs is Dave Halls patented dustpan rear fender to really top it

 

[abrasion]

Said gentleman now runs a ford sierra based trike( tiger striped of course) This tows a mobile house( pitched roof, proper windows, bed, stereo and woodburning stove with full chimney, all colourmatched to the trike of course)
Funnily enough he doesn't mind doing winter rallies!