Caja Sahel 12GSA Pannier pics

[rdover]

Civil made me a set of panniers late last year and despite the rough re-design request they were done to perfection.

I have a Staintune exhaust that cannot be moved easily so Civil made the exhaust cut-out extend as far back as possible. The result is neat and tidy and all the brackets and bars fit perfectly.

 

[Noddy]

Please somebody, move this thread over to the joke section

 

[(RIP) Tunneruk]

Please somebody, move this thread over to the joke section

You've already succeeded without having to move it at all!

Made I larf lots that did!

 

[GS TRV]

Please somebody, move this thread over to the joke section

Bad boy

 

[Blackal]

If the same angled cutaway at the bottom was continued along the lower rear face - it would make the backs of the panniers look a lot more "pleasing to the eye"

Al

 

[rdover]

Sarky basterds!

The point was Civil did his job perfectly (as ever) it was my rough measurements that got the angle wrong , however I didn't want to make the panniers unusable for a standard exhaust so by simply extending the cutout by a couple of inches it allowed for my exhaust to fit AND a standard/other aftermarket one as well

 

[Captain Pugwash]

Are these filing cabinets easily removable when you get to the office ?

 

[rdover]

No but they have the advantage of making my arse look small

 

[GS TRV]

No but they have the advantage of making my arse look small

and wonky

 

[Thunder]

and wonky

Wondered how long it would take you to find this.

 

[rdover]

Trev, My arse is already wonky but due to a quirk of fate the panniers make it look straight.

I won't post a photo as there may be children watching.

 

[GS TRV]

Wondered how long it would take you to find this.

Couldn't resist

How to ruin a top bike bike in one fell swoop IMHO

 

[Noddy]

All right, enough piss taking. You really need to try and do something here RD. Philips paniers are IMO some of the best available and you have fessed up that it was your calculations were at fault.

So as I see it you have two problems. First is that you have a fire hazard from the hot exhaust gasses. Your pictures show the damage to the pannier already. Second is that basically it looks awfull as the silencer is not central to the cut out.

The fire hazard is the most important as I recall there have been a few threads where paniers have actually melted and set fire to the panier contents. Somebody kindly post up a link now. This is easy to overcome, all you need is a straight section of stainless tube that can be clamped to the end of your tail pipe and maybe a bracket to hold it in place.

Moving the silencer to a more central position is maybe a little more difficult. But with a bit of time and effort and making up some brackets to drop the silencer down, and some spacers to move it out. I'm sure it can be done.
Start by loosening all the bolts that hold everthing in place and see if there is any free play. Could be that a small cut and a reweld on one part is needed.

Shame you are too far away. Good luck.

 

[rdover]

I've only had the panniers on for about 50 miles or so adn only done 1 or 2 half decent runs.

I'd not noticed any damage but then I've not cleaned the bike since fitting them so I'll take a look tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up, I might not have noticed it until it was too late.

As for piss taking, I can't be bothered fighting it.

 

[rdover]

Hosed the panniers down and there is no damage whatsover! The first thing to get toasted would be the powdercoating and whilst it is very thick it would get melted by exhaust gases.

No discolouration, no melting, perfect!

I can only assume the colour change in the photo is a trick of the light. Phew!

 

[Swesty]

Try removing the dB reducer (baffle)and re-insert it backwards. Worked on my 1150.