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[VAL. H.]

Hi ya Phillip,

Looking at the photos these boxes look a bit deeper than my pair, have you made them bigger? What litreage are they anyway


How does the bike ride with the new boxes compared to the older sharp edge ones? Be interested to know if these a difference.


Val.

 

[the civil one]

Hi ya Phillip,

Looking at the photos these boxes look a bit deeper than my pair, have you made them bigger? What litreage are they anyway


How does the bike ride with the new boxes compared to the older sharp edge ones? Be interested to know if these a difference.
Val.

Yeah , they are bigger. 45 Lts and exhaust side 43 lts.
But youcan spec the lid , low , med or this high.
No Noticeable difference , even loaded.

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Do the pannier tops open OK with the ADV rails

Looks mighty close on the pic.

 

[The Foolish Fellow]

fine

they open fine , i was inspecting them during the week. There is enough room to detach the lid without any trouble.

 

[Sgt Bilco]

they open fine , i was inspecting them during the week. There is enough room to detach the lid without any trouble.

Thanks for that but from the pic, it looks like you have to take the lid off to get at the contents. Is this the case or are they hinged?

 

[the civil one]

Thanks for that but from the pic, it looks like you have to take the lid off to get at the contents. Is this the case or are they hinged?

If you look at the Camber of the Lid , its exactly the Same angle as the
Grab rails on the 1200GSA. This is a Compromise situation.
You cannot get a set 91CM fitted with out this .
You can get Hinged , But not this Close.
AS you Know , No other set Fits this Close.
You can get cheaper , But they dont match the Quality or Fit.

Heres a hinged "Special order " .

 

[the civil one]

Hinged , Caja Sahel , Adventure Luggage.

 

[VAL. H.]

Thanks for that but from the pic, it looks like you have to take the lid off to get at the contents. Is this the case or are they hinged?

I fitted a 1200ADV rack to my 12 for our trip to the Alpes last year. The lids lift off easily with a little twist to clear the racks hand rail.

Taking the lid off is no real problem 'infact it makes thing a little easier'. Some 'including me when I get around to it' add a couple of stainless wires so the lid hangs on the side of the pannier and also adds security in case you leave them undone. In my case the lid bounced off on a camping field so no damage I double check them now

Val.


PS: The best panniers I've ever fitted to a bike thus far. Yeah they have a few minor issues (and what manufacturer dosen't?), but what do you expect from a couple of enthusiastic Irish guys working in their spare time in a bus station garage

 

[PW Cymru]

I'm looking to retro fit a pair of hinges to std 1150 panniers, what supplier do you use for the hinges and how much are they

 

[the civil one]

I'm looking to retro fit a pair of hinges to std 1150 panniers, what supplier do you use for the hinges and how much are they

Southco, and its different for me cos i have to do the Exchange rate
with the Bank , you will find it cheaper to deal with them direct.

 

[Pauly S]

1150gs city panniers 9"

Hey Civil, what capacity are the city panniers 9" with flat lids me ol mate?
do you have a rear view of the city ones fitted?
oh and whats the latest price inc del to uk?
atb Paul

 

[the civil one]

City Bags .

 

[Pauly S]

A comparison

same colour bike too.
Civil what width are the city bags?,the std set are 94cm, the same width as the bmw city panniers i believe.
Note the std indicators in a more prominent safer location, all made witha simple metal bracket with no mods to the indicators and can be seen from a greater angle, cool eh?

 

[the civil one]

same colour bike too.
Civil what width are the city bags?,the std set are 94cm, the same width as the bmw city panniers i believe.
Note the std indicators in a more prominent safer location, all made witha simple metal bracket with no mods to the indicators and can be seen from a greater angle, cool eh?

The City Bags are 9" each side. With the Std Exhaust cut out.
EVery set of my Panniers comes with an Indicator re-locator now
to do just the job you mention. The Attached picture you see , shows
the Re-locator for both the 11** and the 1200 ,
Available seperate as well

 

[Pauly S]

new pannies

I just thought i would say that my new panniers arrived today and i'm chuffed to bits.
just what i wanted, thanks Philip.
off to the garage now to put them on the bike.
I will post a piccy when i finsh them.
all the best Paul
thanks again.
ps do purchasers of your panniers get a free guided bus tour of your local area? he he

 

[Pauly S]

plastic bottles

Hey Philip,do you reckon you could knock up a sensibly priced carrier for these plastic fuel/water bottles?to fit on the panniers?
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2109492#post2109492
atb Paul

 

[the civil one]

Hey Philip,do you reckon you could knock up a sensibly priced carrier for these plastic fuel/water bottles?to fit on the panniers?
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2109492#post2109492
atb Paul

Paul
I really dont like the Idea of un-necessary Holes in a Pannier.
If you Want a the Build stage i could weld something like this in Place ?.

 

[The Foolish Fellow]

photos

Can we see photos of your latest design ?

 

[Pauly S]

1150 gs city panniers in powder black

a pic of my new pannies.
these are the city set and are reasonably roomy but importantly narrow for filtering,im very pleased.
Im designing a topbox for top man Philip to construct.
They are the same width as the cylinder heads.
if you look back a few posts you can see the slight difference between these and the wider std ones.

 

[the civil one]

91 cm . fitted . side to side