Good aluminium luggage ?

[cbritton]

I've just bought a 1150GS and am considering a Touratech pannier kit. Is everyone happy with them or are there better ones for the money. I need lots of luggage space, top loading and for it to be rugged enough for off-road stuff.

Colin.

 

[Steptoe]

well who's gonna tell him,

i'm not, i don't get any commision from Vern.

 

[Pthagonal]

easy talk to vern

have a look here

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19779

link


vern is your man..

best damn panniers anywhere..



made to measure..



regards

pthag

 

[judge]

well who's gonna tell him,

i'm not, i don't get any commision from Vern.

I used to provide this service but the commission is about 00000000.1% of ferk all

MikeO seems to have taken up the mantle of late

 

[Madmountainman]

Well i've experienced Vern and Lucy's generous hospitality and couldn't give a toss about commission! Read all about it and search for Verns Panniers!

 

[Deleted Member I]

Isn't that American stuff the best?

Those Jesse luggage is best isn't it? The ones used by those original GSers on their current RTW trip?

Or the BMW ones that the other RTW couple used on their adventure is pretty good. Survived their Americas trip pretty well.

 

[DavidHolmes]

I used to provide this service but the commission is about 00000000.1% of ferk all

MikeO seems to have taken up the mantle of late

You been reading his journal Judge? More sealant than he used on his bathroom......

 

[judge]

You been reading his journal Judge? More sealant than he used on his bathroom......

Yes, hence the big smilie

 

[SilverFish]

rugged enough for off-road stuff.

Colin,

I took a pair of Vern's panniers to Morroco last year. I must of dropped the bike a dozen times in the desert (I was testing them, ahem). They took it all WITHOUT A SODDIN' SCRATCH.

You wont get better mate; no way.

Mike

 

[Vern]

Free gift with every set

A bucket of sealer* will be included with every set from now on, to prevent the water getting out

*pointing trowel extra

 

[Zebedee]

Re: Free gift with every set

A bucket of sealer will be included with every set from now on, to prevent the water getting out ...

What a bloke I spoke to Vern for the first time tonight (now I know why he has a donkey sitting down as his logo, … the hind legs having been talked off it )

In my opinion, the problem with his panniers is that the hole at the top (to let the water in) doesn’t have a compensatory hole at the bottom to let the water out.

The obvious answer is to make the panniers out of expanded metal lathing. It’s got lots of holes to let the contents of the panniers … I think the technical term is “to breath”.

This simple modification would allow any water that did enter the pannier to drain away freely. How a bloke like Vern didn’t think of this before now amazes me

Seriously though, I’m looking forwards to handing over some of my hard earned in exchange for some of Vern’s finest

 

[Vern]

I've just taken delivery of a big pile of holes, once knitted together, they will make the new panniers "breath" easily.

 

[Deleted account W]

There’s a new man made material on the market that’s just been developed by Dupont.

They’re using a resin bonded Gortex to make containers for delivering fresh produce from farms direct to Superstores in. It allows the produce to “breathe” while not allowing any ingress of moisture, which would otherwise taint the foodstuffs.

Apparently it can be moulded using a low heat process or sheets can be cut and plastic welded

This is being hailed as the new bio carbon fibre, due to its extreme strength and light weight.

 

[Pthagonal]

There’s a new man made material on the market that’s just been developed by Dupont.

They’re using a resin bonded Gortex to make containers for delivering fresh produce from farms direct to Superstores in. It allows the produce to “breathe” while not allowing any ingress of moisture, which would otherwise taint the foodstuffs.

Apparently it can be moulded using a low heat process or sheets can be cut and plastic welded

This is being hailed as the new bio carbon fibre, due to its extreme strength and light weight.

and probably costs 1000 quid a square inch..


pthag