Not entirely
The Vario frames are neat & are easy to detach also - but not really necessary
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Not entirely
The Vario frames are neat & are easy to detach also - but not really necessary
A fresh entry, TRAX.
Though I am not sure if it's a recommendation for the panniers (which may be crap) over the ease of their frame removal?
Further clarification needed, please.
Though I am not sure if it's a recommendation for the panniers (which may be crap) over the ease of their frame removal?
Further clarification needed, please.
It wouldn't be an adventure then.
No wonder the Chez Morel was so spartan after your stay
By the time we arrived
You 'd nicked the shitehouse door in our room
No wonder the Chez Morel was so spartan after your stay
By the time we arrived
You 'd nicked the shitehouse door in our room
I demand that this thread be taken back on topic at once.
Lists, not holiday reminiscences, are what are important.
PS Got a link for Chez Morel, as I can't be arsed.
Lists, not holiday reminiscences, are what are important.
PS Got a link for Chez Morel, as I can't be arsed.
The Varios are utter crap.
Tried them for one trip and at the first hotel decided they were not right for me.
Too heavy
Flex too much
Anyway each to their own
I have Zego Pro, my mate has TRAX
That's better.
For every moaner like you - BMW will have a 100 happy users of Vario panniers
And I'm one of them.
Pelican style boxes .... cheap 'n' cheerful , purposeful without the pose , tough as old boots! 
Fiddle to remove the boxes for a few minutes or simply unlock the frames and take the frames and boxes off as one....voila, no scaffold!
If you must have top loaders then mount them top side facing up!
Fiddle to remove the boxes for a few minutes or simply unlock the frames and take the frames and boxes off as one....voila, no scaffold!
If you must have top loaders then mount them top side facing up!
See, that's what happen when bods keep on topic.
Pelican style.
One high class and fresh entry from the western end of this small isle, with pictures too for added credence.
PS Your tax disk expires in a month or so.
Pelican style.
One high class and fresh entry from the western end of this small isle, with pictures too for added credence.
PS Your tax disk expires in a month or so.
Wapping - Cracking effort with the highest number of posts in a Toilet GS thread again - 15 so far and going strong
Your goal of 30,000 posts cannot be far away now - awesome
.....and for the record happy so far with my Vario side cases and a Givi Trekker top box
Your goal of 30,000 posts cannot be far away now - awesome
.....and for the record happy so far with my Vario side cases and a Givi Trekker top box
a thread on this site reviewing pannier systems:
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?70720-FAQ-about-Pannier-Systems
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?70720-FAQ-about-Pannier-Systems
Gargy
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Try Google..... I can recommend it ! !
Meanwhile, back on topic.................................I have read that TRAX leak, and are quite renowned for it.
Soft luggage is not an option, and whether to leave the luggage on or off, and where to store it is totally another thread Tarka.
Yup, I know. Couldn't be arsed.
Anyway, good to see that you've now cheered up and have some real alternatives to chose from. Me, I still think BMW's standard offerings will do you fine and that the huuuuuuge top box is unnecessary if all you want to do is lob a couple of helmets in every so often. A simple cable lock will do you fine. Something like:
http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product...s & Security&gclid=CJuNw9fSm7wCFSvHtAod6gkA5w
Being cheap, simple and reliable means you'll be more likely to use it regularly, trust me.
You'll miss your 1600. But that's a different matter.
PS Trax are very similarly to BMW's own Adventure cans. If they leak, drill the very small hole I mentioned, using a hand drill. It takes seconds and works. You'll probably be using waterproof inner bags anyway... That's a whole different question... So your stuff will stay dry, no matter what.
Anyway, good to see that you've now cheered up and have some real alternatives to chose from. Me, I still think BMW's standard offerings will do you fine and that the huuuuuuge top box is unnecessary if all you want to do is lob a couple of helmets in every so often. A simple cable lock will do you fine. Something like:
http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product...s & Security&gclid=CJuNw9fSm7wCFSvHtAod6gkA5w
Being cheap, simple and reliable means you'll be more likely to use it regularly, trust me.
You'll miss your 1600. But that's a different matter.
PS Trax are very similarly to BMW's own Adventure cans. If they leak, drill the very small hole I mentioned, using a hand drill. It takes seconds and works. You'll probably be using waterproof inner bags anyway... That's a whole different question... So your stuff will stay dry, no matter what.
.....and for the record happy so far with my Vario side cases and a Givi Trekker top box
Another happy bod
Varios can't be that crap
We'll they broke after one trip on my bike and they broke on my mates bike.
But we do go further than Tescos
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