Pannier Identification

[fatbaldbob]

I bought theses panniers recently as part of a job lot of stuff from a local dealer who was closing down.

Searching on line I can find nothing like them.

They are semi rigid, expandable, waterproof lined with a roll top opening. There are adjustable straps with trident clips to expand and contract them and secure the opening.

They appear to be bike specific as they are fitted with a rigid back to which a mounting frame is attached. The frame has a mount that clips up on to a mounting rail and the bottom would sit on the base of the rail. Looking at the SW Motech website their stuff is listed with mountings for various bikes. Some of their pannier sets are up to £700.

They are very large and roomy even when not expanded and made from a cordura type material. They are very well made and heavy duty looking

They could also be used as throw over saddle bags as opposed to rack mounted. Pics show them on my Himmy just for scale and they are only millimetres off fitting the RM pannier frames.

Any assistance on what bike they might fit or the model of them would be appreciated.

 

[DJ123]

They look to be called the Dakar Saddlebags. And you need s Bike specific bar to help mount them to your Bike.

 

[fatbaldbob]

They look to be called the Dakar Saddlebags. And you need s Bike specific bar to help mount them to your Bike.

Great stuff, looks like you are correct, from your info I found this video
SW Motech Dakar
I thought the attached mount on the bag could perhaps be changed to fit a particular bikes existing rack but as you say it needs a specific mount on the bike.

 

[fatbaldbob]

Just found this Dakar Review from years ago on this very site. Seems they do or did a mount for the GS1200.

Would these bags be of interest to anyone on here?