Side Panniers- Alloy

[TaffyScouser]

Trophy model with standard grab rails and all fittings for BMW panniers and box. What’s the best solution for alloy side cases that either fit with:-
Standard fittings that come with bike.
Or
Side frames and Boxes ( Touratech type) that also fit to existing mounts etc.

Hope this makes sense.

 

[rossman999]

BMW boxes work well on the bike and the bike looks really clean with them off - but you cant fit a toolbox to carry locks etc and i dont fancy the chances of the alloy mounting bracket surviving a drop!

scafolding works well and has been tested over many years

 

[simmo1]

Bumot cases are very robust and have a good reputation. Apduro, and many others

 

[Martin GSA UK]

I had Bumots on my 1250GS and they were excellent. Better than the BMW boxes (free offer) on my 1300GSA.

The BMW boxes look fine, but they are very wide and shallow. They have a silly wide plastic lip, that makes it frustrating to get full inner bags out at the end of the day.

 

[IrishGaucho]

I love Apduro, fits perfectly fine on the original mounting brackets you can match the key and great quality:

 

[Cadmium]

I’ve been very pleased with Lone Rider motobags mounted to Apduro rackless plates. Lovely panniers and no frame once they're off the bike. I went with the 31 litre narrower bags and they've been plenty big enough.

 

[TaffyScouser]

I love Apduro, fits perfectly fine on the original mounting brackets you can match the key and great quality:

Bought a set after much deliberation. Just not keen on the Touratech scaffolding anymore.
Apduro all the way.

 

[WrexhamWrider]

Bought a set after much deliberation. Just not keen on the Touratech scaffolding anymore.
Apduro all the way.

Sorry to resurrect, but how are you getting on with them?

I'm in the same boat: all the gubbins ready for the Vario panniers but I'm not 100% on whether to go Vario or go Apduro.

I don't mind the scaffolding, but not sure any exists which doesn't require the removal of the Vario mounts.

 

[Pete M]

Sorry to resurrect, but how are you getting on with them?

I'm in the same boat: all the gubbins ready for the Vario panniers but I'm not 100% on whether to go Vario or go Apduro.

I don't mind the scaffolding, but not sure any exists which doesn't require the removal of the Vario mounts.

I got Vario panniers with my Opt719 and found them pretty useless for anything other than a few nights away with the wife. They are infact smaller than the vario panniers on my last 1250/
We read and watched lots of reviews on ally panniers having owned excellent Heavy Duties and BMW sets on my 1250's .

I didn't really want all the racking though so went with a set of Apduro 40ltr items and a 48ltr topbox.
The quality is very good indeed, great finish and build quality too. The locks and catches are very robust, certainly up to Heavy Duties and Holan standards.
We look forward to trying them out next year on tour