Me personally, for soft Panniers I will go with Zana. The quality is excellent and I like the design with the flip down lip for the bag support. I have them, just not installed. I am still on the fence wether to go with soft or hard Panniers.
I went with the RE racks for all my bikes, along with soft bags. At $110 on Ebay, they're a no-brainer, IMHO.
For soft bags, take a look at these brackets also. I like the folding ledge that will keep the bags off the muffler. I think i saw somewhere that the price was 3500 rupees which is about $ 50 US dollars. Plus shipping costs of course.
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I'm leaning towards the RE racks just for the ability to relocate the turn signals easily. And the price is appealling.
That’s the Price donowin is asking in India, here in he is asking 325 € for the Same item.For soft bags, take a look at these brackets also. I like the folding ledge that will keep the bags off the muffler. I think i saw somewhere that the price was 3500 rupees which is about $ 50 US dollars. Plus shipping costs of course.
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All metal products are made of Stainless Steel (and not Mild Steel or MS) They had a flat base, which could be folded Powder coating for lasting finish
Yes for me he quoted $360. That was why I went for the Zana racks.
Well now, that's a bit cheesy, isn't it ? Flicka, if you really like them, I suppose you could look on ebay or ebay India for them.
I already have the RE racks
Unless they are very short, you'll need some way to keep them off the muffler I think. What brand are these? I am looking for a set of small throwover bags myself. Let us know how they are once you get them.
A guy over on AVRider has those exact same panniers on his Himalayan. He uses them with a rack. They really suit the bike in my opinion. I'd consider them if they were more waterproof.
These are the same ones I have for my day trips and they are excellent for the price. I treated mine to be waterproof and fitted foam stiffeners to give them shape. This keeps the RH one clear of the exhaust.
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Those look awesome.
Great minds think alike. I didn't realize they were the same bags because I never clicked on your link. They look good on your bike! I have an assortment of waterproof bags in various sizes so I am not going to worry about making them waterproof. I may still get the racks but I will wait and see how these work out on the bike.These are the same ones I have for my day trips and they are excellent for the price. I treated mine to be waterproof and fitted foam stiffeners to give them shape. This keeps the RH one clear of the exhaust.
I have racks but looking at them I think they will not hit the back wheels without racks. The hand rail at the back will keep them off the back wheel. The only issues I foresee it that they will be bouncing off the indicators and the RH side will touch the exhaust. The racks keep the RH side a little further away from the bike and away from the exhaust. However as the throw-over main panel is only canvas it can be shortened with a little sewing which will pull the bags up.
I think the bags sort of go with the pack mule look of the bike.
