Side Panniers for XT660R ?
 

Hi all

I've seen these side bags on GetGeared:
http://www.getgeared.co.uk/acatalog/...e_Bag_Set.html

Obviously they will be resting against the exhausts, although the exhausts are standard and have the covers on which do not seem to get much more than 'warm'.

Are something like these likely to be OK for the bike ? Has anybody got any other recommendations ?

Cheers - Steve

Those actually look quite trendy. It doesn't mean I'd get some, mind you, but I am sure for those cannot do without them, due to travelling needs these bags offer a nice aestetic compromise to those horrible Oxford ones

Steve,

Depends how you plan to use them and how much gear you want to carry about.
I've just placed an order with off-the-road.de for a set of Hepco and Becker aluminium panniers but then I need the capacity and the security. One thing's for sure...they wont melt on the exhausts!
I'll post pics when they arrive.

Hepco Becker Gobi Panniers
 

I have the Hepca Becker Gobi hard luggage, fantastic kit if you want to go down the hard luggage route. Pictures on this site at http://www.xt660.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=293&c=8

SJA are they plastic? They look really good but look like silver coloured plastic.
Z

Well, I'll report back soon. For �50 I took the plunge and ordered them yesterday and they just arrived. I'll fit them for a trip I have to do later and will report back on Friday ...

Gobi's are Silver coloured plastic. A mate of mine has them and I can confirm that they're a top bit o' kit. You can even get a tap fitment for the top boz so you can carry a few litres of drinking water in the cavity between the outer and the inner! Proper solid boxes though, the next best thing to metal IMHO. Bloody expensive mind!

So how much was the set of Gobis and the pannier frame all up?

Mic.

I bought mine from Motobins (BMW Dealer) who were really helpful, prices are on their web site at;
http://www.motobins.co.uk/displaypro...ND+ACCESSORIES
Currently �290 + VAT the pair think I paid about �130 for the rails/rack assembly. Seem to remember it came in at around �580 all up.

It might be worth noting that the H&B pannier rack is not compatible with the much sexier looking Touratech top rack, as I found at the weekend. The H&B racks are pretty cool though and I reckon that if I modify the top rack slightly I'll be able to have both back on the bike together. :digging:

My racks were also from Motobins... cheap and fast :coolsmiley:

Just an update on these : http://www.getgeared.co.uk/acatalog/...e_Bag_Set.html

As standard they dont fit the XT660 well, I had to ditch the underseat piece and adapt the straps to connect them up. Unfortunately the 'rucksack' clips that connect to the bags are poor and it was less than ideal.

What I have done now is used one bungee going under the seat, and one going around the handrail and plastic back bit to secure the bags. This actually works really well and easily survived a 65 mile trip to work down the A38 and M6 at illegal speeds.

They survived better than me I reckon, whats the best touring type screen by the way ? :-) (and why does the damn thing stall after a high speed run ... :-( )

All in all, ditch the fixing kit and use a couple of bungees and I think they are still good value for money and of course when u take the bags off there is no evidence they were ever there. Big Bonus :-)

In addition the standard XT exhaust heat shields prevent any damage to the bags, they barely get warm. Hope this helps someone looking for cheap, occasional luggage.

Cheers - Steve

A pair of Zega's on a Touratech rack would be cheaper I think - that's if you can pry the kit out of TT :icon_sad:.