Yes it was oe panniers. You can sort of get it to fit as its possible to swivel the link pipe a bit but it was too close for comfort for me as the oe ones are plastic and only aluminum coated.
I was never that pleased with the way they sat in pictures but picked up one second hand for a good price to try. The gutted and drilled oe pipe is quite a bit louder than stock and this pipe was louder again by the same amount. Due to the angle of the frame and space I think its difficult to get one to fit as I'd like and still have enough internal space to dampen noise without affecting performance.

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