Does anyone have any advice as to which is the best soft luggage combo to use on the XTX? I'm looking to take the bike to IOM next year & would welcome ideas. Use the bike daily to commute & carry a rucksack, which when opened after a 30 mile ride stinks of exhaust fumes (Akropovic minus baffles!). Therefore was thinking of a tank bag + other. Would consider fitting a rack etc, but concerned it would fill up with CO fumes !!

There's plenty of info on here fella, do a search

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Have a look at the oxford soft panniers on ebay, at about �40 theyre good value.
I've just come back from lakelands 2010 and mine have done the job just fine again.

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I'm always in the sh1t, only the depth varies

I can get some used H&B Pannier racks...what are my (cheaper!) luggage options?

Used hard panniers ..obviously...but they are still pricey even used....could I fit any make of HARD pannier?

Do the Oxford-type of SOFT pannier need a rack? or are they better with a rack? (I don't have exhaust shields)

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2008 XTR Mods : DNA Stage 3 Airbox, PC111, Carbon Cans Ovals, Steve Ruth built XTR734cc Big Bore with - High Desert Dyno (HDD)/ Cuervo Racing Gas Flowed / Ported Head fitted with +1mm Valves & uprated Springs, HDD 5050 Camshaft, HDD +3mm Throttle Body, CP 105.5mm 11:1 Piston, Custom Mapping, Piasini ECU, Renthal 613-01, Barkbusters VPS, Pivot Pegz, Touratech Bashplate, Foam Grips, Kev's O2 Sensor Mod, Kev's Extra Coolant Cooler, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs and Rear Shock

Hi,
I've bought and used the Kriega products with great satisfaction. I got a set of US-10+US-20 bags and a tank strap. The latter I had to mount in reverse direction but works quite fine. Bags fit like a dream.
Looking into their other range right now.

/Joel

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Black 2008 XT-R with gpr system, K&N-filter, bash plate, hand guards. Looking in to the tail tidy jungle and thinking of some rim stickers