I priced up some Giant Loop panniers from Touratech the other day �700 odd for soft luggage, I was a tad shocked to say the least. Same panniers on E-bay from the states �401. How can they justify the massive difference?

I have a mind to tell them.

Rich

Welcome to planet Touratech!

Try Adventure-Spec for Giant Loop luggage...

http://www.adventure-spec.com/defaul.../panniers.html

It'll be 50% cheaper (at least)!

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Bloody hell! Not half cheaper, excellent, I like the look of those Magadan packs as well keith. Thanks for that heads up.

bloody hell 700 quid and then having to buy bags to keep your stuff dry .....
id be having a good old think for alternatives

What gets me is Touratech sell (for example) the Giant Loop Siskiyou saddle bags for �740 in their UK web shop, but �550 (649euro) in the German web shop - that's 35% more here, a stunning difference of �190! It's the same with everything else too. Why?

In fact I reckon I could fly over to Germany, buy some Siskiyou saddle bags, get back home again and I'd still have paid less than in their UK shop!

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+1 on the ortlieb

jinx!

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Take a look at the Ortlieb bags, not quite as robust as the GL or Magadan, but mine have bit the dust a few times and survived.

They fit on the Z without the need for any racks with the straps under the seat.

http://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/motorc...-panniers.html




Nick.

I like Ortleib stuff, I use their dry bags for camping so I know their stuff is quality.

i fancy those magadan bags but with racks its nearer 550 quid
i think the loop system is a solution to a xr problem rather than a xt

the ortileb bags are now coming to 4 years old ..i cant knock em at all ..i suport them and tie strap them to twin tool tubes ..they have been 1000 percent waterproof and 100 percent secure

i would say if your off roading they need a strapping point undernieth otherwise they will buck .. ..i know the tool tube is not everyones bag but if you look under the o/e eshausts making some bag supports and loop tie points is pretty easy

a nice by product of doing them this way it keeps the width o the bike right down even with the bags stuffed full ...me klr had frames on it when it came but she is way wide using the same panniers ...

no complaints for the money ...they are back to morroco in october and im not worried about taking them in the least