[QUOTE="ts"] Hmm... none of the MT lot has offered you the loan of a pair of MT350 forward panniers then?[/QUOTE] Unfortunately they don't simply bolt onto 500s - they require a modification to the 500 frame. It can be done but it's a biggish job, also the 350 mounting frames and panniers boxes are fairly rare and sought after. [QUOTE] Within a week, you may well have got used to views like these: <[URL]http://turl.no/e9o>[/URL][/QUOTE] That's the plan!