Panniers, Tank bag & tailpack for £70?

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BGN says...

Sounds like a cracking deal, I'd buy it if that's the kind of thing you
need. It's worth bearing in mind that humpback luggage doesn't have the
capacity of the Oxford Sports or 1st time ranges. 70 quid usually only
buys you an Oxford Sports tankbag.

Apart from the aforementioned capacity differences, there's nothing
wrong with the 1st Time gear, I used it myself for a few years before
laying my mitts on a full set of lifetime guaranteed Sports stuff. The
materials used aren't as robust as the Humpback or Sports ranges, but
it's tough enough to withstand my throwing it around on countless
weekends away.

Elly has a modified[1] 1st Time tailpack that she's lugged around
college filled with books for a year or so and it's never split a seam,
it's my old one that I had for a few years IIRC.

I sold a hell of a lot of Oxford luggage when I worked at Gericke, and
I only had 2 or 3 items returned. Oxford didn't quibble, they just
replaced it FOC without even seeing it.

[1] Modified to make it a clip on arrangement with custom fittings for
it on the rack. Now all you do is pull the flaps over the sides of the
rack and clip them onto two pegs that stick out, and then secure both
flaps with two R-clips that are on bowden cables attached to the rack.
No more tedious bungees to put up with.

 

The Older Gentleman says...

Can't see why anyone should have a problem with a correctly secured
tailpack.

 

I had a look in Alford Bros. today and grabbed the Tailpack & Panniers
as I already have a (Cargo) tank bag, they look simple enough to use
secure. They come with copious amounts of Bungees.

I'm fed up of throwing my tank bag on and off the ER-5, I've really
screwed up the previously unblemished tank with it. I'm going to
leave the soft panniers in situ 24/7 (that's the plan anyway) and
transport the few things I take to/from work in those in the future.
I'll only use the tank bag and/or tail pack when I'm going to going
away for a few days.

It doesn't look like the most pretty stuff on the market, but as I'm
only going to be using it a few times a year I don't care what it
looks like. As long as it works. And from various reviews,
especially yours, it looks like it'll do me for a while yet.

 

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:50:38 +0100,

I just read the thread I think you're speaking of:

<http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.rec.motorcycles/browse_thread/thread/1e9f8655e86a1d19?hl=en>

I'll put on that "wondaweb" style stuff too if/when I put on the
tailpack.

 

I need to buy a house that fits my trailer :-(

 

Of course I replaced all the spark plugs...

 

That rattle'll just be the cam chain tensioner, don't worry about it...

 

Nobody will bother nicking this thing.

 

On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:48:43 +0100, The Older Gentleman wrote:

It's only spitting; I won't bother with waterproofs.

I'll lube the chain *next* week.

 

Of course it'll get through the next MoT.