I'm considering investing in a set of sports panniers for the Chimay trip, any recommendations anyone? Going by the Oxford thread they might be a good option, but I need to know if anyone has had any handling problems using sports panniers at speed on their bike. I've got a set of panniers that I've had for years but they are literally just throwovers and don't have any straps to secure them and stop them from flapping, hence at speeds >50mph the bike [1] starts to weave. They hold a lot of luggage and are handy for using on the IOM but not something I want to travel to Belgium and back with. [1] Well, the GPX did when I was in a rush to get to Heysham one year so I tend not to use them much. -- Lesley CBR600FW SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally
Indicated 140mph, 2-up, with Oxford throwovers and top-box on the TRX. Front end was a bit light, but didn't give me any real cause for concern. Probably closer to 125mph in reality, but that's plenty fast when you're loaded and carrying a pillion.
Nope, they're fine. Ours were somewhat cheaper than the Oxford ones, but needed repairing so probably a false economy.
I'm considering investing in a set of sports panniers for the Chimay I had some throwovers (Not Oxford) - coming back from Le Mans in the early hours up the M20 I thought my mate was up for a race - he came past at speed gesticulating - so orf I went. It transpired that he wasa trying to tell me the throwovers had slipped and caught fire. Apparently it was quite spectacular for a while until I realised. One very burnt towel and a toasted Nikon[1] later we arrived home. There's a moral in here somewhere but there ya go. Buzby [1] I did my best to break it - it went off the back of the bike in the camera bag at 70mph+ on another occasion collecting a few more dents but still worked fine. A credit to Nikon
SP wrote in I've ridden a CBR600 from the Moselle to Calais with M&P's "Caverdale" soft panniers reinforced with a couple of bungee cords to stop them billowing. Average speed was 70mph for the 300 miles which included stopping for petrol twice and about 70 miles on non-motorway. Indicated 140 at times which was a bit unstable. Cruising at an indicated 120 was no problem.
Cheers all - with any luck the offer of borrowing a set of Oxford this evening will turn out well. I did a fair bit of googling before I went to work this evening and can get a set of Oxford's virtually half-price, except they won't arrive here before I leave, so borrowing a set looks like the best option for now. -- Lesley CBR600FW SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster) BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12 BONY#54P BOB#18 Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally
Been fine on VFR750, ZX9 and Fazer 1000 at eeek speeds. Well not on my knackered VFR, that was fine at "ho hum" speeds. Highly recommended. cheers
