Bike luggage options.

[JonB]

Right on the note of my impending trip to Scotland next year I am in the process of looking for some bike luggage equipment to purchase. Going to try and take advantage of the NEC bike show to get a good deal, but have seen this 3pc set on M and P for only £59.99.

Does it look good, does anybody have any other recommendations?

https://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=901543#
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[feef]

That stuff looks a little flimsy from looking at the pics.. lots of floppy creasing in the fabric.

I've been using Oxford 1st Time stuff I bought from these guys,
https://www.forestedge-retail.co.uk/acatalog/FIRST_TIME_LUGGAGE.html

and it's fared well on 2 france trips, and several weekends trips.

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[mark83]

I think a tank bag should be your first purchase as having aftermarket bags attached to the back always has you in doubt, especially when you're on a budget.

Buffalo do a good tank bag which is very safe and comes with loads of straps and magnets. Crucially, it is also easy to detach.

Another great thing is that it has a detachable pouch at the front which you can detach when paying for petrol etc.

If you really don't want a tank bag, I would suggest spending a little extra and getting solid luggage.
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[JonB]

Well i'm kind of on a budget of no more than £100. So hard-luggage is a no-no for me really.

I will be getting a tank bag, but I want some panniers as well.
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[Keen]

I agree with feef, oxford first time panniers are perfect if you're on a budget- cheap (got mine for 35 quid on ebay, also from forest edge) and sturdy
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[krebsy]

My luggage comprises:
£40 oxford soft panniers.
£60 "Cargo" 25-40L expandable magnetic tank/tail bag. (well worth it, robust, waterproof and doesn't get in the way)
£60 25L walking rucksack that's been to work and across europe with me.
£80 Givi box on the rear (+monorack).


you can likely pick up some soft sports panniers and a tank bag for £100 at NEC or even on-line. My local Honda dealership had the soft panniers.

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[BorderHooner]

just returned from a 10 day euro jaunt.

x2 oxford 1st time 40 litre side panniers.
oxford expandable sports tank bag.
knox rucksack.

managed to fit everything I needed for myself and the pillion in the above.

you should be able to pick up the 1st time gear quite cheaply on fleabay, reccomended.

[JonB]

Well I don't necessarily require sports luggage. I only have a Bandit after all, which I guess is kind of geared towards touring anyway. I am quite vain when it comes to looks though. If it looks ghey I'd rather not take any more clothes.
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[BorderHooner]

then just buy the oxford 1st time gear - very dull looking but very good kit for the money.

[ram_doom]

I have some oxford sports panniers I got from wave for not a lot of money. Buy it second hand, will guaranteed save you a hell of a lot of cash
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[colin1]

yeah, ebay is good for second hand stuff
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[steelyglint]

I 've toured scotland a few times on a CBR400rr with a tank bag (itwas a bit kak it had a permanent base and a zip off bag very secure but eventually the zip gave up) and a pair of panniers plus a tent + sleeping bag + sleeping mat. I used one pannier for clothes and undies and one pannier for shoes coats coleman petrol stove , paperbacks, food etc. The tank bag used to carry the stuff I didn't want to leave on the bike in a fort william pay and display (avoid the helensburgh arms!!). My point is whilst the GIVI stuff is probably great for regular commutes etc. or if you are staying in B&Bs the soft stuff gives you lots of options / flexibility. My worst moment was when my very cheap panniers (no brand) slipped over the end of my exhaust without me knowing ... I got beeped by a few car drivers i'd overtaken in Glencoe once too often so i pulled over to find out I'd incinerated half my clothes... the exhaust pipe had burnt its way in about 10""s and I had been trailing blue smoke for miles through glencoe - any way I stopped at Tyndrum and had to buy bottled water to put it out - I was too embarrassed to pull out a weeks worth of dirty keks and stamp on it in front of all the tourists at the the green welly stop ..still i must have looked a bit odd pouring evian into my panniers.
So panniers are good , honest, I got a cheap HGerricke tank bag with magnets that is fine and some second hand oxfords that are also cool - then did a Europe Tour with it all with no problems - deffo worth getting a few sets of the nylon luggage straps with the self-locking catches (Thule do some (& IKEA!!) & i've got some really thin rasta coloured ones) because you have absolute confidence things arent going to slip etc. if you route through all the available anchor points you have (unless you get really hammered - see Helensburgh arms above- and forget to put them on & set fire to your new hiking trousers)
p.s Ive got a VFR800i now and want advice on hard luggage - can i fit aluminium panniers to mine??
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[alone]

£60 got me a Givi hard box and frame work from e-bay. 45l box too. The frame was missing a bracket though, but a short phone call to Givi, chatted up the operator a lil, and got sent the missing parts for free.
Leaves £40 for a tank bag and anything else. More than enough.

Though I guess you've possible bought all your stuff now?

[stinkwheel]

I use oxford 'sport' throwovers. Got them on sale for £60. Can't really fault them.

Rather than a tail pack of some sort, I use a dry sack. Ortleib is the best known maker of these but there are other versions. Just a big, cylindrical kit bag that you roll the top down of and bungee across the back rack. The important factor with these is that they are totally 100% waterproof. They are used by canoeists to carry their kit in. I keep my clean clothes, sleeping bag, thermal matress and any electronic gizmos in this.

For extra carrying capacity, you can fit a hell of a lot into an army issue duffel bag which bungees on in the same way as a dry sack (you can squeeze them both onto a back rack with imaginative use of bungees).

I also take a folded up cool-bag which I use for food supplies. I usually get these as near to the campsite as possible and just lash it on top of everything.

This is me loaded up for three weeks touring and wild camping in Scotland (and I take all sorts of unecessary crap).

[Kram]

https://www.thefastone.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=OXOF412%2F413%2F414
Oxford first time luggage - £70

Expandable Tank bag
Panniers
Tail Pack

Will be ordering mine next week.

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[Rawker]

i bought the oxford expandable tank bag,

i ain't done any long trips (still on cbt) but iv taken it with me on 160mile runs (quite a treck on a 125) and i take my Canon 30D and spare lens with me and it all fits perfectly.

Also my Mates dad (he rides bikes 2)

Gave me a tailbag for free cause his bmw has luggage on either side,

tailbag is called, Bellstaff. i aint tried it out yet.

[_Will_]

On my trip i took a tankbag/topbox/tailpack.
that was all
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[JonB]

[Annabella]

You'll probably find you don't need the tail pack with panniers and a tank bag. I have never needed to use all three and if necessary I do a Stinkwheel and strap any other larger items onto the back seat between the panniers using a cargo net
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[Kram]

[Annabella]

I think I've only used mine a handful of times, and usually for day trips rather than camping.

Mine has the advantage of having a zip-off bottom with rucksack straps underneath, and it is also the right shape for a helmet - good old Oxford
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[JonB]

I've just ordered myself that Oxford First time kit.

Will tell you what it is like when I open it up on Xmas day.
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[krebsy]

[Kram]

I got work all weekend now so I can afford to buy the luggage. so on tuesday, I'll be ordering all my luggage
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