You are reading a single comment by @lynx and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
lynx-
Thanks.
For sure. Can’t find a photo with the bags full up to show clearance, but this shows with a minimum load in the smaller ones. Fully loaded there’s a good few inches clearance even with the larger bags.
The top straps let me pull the bags up tight, and the closure straps pull any excess at the bottom upward. Didn’t notice any warmth inside the bag after 15-20 miles (longest delivery so far, all country roads and lots of pinned throttle) no melted plastic yet!
pdlouche
A lot of options must be small enough that a strap can run from the bottom of the bag under the seat. Otherwise there are pannier rails you can strap them against. Maybe with twin shocks people just let them bash against the coil. Depends on the bike for sure. Lots of ‘universal’ square-shaped options out there on ebay that attach to the grab-rail mounts.
Mine, I cut and welded remnants of two scrap bmx frames and used the rear stays. They are mounted to the shock and pillion peg points. I wanted the strongest possible with materials available, since I’d be carrying varying weights often, and such a small bike important to reduce any chance of affecting control.
The (adjustable) top straps through the D-rings hold the bags tight up and over the seat. The (fixed) upper loop locates it on the upper rail. The (adjustable) lower strap clips around the triangle and holds it tight.
I’ve been doing some deliveries for a local charity, as their shop has had to move online, and made the larger red and yellow bags. Stuffed them full of bulky but not too heavy stuff and noticed no ill-handling or flapping about. I can’t get rid of the last 10-15mm of chicken strip, there are no twists and turns local enough that warrant it, but relatively lean-y I’m still seeing good handling.
The black ones had tools and emergency kit for a quick stretch over the Ridgeway (gravel, loose, potholes, undulating) the other day. The bike, bags, mounts, survived. I think my shoulders were worse off than the bike.