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Old 24 Jan 2011
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I have the Ortlieb panniers and they are verry good.
3 years on the bike now and still doing well.
They are expensive ( about 160 euro), but i think that the quality
makes up for it.
These panniers are simple , good made and waterproof,
that is what i like about them.
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I had a Kriega US20 for about a year, mine leaked (eventually) at the foot end in heavy rains but otherwise was a good bag. Durable, decently sized, easy to secure to the bike.
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I also have to have a big thumbs up for steel pony panniers. 25,000 km on they just starting to break in. The best feature is to be able to carry 4 L of water in the side pockets.

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My Andy Strapz have always been good to me, and my advice is to buy something without zips, as zips are a royal pain in the ass (for most outdoors stuff actually).
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To add one more to the list:
Wolfman Expedition Dry Panniers

I have them for my upcoming trip. So no experience yet, but the quality looks very good. They should defenitly be waterproof.
They arent the biggest bags, but it will prevent me from carrying unneeded sh*t around

The reason why i didnt opt for the Giant Loop is that I want the rear seat to be free for a passenger, otherwise it would have been a great option.

The Steel Pony lookt nice aswell, especially the bottle holders (although, you can buy those seperatly for the Wolfman...). But shipping and import cost to europe made it a nogo. Also shipping can take some time, because they seem to be made on order. A very small company.

Wolfman could be ordered from the UK and had it delivered in just a week. Cant wait to try them out on my Africa Twin
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I have the Steelponies for over 2 years now and did more than 50tkm.
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Great panniers!
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Now I do like the look of those

Wonder if I could use them as a guide for some DIY and make some myself
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I have the Ortlieb panniers and they are verry good.
3 years on the bike now and still doing well.
They are expensive ( about 160 euro), but i think that the quality
makes up for it.
These panniers are simple , good made and waterproof,
that is what i like about them.
Saludos.
I have Ortliebs as well. Simple, rugged, and have survived crashes well.
Been used on anything from a Yamaha YBR125G to a Husky TE610.

I also have Kriega US-20 and 30 bags, used on a Chinese-built dual-sport.
So fear so good, but I have found a few negatives: if loaded with loose, hard objects, then the bag tends to move around until cinched down again; secondly, I am not sure about the aluminum hook straps, lose one around here and almost impossible to replace, and finally, the metal / loop accessory to attach to dirt bike bodywork can come unscrewed.
Probably needs locktite, but I've had issues with locktite and plastics before.
Again, difficult to replace around here.
Other than that, the stuff works as advertised.
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