Being old (47 and some) here is my hard-earned experience:
Don´t bet the farm on the cheap bags. After a couple of years they may fall apart from exposure to the sun, will flake of the coating due to crumpling the bags, tie-downs etc. If you´re looking for bags to (a) take on the bike longer than you can remember how the seller looked like and (b) to guarantee a dry sleeping bag after travelling in monsoon weather, go for Ortlieb and any equivalent quality, not for the discounter or any MC outfitter promo stuff, which is good for icecream parlor-crusing.
Just my 2 cents
Cheers
Chris
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