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14 Oct 2016
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Second year with the Mosko's
The Mosko panniers are holding up great to every thing that is thrown at them... They are by far the most durable bags that I have owned, more crash survivable than metal boxes or single layer roll top type bags.. I use them all the time whether I am camping off the bike or doing extended day rides... They are still 100% watertight and holding their shape very well..
The only wear that I can see is a little bit of chafing on the roll flaps where they bend around the top corners of the outer bag... The outer bag is only a protective shell for the waterproof liner so there is no threat of leakage and a couple dabs of Aquaseal is the easy fix... I did notice the mounting plate to pannier rack bolts coming loose so I re-torqued them using loctite and no more issues.. The bags are not what I would call light but the convenience of the quick on and off the bike outweighs the extra pounds that the mounting wedges add...If you want lighter weight go to the Mosko rackless system...
Images from this years riding with the Moskos:
The side beaver tails are great for storage, I keep a trail saw {Silky} in the left side pouch all the time for easy access..
I mounted the bags in a canted fashion so they are a fair distance away from my legs for off road riding..
When I carry an axe, it fits nicely behind the right side beaver tail and is within easy reach.. I use a safety lanyard with a snap clip to make sure the axe wont bounce out when riding over rough terrain..
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1 Apr 2017
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Mounting Mosko Reckless 80s on my 2nd 640
I have the Backcountry 35 on my Project 640 and they have been great, the only drawback is that they are fairly heavy... For my main bike I decided to go with the much lighter Reckless 80... These bags are designed so that they can be mounted without needing luggage racks..The wing pods on the bags normally slope forward and take up passenger space... For starters I reversed the bags on the mounting panel so now they hang straight down and stay against the side racks..
My 2 gas bottle pouches will clip nicely the the rear attachment webbing panels..
Finished now, just need some camping weather..
They mount pretty cleanly when looking from the back view.. They feel as sturdy on the bike as my Mosko BC 35s..
Last edited by Island Hopper; 20 Dec 2017 at 02:43.
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3 Apr 2017
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Yes I have and on a Tenere as well. Fantastic setup for me, but watch for straps getting loose and burning on exhaust. PM me for more details.
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3 Apr 2017
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https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/...dry-saddlebags
New-ish budget dry bags from Nelson-Rigg: 27L per bag, comes with
inner bags, lots of mounting options. $179 USD.
Probably won't last 20 years like the $700 Mosko bags ... but do they really need to?
I've used Nelson-Rigg products in Baja, Mojave Desert and California and Nevada Sierra Nevada on my DR650 ... which is a bike that never breaks it's subframe.
Bags have held up well. No broken zippers or straps.
Inner bags are only way to go. Why would you ever bother to dismount your bags from your bike? Grab inner bag and GO! Panniers stay on bike!
I've used several sets of Nelson-Rigg panniers, tail bags and tank bags. No problems, only changed them out for size/fitment/style reasons.
The above ones look promising as a budget solution. At $179 USD, they are, IMO, expendable over a few years of use.
Made In China ... (I'm guessing import of some Chinese products are banned in the EU and Canada?)
Easy part of this Sierra trail ... GS's need not apply!
Mojave Desert near Death Valley.
Central Baja
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4 Apr 2017
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I had a look at the new Nelson Rigg Adventure style bags and they look 100% improved over the last design... I had a set of the previous designed bags and they did not hold up well at all... In fact on one of our extended rides one of the riders NR bags failed completely when the side blew out of them..On that same ride my bags started showing signs of separating from the bike mounting straps forcing me to wrap extra straps around them to keep them from breaking away from the bike... The bags were only 6 months old so I contacted Nelson Rigg and offered some suggestions on improvements but did not bother chasing a warranty repair as I was done with them.... I do think their newly designed bags would hold up a lot better over the first gen units I had...
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4 Apr 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mollydog
Made In China ... (I'm guessing import of some Chinese products are banned in the EU and Canada?)
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Nope no import bans, this country couldn't survive without imports because very little local manufacturing is left, nobody knows how to make stuff here anymore...
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4 Apr 2017
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Plus One on that sad reality.
I've heard of a few failures of NR stuff. Thing is ... they have a LIFE TIME warranty on their products .. and it's truly a no quibble deal. Send in the old one and you'll get a brand new one in the mail.
Thing is, if the first one was crap, why would you want another?. So point taken. But hard to argue for the money, and most probably won't abuse the gear all that much.
I've not had these issues ... but I've only used mine going up and down the
Baja 1000 course a few times.
Lots of stuff breaks in Baja, but so far not the Nelson-Rigg bags. (only three Baja trips on them with quite a bit of off road included).
As I said, the Nelson-Rigg stuff are budget items.
If a guy is riding a $24,000 BMW R1200GS or a $20K KTM 1290 ADV, then I'm sure they won't worry about buying the best bags ... and looks to me like the Mosquito's are damn good.
Wish I could afford them.
Budget Bike, Budget Bags, Budget travel.
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15 Jun 2017
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A switch
After a few test rides with the Mosko R-80s I was not satisfied with how they fit with my racks in place... I didn't like how the full saddle mount covered my grab handle which I use to pop the bike onto its stand.. I also like to run a variety of different sizes of tail bags depending on trip requirements and the R-80s don't work well with some of the bigger bags.. I ended up selling the R-80s and picked up a set of Wolfman Rocky Mountain bags for my lighter setup and then will use the BC 35s for longer trips...
The Wolfman bags fit the bike very well:
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18 Nov 2017
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28 Mar 2018
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Just bought a set of Mosko's.
Looks like you ride similar B.C. roads to I.
Heading to Tuk this summer...
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29 Mar 2018
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KLR at 54
Just bought a set of Mosko's.
Looks like you ride similar B.C. roads to I.
Heading to Tuk this summer...
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We ride lots of old tracks and trails all over the province... The best riding routes in BC are not paved...
We will be heading up North this summer via a more unconventional route..
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19 Sep 2018
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Onto the next latest and greatest... I swapped out the Mosko BC 35 setup for the 25 liter Scout system, the main reason was for the 10+ LBS weight saving that the Scouts provide.. They already have been well tested through this Summers rides and have held up well..
One of the first rides with the new system in place..
Over the winter I am going to cut the muffler side rack mounts and re-weld it so the bags are closer to the center line of the bike... I can not understand why HB built these racks so they hung out so far on the muffler side.. I can bring them in about 2 to 3 inches without touching anything.
With the way the pod carrier sling was designed I was able to fit a pelican case and tool tube behind the roll top dry bag against the mounting plate..
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19 Sep 2018
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The bags all seem great but the photos blew me away, BC looks amazing terrian to ride
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20 Sep 2018
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stuxtttr
The bags all seem great but the photos blew me away, BC looks amazing terrian to ride
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A couple pics were from the Yukon as well... B.C. has a real variety of terrain and climatic zones.. Desert to glacier and every thing in between... It is a great place to live and own a motorcycle..
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