You wonder why people pay to much for equipment...and you ride a BMW?

Anyway, if you change your mind, Mosko have made luggage based on their Backcountry bags for BMW, Atacama:

I bought my bike second hand, I didn't pay over the odds for it and the panniers came with it. For the type of riding I do it is perfect. I have used soft luggage before and it was fine, I just happen to prefer hard luggage, but even if I didn't have it I would most certainly improvise for a lot less than those things cost.

Atacama Adventure Luggage...have you seen the prices? Are some people actually going to buy that????????

http://www.advpulse.com/adv-products...nture-luggage/

Just joking

Not seen price but Mosko is expensive and they sell directly to buyers, so with BMW adding so they get a profit I can imagine not cheap. But bet they'll sell loads!

Personally, I don't care about the price as long as good stuff, I'm happy paying premium price for premium products. Best thing with Backcountry panniers, is that takes 2 Seconds unlocking and lifting them off bike so while the other ones are still messing With straps, I'm enjoying my first Worst part is they fell off and came apart...so much for Premium Product Guess price pay buying from (then) small company with product still under development. And they are quite heavy, guess as heavy as alu panniers.

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..

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..