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to the HUBB, I have used a YBR125 for trips and really enjoyed!The panniers I have on the bike are pushbike plastic ones, when taking camping gear I remove the topbox and just strap it to the rack.
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Thank you so much guys.

estebangc, yes the 125's are just so much fun, plus they are so light and agile, and I am happy to take my time and ride around the smaller roads of Europe at 40-50mph all day, its what I prefer, I've no time constraints in my life. Strapping a duffle bag or backpack to the back seat would be good, but I feel I will need more kit than that. I was thinking two side panniers, and a pack strapped to the pillion seat.

norfolkjack, yes I will definitely be taking some test trips beforehand, probably to Wales. And I definitely need to cut my "necessities" list.

palace15, thank you for the advice. Do you have any idea where you brought those from, and how are they mounted exactly? Thank you all,
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Instead of panniers try a pair of throw over bags, these rest their weight on the seat so the load is actually sprung and is much less of a shock load on the bike over bumps.

take the pretty route s and enjoy the scenery. my Enfield is plenty fast enough to go anywhere. Oddly enough although the MPH may be a little down On what I could achieve with my BMW my MPDay is not.
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As an alternative suggestion, we looked at panniers for our RTW trip on 100cc SYM Symbas and instead decided to go with a top case and a waterproof duffle on top. We used a Pelican Storm Case that is waterproof and dustproof as a topcase (30L) and an Ortleib waterproof (50L) duffle on top. The Ortleib is kept inside a Pac-Safe bag to keep it safer on the road.



(my wife and riding partner in Chobe National Park on a US plated Symba)

This set up gives us each around 80L of space and we are both carrying about 25kg of stuff. Some object to our set up as being top heavy but it hasn't been an issue for us (25kg is way less than just about any passenger you'd have on) and it keeps us narrow down low, which has been a bonus when loading onto small boats and cutting through other obstacles.



The other bonus is that it was cheap. The Pelican case was 105 USD, the Duffle was 80 USD and the Pac-Safe was 50 USD. Everything is waterproof and it has held up for 15 countries and 37000 km so far. The top case is bolted to the bike, so only the duffle comes inside with us when we stay at hotels.
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As an alternative suggestion, we looked at panniers for our RTW trip on 100cc SYM Symbas and instead decided to go with a top case and a waterproof duffle on top. We used a Pelican Storm Case that is waterproof and dustproof as a topcase (30L) and an Ortleib waterproof (50L) duffle on top. The Ortleib is kept inside a Pac-Safe bag to keep it safer on the road.



(my wife and riding partner in Chobe National Park on a US plated Symba)

This set up gives us each around 80L of space and we are both carrying about 25kg of stuff. Some object to our set up as being top heavy but it hasn't been an issue for us (25kg is way less than just about any passenger you'd have on) and it keeps us narrow down low, which has been a bonus when loading onto small boats and cutting through other obstacles.



The other bonus is that it was cheap. The Pelican case was 105 USD, the Duffle was 80 USD and the Pac-Safe was 50 USD. Everything is waterproof and it has held up for 15 countries and 37000 km so far. The top case is bolted to the bike, so only the duffle comes inside with us when we stay at hotels.
I really like your setup and the way you travel, Sir! I follow your trip over at ADV and find it VERY inspiring.
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Got them from 'bikebins' pretty cheap as well. The right hand pannier had to be cut down and a metal base rivetted in to avoid the exhaust, fitting depends on which bike they are being put onto, somewhere, either on the hubb or another site I was asked for photos on how they were atttached, if I can find them I will repost.


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