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Originally Posted by zjwannie
Hi Ted,
Like your blog, I checked it already before. I was thinking bout buying a rack and panniers from metal mule, like you did. Were you not satisfied by them? I would prefer alu paniers for security reasons because i will be travelling alone.
grtz!
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Save your money !! They are SOOOOO expensive and even more so now. They're just aluminium boxes. Nothing overly special. They are priced for the exclusive GS1200 market... They don't do anything magical ! A set of boxes and a frame will cost as much as your bike.. SERIOUSLY !!
I would still go with soft bags on an XT600. My trip fun factor doubled as soon as I switched luggage systems. Bikes like the XT arent built for all that weight at the rear. Screws the balance and handling up too much imo.
The whole hard vs soft is another debate though....
If you are determined to go with hard luggage, just get the cheapest stuff because you can open all of them with a tyre lever or large screw driver let alone a crowbar..
I've got nothing personal against metal mule. I just dont like the complexity of the whole attachment system. There's a lot of hinges, levers and fixings to go wrong and go out of shape in a spill and due to their thickness, they are almost impossible to get back into shape if you do bend them. Add a hinged lid which wont shut if the box isnt totally in shape and you have a faffy system.
Ted
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