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Originally Posted by IGGYTR
They look very smart Ted. I have a pair of Oxford Sports panniers which I'll try and fit first, although I'm not sure about the width fitting over the rack I'm going to get. All being well, the money saved can go on a bash plate or Garmin satnav!
Where did you buy those panniers? They look quite deep. How do they compare for size against a pair of Oxford Sports panniers? Final question; do you use any sort of heatshield? I have a Remus can on mine, as well as the stainless headers. 
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I don't know how they compare as I havnt used the Oxfords. These cortech ones are brill. I was lucky that an American girl brought them to BSAS for me after my Metal mules got turned into scrap metal in a crash..
I had the bent metal mule pannier frames to act as a heat shield although you can easily make or buy some cheap pannier rails...
I really do urge you to go soft .... The weight and size of hard boxes is a nightmare and when/if you crash or even fall, they often bend and the brackets snap etc.. With softbags, the WORST that will happen is a rip or tear which is SOOOO easy to fix yourself.
The wieght saving is brilliant too making your XT handle much better offroad and when you drop the bike, the soft bags just absorb the crash and save the bodywork ! BONUS
Finding someone who can sow is about 1000000x easier than someone who can weld aluminium !!
As for security, Pacsafe work if you're paranoid but I would just have a lockable topbox for any valuables and just use the side bags for clothes, books, etc etc ! But I have never had anyone try and get into my bags anyway...
Before !!! £900 Aluminium luggage
After a crash !!
I admit this was a high speed crash on sand/gravel but the bust luggage made the trip a nightmare until I could replace it !!
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