Hey everyone!
I'm going on a motorcycle camping trip through Europe next summer and need to figure out what would be the best way to secure all the gear on to my bike. My tent bag is 60 cm wide and I'll have to strap it down to the bike somehow, along with a few drybags. That, combined with soft panniers should be sufficient but as the bike is so narrow, I'm not sure how I would even go about strapping down stuff that wide onto the pillion seat.
Also, since the OEM panniers are so pricey I've been looking at Oxford soft panniers, specifically these ones called "1st time", but I have no idea if they would even work/fit on the MT-07. Has anyone here tried them on, or any other Oxford soft panniers for that matter. They don’t come with pannier rails and as far as I can tell, rails aren’t needed, so how are they supposed to stay in place and not get under the pillion seat or somewhere worse and bring about the apocalypse?
Another thing I’d like to know is whether the volume listed for panniers is usually the total volume of both or for each. For example the Oxford panniers I’m thinking about buying are 48 litres. Does that mean 48 total or 48 per pannier?
Out of all the stuff I've been wanting to add to the bike, by far the hardest thing to figure out has been suitable luggage options. Unless you go for expensive stuff that's been custom-fitted for the MT. I think the nicest setup I’ve seen on here so far is and30ers’ but it’s simply too expensive for me. If it turns out those “Oxford 1st time” panniers fit well and that there’s a secure and cheap way to carry a few drybags I should be fine. I have a Kriega R25 backpack and might bring it on my trip. Many people advise against wearing backpacks on long trips but the Kriega is extremely comfortable and very little weight on my shoulders.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I'm going on a motorcycle camping trip through Europe next summer and need to figure out what would be the best way to secure all the gear on to my bike. My tent bag is 60 cm wide and I'll have to strap it down to the bike somehow, along with a few drybags. That, combined with soft panniers should be sufficient but as the bike is so narrow, I'm not sure how I would even go about strapping down stuff that wide onto the pillion seat.
Also, since the OEM panniers are so pricey I've been looking at Oxford soft panniers, specifically these ones called "1st time", but I have no idea if they would even work/fit on the MT-07. Has anyone here tried them on, or any other Oxford soft panniers for that matter. They don’t come with pannier rails and as far as I can tell, rails aren’t needed, so how are they supposed to stay in place and not get under the pillion seat or somewhere worse and bring about the apocalypse?
Another thing I’d like to know is whether the volume listed for panniers is usually the total volume of both or for each. For example the Oxford panniers I’m thinking about buying are 48 litres. Does that mean 48 total or 48 per pannier?
Out of all the stuff I've been wanting to add to the bike, by far the hardest thing to figure out has been suitable luggage options. Unless you go for expensive stuff that's been custom-fitted for the MT. I think the nicest setup I’ve seen on here so far is and30ers’ but it’s simply too expensive for me. If it turns out those “Oxford 1st time” panniers fit well and that there’s a secure and cheap way to carry a few drybags I should be fine. I have a Kriega R25 backpack and might bring it on my trip. Many people advise against wearing backpacks on long trips but the Kriega is extremely comfortable and very little weight on my shoulders.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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They do seem great, and if I never wanna go on long trips again, I could just sell them I suppose.
