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I’ve struggled with this decision but am leaning toward the hepco becker side and top box mounting hardware with the 30 liter hard bags and 40 liter top box over the La Poderosa soft canvas bags with waterproof liners. Gaining access to bag contents is primarily the main reason. Prices are comparable. Decisions decisions…lol
I think it really comes down to how are you planning to utilize the bike. Are you going to ride two up? If so, the hard top box makes a lot of sense for passenger comfort and convenience. Are you going to travel with the bike? Are you going to camp off the bike?
Hi, I don't know your requirements for storage and whether you have a passenger but I did an 8 day BRP and back roads trip down to Asheville NC last year and was able to carry all I needed with a couple of 13L GIVI Corium bags and a medium sized duffle I got off of Amazon. I even had room for 2 bottles of wine for NC Dan and his lovely wife.....wonderful visit. I used a stretchy net over the top of the duffle for stuffing in my electric jacket and any other stuff as I delayered/layered with the changing altitudes. Hot in the valleys and 54 on the mountain tops! I wore and air jacket so the heated layer was needed a few times. Anyway, the Givi bags don't hold much but raingear packages fit perfectly and I had what I needed. They are not as simple to remove and install as hard bags but I didn't want any permanent hardware/brackets mounted to my lovely Sophia. Good luck on your choice. I should add that I don't ride down from NJ as that would require riding route 81 down from PA and I HATE 81 even in a car. So I trailer down to a friends place in Charlottesville.... ..the BRP is 13 miles from his house.....and ride from there...usually about 1,000 miles round trip but probably closer to 1200 this time. Scott
Soft panniers I had were waterproof PVC coated Wolfman's and I hated them. Major PITA to get anything in/out and they always smelled funky inside unless when you parked the bike you unrolled them stuffed in some newspaper to hold them open and a couple dryer sheets and let them air out.I'd never consider cloth non-waterproof panniers. Soft panniers are enough to deal with having to use water proof bags in your non-waterproof bags is just a lot of extra work and inconvenience. I've also had plastic and aluminium panniers and found them to be a lot more user friendly. Even between hard panniers I also found I prefer the convenience of top loaders over sideload and aluminium over plastic. Side loaders every time I'd open the left pannier when on the side stand stuff want to spill out. I could have used straps to hold things in but that just another headache. Top loaders just work really well. Drop stuff in or pick it out no spillage. I also like when I go to the grocery store and have something that is fragile that I don't want rolling around the pannier I place it in th empannier then hold the bag out over the top of the pannier and close the lid to pinch the plastic bag suspending it in the pannier. Hard top load panniers are also lend themselves nicely to the addition false bottoms too keep things like tools separate from what's above.
It was mentioned to me by another rider that the Hepco Becker 30 liter bags look out of place, way too big on a 21 V7 850 stone. Hmmm I still have some thinking to do.
Who cares what he/she thinks - what do YOU think?Here they are on my 2013 Stone...which if anything is a hair smaller.
Hi Bob . HB 30L and 30L top-case , 90L's of DRY , LOCKABLE storage : st
For the times you don't want to run the hard luggage.
but as is obvious above, I have NO taste ;-)
For the times you don't want to run the hard luggage.https://www.motostorm.it/en/accessories/luggage/kappa-rambler-rb100-side-cases-green.html?currency=USD&utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=retarget&utm_campaign=Prodotto
You can take the boy outta NY, but you can't take the NY outta the boy...
Twowheel, I think these would be great on the Himalayan but I am pretty sure these would cook on the V7 swept up pipes. That is why I stuck with the 13L Givi bags over the larger size. Scott
This is the look I like. La Poderosa bags! Looks good! BUT for functionality Il go with hepco becker hard 30 liter samsonite suitcase looking bags (lol) and get a cheap set of canvas bags to tie up to the hepco becker racks for around town jaunts.
It was mentioned to me by another rider that the Hepco Becker 30 liter bags look out of place, way too big on a 21 V7 850 stone. Hmmm I still have some thinking to do. If any of you v7/850 riders have pics with hepco becker 30 liter side bags on let me see them. Thank You
What's up with all the upswept pipes these days. Low pipes allow more room for bags.kk