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Im hoping to do some touring on my 850 this  Summer when allowed out so needed some luggage panniers.

There seems to be very few options so I decided to buy some Lomo bags (a pair of 15litre and 30 litre bags). They have got some very good reviews and are cheap, I think they were around £55 to£65 for each pair. I couldnt find any suitable panniers so decided to make my own out of 316 stainless, it all seemed to work out ok with materials only being around £30 to £40, if I make a second set I think I will use 304

Has anyone made anything similar as Im thinking about making a luggage rack now and would like to see anyone elses design

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Those frames look sensible, and helpfully keep the fabric bags tied down and away from the exhausts.

Perhaps neatest would be to continue your excellent welding to make a rack from the same stainless tube and then weld that to uprights onto those two side frames. Make a single rigid assembly. The rack load would then go down to the pillion rest bolts and triangulate from the suspension mounts. The mudguard stay is then only supplying sideways stability.

 


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