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    Alpos aluminium panniers

    At last they're fitted so as requested some photo's.

    Thanks Caveman, all sorted in the end and I love them to bits .



    Sunny morning so went for play down local track.











    Givi Racks.
    Alpos boxes from Caveman.
    Touratech mounting kits.
    home made re-enforcers.

    Just need to find time and weather for a camp.

    IanS

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    Nice setup Ian!

    Cheap and capable bins. I think the Motech mounts have the bins too high, but the givi mount seems to work well
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    Nice boxes Ian.
    I'll have to pop over, and have a proper look

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    Ian, not bad, they look abit more robust that the TT tins.



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    their great mate i used mine in anger for the first time today a rare opportunity to go to work without a van full of tools . filled them up with a few tools grub flask etc and away i went

    -4 that bloody woke me up i can tell ya

    glad your all sorted now
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darkenbad
    Ian, not bad, they look abit more robust that the TT tins.



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    They're not as good as TT bins, don't seem as strong but they are half price, so I can wear out four for the same cash.

    Caveman does sell mounts for the Givi racks but was out of stock, so he ordered TT one's which work fine.
    I fitted the internal braces so that the mounts would fail, not rip out the side's of the box in an accident.

    Still looking at fitting a rear brace on the Givi racks as I think they will flex when fully loaded.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IanS
    Still looking at fitting a rear brace on the Givi racks as I think they will flex when fully loaded.
    Hi Ian, I don't know how much you had in them on Sunday but they did 'wobble' a bit while you were travelling. Not a lot, but perhaps enough over a long time to crack something. The right one seemed to move a bit more than the left.

    Perhaps you could use a bit more of your gaffer tape to fasten them on - only joking!!

    TA! Sheldon

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    Will order an extra roll from Screwfix

    Good to know they were moving, not much in them though.

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