Touratech Pannier Rack

[Roamer]

Folks,

When i bought my Transalp it came with a Givi pannier rack, now i managed to attach my Shad panniers to it to go to the national but it was a bit of a bodge.

This leaves me with the option of buying givi panniers or buying a new rack onto which i'll fit the Metal Mule panniers i already have. As far as i know Metal Mule use the Touratech loops for their panniers rack, but they then crush the metal at the mounting points, so the racks have a bad reputation. So:

1) Can anyone tell me if the Touratech racks are good or not? They list a rack which they says fits the 1997-1999 Transalp.
2) Can anyone confirm that set of Metal Mule panniers can be directly to a Touratech rack?

Thanks

Roamer

[Sharribee]

I have touratech racks on my Beemer and they have been good. In fact they have saved my bike from damage when it had a little lie down (twice )

Don't know about the metal mules

[RodYork]

touratech- I confirm they are good. Better than GIVI and better than the Honda Rack system in my opinion- I have all three- Just as the previous poster (Sharribee) said- they won't crumple or damage your bike

[cbrpaddy]

My bike has been on it's side dozens of times with the TT racks and absolutely no problems.