hard luggage

[jasonbc]

Just had the e-mail from touratech offering 10% off at london motorcycle show, which is typical first time for a few years i wont be able to make it. Also moto bins are doing 10% off on all hepco & becker gear until february.

The question is does anybody outhere know if there is much difference in quality between the touratech zega boxes and the Hepco & becker's?

Also is service better than touratech as i know touratech can be very very slow?

[MacP]

Touratech have been working hard to speed up things like response to questions and delivery. The bits I ordrered off them last year arrived quickly and service was great.

Not sure what boxes are better. I have H&B Expedition panniers - need a frame from my Vara - had them on my AT and they were good basic alu panniers - nice locks and catches - although not sure how the catches would stand up to lots of off road use they were fine even using SW Motech Frames with an adapter plate. H&B stuff turns up more often than zega boxes on UK and DE Ebay and go for less money.

Hope that helps a bit!

[jasonbc]

thanks mate that does help a bit, didnt realize about the ebay bit might keep an eye on that for a while before i buy

[MacP]

thanks mate that does help a bit, didnt realize about the ebay bit might keep an eye on that for a while before i buy

Yes Defo do that. H&B gobi boxes come up on German Ebay often for quite a discount...

But I've got first dabs on H&B Pannier Frames!!!!

[jasonbc]

Yes Defo do that. H&B gobi boxes come up on German Ebay often for quite a discount...

But I've got first dabs on H&B Pannier Frames!!!!

just one question, watching german ebay is there any way i can translate the pages to english so that i can read the details etc.

Had a quote from moto bins Hepco & becker boxes and racks £503.50 so will wait for abit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MacP]

I think so but I try and find out the german word for the item and serch on that e.g pannier I think is koffer

Looking at the pics helps too as you can see what the german is for the item and the year / model detail is often the same whether English or German...

[sparklymarkly]

just one question, watching german ebay is there any way i can translate the pages to english so that i can read the details etc.

You can use something called Babelfish. I've done it in the past to translate Germa & French Ebay pages and whilst it's not perfect, it gives you a pretty good idea what it's about. I cut & pasted the text just to make it easier to do (I'm sure there is a better way!). If you Google "Translation" it should come up (AltaVista Babelfish or something). I'm sure you get the idea!

[StumpyFingers]

Try this site,
http://babelfish.altavista.com/