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Hi folks!
As you may or may not know, I'm headed on a one year trip to S. America at the end of August to Tierra del Fuego. The last thing I really need is luggage. I'm pretty set on aluminum (but open to your thoughts), locking luggage because I think it would be bomb proof for the 1+ year I'm gone; as well as more secure for people not to jack stuff in. For instance, I can put my laptop/kindle/etc in it when I'm going to be on a hike away from the bike. Also I'd like to get luggage that I can move from bike to bike. Anyways it seems the options are:
* Jesse Bags - Round $1000 for their odyssey 2 setup. Very wide though at 9" and will make horizontal clearance an issue.
* Happy Trails Cascade $750 - I like these because I get 38L in each bag with 7.5" width, which is 3" less width compared to the Jesse bags
* Motorsport Used 24.5L bags Aluminum Panniers + mounts - DL1000 VStrom - ADVrider ... $500 but I have to buy the mounting bracket and no idea how much these cost.
* e!ic pannier from eric - apparently he's a really flaky guy but I think if i pay only after he's installed the bags it wouldn't be horrible. Epic Panniers
I'm definitely on a budget and would to spend no more than $500-700 instead of $1000. I mean I bought the whole bike for $3400!
Thanks for your help in advance.
As you may or may not know, I'm headed on a one year trip to S. America at the end of August to Tierra del Fuego. The last thing I really need is luggage. I'm pretty set on aluminum (but open to your thoughts), locking luggage because I think it would be bomb proof for the 1+ year I'm gone; as well as more secure for people not to jack stuff in. For instance, I can put my laptop/kindle/etc in it when I'm going to be on a hike away from the bike. Also I'd like to get luggage that I can move from bike to bike. Anyways it seems the options are:
* Jesse Bags - Round $1000 for their odyssey 2 setup. Very wide though at 9" and will make horizontal clearance an issue.
* Happy Trails Cascade $750 - I like these because I get 38L in each bag with 7.5" width, which is 3" less width compared to the Jesse bags
* Motorsport Used 24.5L bags Aluminum Panniers + mounts - DL1000 VStrom - ADVrider ... $500 but I have to buy the mounting bracket and no idea how much these cost.
* e!ic pannier from eric - apparently he's a really flaky guy but I think if i pay only after he's installed the bags it wouldn't be horrible. Epic Panniers
I'm definitely on a budget and would to spend no more than $500-700 instead of $1000. I mean I bought the whole bike for $3400!
Thanks for your help in advance.