advice on textile side bags for F650 Funduro

SpecialAgentNancy · 09-01-2010, 11:38 AM

After touring Turkey and experiencing the BMW 'City' hard side cases either flying off or the cheap ass frame bending and damaging other parts of my bike I am looking for an alternative in textile.

I am open to buying a used set.

DireWolf · 09-01-2010, 11:45 AM

http://www.giantloopmoto.com/

SpecialAgentNancy · 09-01-2010, 02:48 PM

too difficult to get things in and out, I prefer dual side bags with easier access

MrPulldown · 09-01-2010, 10:56 PM

seen people talk about using bicycle panniers. Dirt bagz is the moto soft bag that come to mind.

greer · 09-02-2010, 02:22 AM

http://www.mspanniers.com/soft.htm

I had the Yukons on a 650GS and a DR650. I have the Dirt-Bagz on my WR. Excellent stuff.

Sarah

SpecialAgentNancy · 09-02-2010, 09:48 AM

Just had someone offer a used set on chain gang but still open to additional suggestions

Flash412 · 09-22-2010, 08:10 AM

For completely waterproof, top-loading, soft bags, I like Ortlieb panniers with Givi PL-185 racks (on a carbureted F650) to keep the bags from fouling the bike.

http://www.aerostich.com/ortlieb-dry...addlebags.html

Eggroll · 09-25-2010, 04:52 AM

+1 on Ortlieb bags (I don't use any racks)
They are water proof and pretty good for
security (not easy for bystanders to put their hands
into its content)
very easy to get on and off your bike and easy to carry to your room.
They also very easy to fit on different models bike.
(I use one set of bags for my GS, DR650 and WR250r for touring
and off-road touring without any trouble for the last two years)
They won't broke off like a hard case does if you take a spill on your bike while off-roading.
Do pay attention when you make the first adjustment when mounting
the bags to your particular bike to make sure it stay away from the exhaust.
Good luck on your next trip and I enjoy your RR very much.

Eggroll

SpecialAgentNancy · 12-22-2011, 07:52 PM

Ortlieb bags ROCK!

Just use a heat shield if you don't have a frame to strap them too.

fiep · 12-23-2011, 03:59 PM

better than the Ortlieb motorcycle bags: Ortlieb bicycle backrollers
the click on and off in seconds
mine are 100mph-tested
the mounts weigh a pound per side or less and cost pennies

yes, pictures are of the wrong bike

redtigre62 · 01-13-2012, 11:01 PM

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nWILQltN9...0/IMG_1355.JPG

redtigre62 · 01-14-2012, 11:54 AM

http://redtigre62.blogspot.com/2011/...nice-rack.html

SpecialAgentNancy · 09-21-2012, 12:09 PM

Thought I should touch back here and say now that I completed yet another 10K + mile ride through 13 countries with my reliable Ortliebs and this time when I slipped on rail tracks slick with rain, saved me a crushed ankle and the bags barely scuffed on the side they skidded on the pavement.

Also on this trip, rode through horrific heavy downpour on many occasions and not a drop made it's way inside.

I sent the bags back to Ortlieb to ask for longer velcro straps so that I didn't have to use zip ties to compensate for the racks that keep the velcro from overlapping enough to stay together under the seat but that's about my only 'complaint'.

But overall, I still love these bags!

SpecialAgentNancy · 04-14-2013, 08:42 AM

Ortlieb sent me an extra set of velcro straps gratis.
I love this company!

09-01-2010, 11:38 AM	#1
SpecialAgentNancy ^OP In search of PORK Joined: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Oddometer: 317	advice on textile side bags for F650 Funduro After touring Turkey and experiencing the BMW 'City' hard side cases either flying off or the cheap ass frame bending and damaging other parts of my bike I am looking for an alternative in textile. I am open to buying a used set. __________________ SpecialAgentNancy

09-01-2010, 11:45 AM	#2
DireWolf Knees in the Breeze Joined: Jun 2006 Location: In the Mustard Booyah. Whooop!! Oddometer: 4,756	http://www.giantloopmoto.com/ __________________ And all you are left with is a vast featureless blancmange de merde. - Bongolia 2003 XR650R (plated) For Sale

09-01-2010, 02:48 PM	#3
SpecialAgentNancy ^OP In search of PORK Joined: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Oddometer: 317	too difficult to get things in and out, I prefer dual side bags with easier access __________________ SpecialAgentNancy

09-01-2010, 10:56 PM	#4
MrPulldown Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Truckee Oddometer: 1,249	seen people talk about using bicycle panniers. Dirt bagz is the moto soft bag that come to mind. __________________ 94 DR 350 SE

09-02-2010, 02:22 AM	#5
greer Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Glasgow, Kentucky Oddometer: 3,494	Moto-Sport Yukons http://www.mspanniers.com/soft.htm I had the Yukons on a 650GS and a DR650. I have the Dirt-Bagz on my WR. Excellent stuff. Sarah __________________ '08 DR650

09-02-2010, 09:48 AM	#6
SpecialAgentNancy ^OP In search of PORK Joined: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Oddometer: 317	Just had someone offer a used set on chain gang but still open to additional suggestions __________________ SpecialAgentNancy SpecialAgentNancy screwed with this post 09-02-2010 at 03:54 PM

09-22-2010, 08:10 AM	#7
Flash412 Elk Biffer Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Effin' 'ell Oddometer: 7,435	For completely waterproof, top-loading, soft bags, I like Ortlieb panniers with Givi PL-185 racks (on a carbureted F650) to keep the bags from fouling the bike. http://www.aerostich.com/ortlieb-dry...addlebags.html __________________ Click here for Gathering Speed - Tales of Motorcycles and Life 60 countries/6 continents, 40/6 on motorcycles, so far, and counting... 50 US states, 49 via moto. ɹǝpun uʍop uǝǝq ı Helmet laws interfere with natural selection. If you TRULY believe that God knows better than man, don't vote, PRAY.

09-25-2010, 04:52 AM	#8
Eggroll Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2007 Oddometer: 319	+1 on Ortlieb bags (I don't use any racks) They are water proof and pretty good for security (not easy for bystanders to put their hands into its content) very easy to get on and off your bike and easy to carry to your room. They also very easy to fit on different models bike. (I use one set of bags for my GS, DR650 and WR250r for touring and off-road touring without any trouble for the last two years) They won't broke off like a hard case does if you take a spill on your bike while off-roading. Do pay attention when you make the first adjustment when mounting the bags to your particular bike to make sure it stay away from the exhaust. Good luck on your next trip and I enjoy your RR very much. Eggroll

12-22-2011, 07:52 PM	#9
SpecialAgentNancy ^OP In search of PORK Joined: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Oddometer: 317	Ortlieb bags ROCK! Just use a heat shield if you don't have a frame to strap them too. __________________ SpecialAgentNancy

12-23-2011, 03:59 PM	#10
fiep Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2005 Location: GA Oddometer: 1,832	better than the Ortlieb motorcycle bags: Ortlieb bicycle backrollers the click on and off in seconds mine are 100mph-tested the mounts weigh a pound per side or less and cost pennies yes, pictures are of the wrong bike

01-13-2012, 11:01 PM	#11
redtigre62 I tried it at home.. Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Republic of Eastern Washington Oddometer: 26	Cboa http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nWILQltN9...0/IMG_1355.JPG __________________ Beemer Nation redtigre62.blogspot.com

01-14-2012, 11:54 AM	#12
redtigre62 I tried it at home.. Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Republic of Eastern Washington Oddometer: 26	Cboa http://redtigre62.blogspot.com/2011/...nice-rack.html __________________ Beemer Nation redtigre62.blogspot.com redtigre62 screwed with this post 01-14-2012 at 11:55 AM Reason: Add

09-21-2012, 12:09 PM	#13
SpecialAgentNancy ^OP In search of PORK Joined: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Oddometer: 317	Thought I should touch back here and say now that I completed yet another 10K + mile ride through 13 countries with my reliable Ortliebs and this time when I slipped on rail tracks slick with rain, saved me a crushed ankle and the bags barely scuffed on the side they skidded on the pavement. Also on this trip, rode through horrific heavy downpour on many occasions and not a drop made it's way inside. I sent the bags back to Ortlieb to ask for longer velcro straps so that I didn't have to use zip ties to compensate for the racks that keep the velcro from overlapping enough to stay together under the seat but that's about my only 'complaint'. But overall, I still love these bags! __________________ SpecialAgentNancy

04-14-2013, 08:42 AM	#14
SpecialAgentNancy ^OP In search of PORK Joined: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Oddometer: 317	Ortlieb sent me an extra set of velcro straps gratis. I love this company! __________________ SpecialAgentNancy

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