Panniers/luggage... Advice please

Hi all,

Would anyone have some advice on the best budget hard luggage (top box and panniers) to fit a '97 VFR 750?

Planning on a trip to france next year but have never bought or even put any thought into luggage.

Any advice would be greatly appriciated

Thanks in advance

Go soft, it's easier for one off trips like this and generally cheaper, have a look at some of the Oxford range.

Or just get a tailpack, did me fine for a two week trip with a small tank bag, although I had no camping gear.

1 week's luggage (too much stuff by far):









Two week trip, that's more like it (the tail pack was about 25 quid of ebay, an Oxford expanding jobby and better for the handling than panniers):







Apologies for the pic wh0ring, but I just love Euro trips on the bike, where are you planning on heading off to?

wheres was that last pic taken?

i want to go there

That's the Grimsel Pass, Switzerland according to my thread : http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...11#post1294911

Apologies for the derail Ploppy.

Anyone any more/different luggage advice for him?

[yorkie_chris]

Why are you thinking hard luggage? Soft luggage works fine and is IMO more versatile.

i am off for 3 weeks next year and have just gone for the oxford soft.

[DarrenSV650S]

Watch your paintwork with soft luggage!

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Ploppy

Would anyone have some advice on the best budget hard luggage (top box and panniers) to fit a '97 VFR 750?

Like this?



Not the best photo, taken on a timer 11 odd years ago, then scanned. That luggage is Nonfango and was great, waterproof and matched the bike perfectly. Stood up to a number of drops too

The rack was solid and could easily be removed from the bike. I sold the panniers on Ebay after binning the bike with the top-box installed.

My advice would be to look on Ebay for something, the most popular hard luggage for that bike was Nonfango, Givi or Kappa. You might also try the VFR site.

Hi all,

sorry for the late reply, ive been out of town for a short while, this is the first time i have had chace to get back on the org.

Originally Posted by Tim in Belgium

Apologies for the pic wh0ring, but I just love Euro trips on the bike, where are you planning on heading off to?

Im wanting to go to france for the le mans motogp round, this will be my first trip abroad on the bike, thought le mans as its not too big of a trip for the first time, and i get some racing to watch too, good times

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Why are you thinking hard luggage? Soft luggage works fine and is IMO more versatile.

Ive been thinking hard lugage mainly for security, soft lugage you have the risk of some one kindly slashing them open for free goodies. but then again, how often am i going to be away from the bike on a biking trip....

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Not the best photo, taken on a timer 11 odd years ago, then scanned. That luggage is Nonfango and was great, waterproof and matched the bike perfectly. Stood up to a number of drops too

The rack was solid and could easily be removed from the bike. I sold the panniers on Ebay after binning the bike with the top-box installed.

My advice would be to look on Ebay for something, the most popular hard luggage for that bike was Nonfango, Givi or Kappa. You might also try the VFR site.

Its strange seeing a viffer from back when that model was launched, she looks good still does shame to hear about the err... ahem... binning disaster. What you riding now? sv??

Thanks everyone for the sound advice, will take it all on board. Just got to weigh up the pros and cons. Versitility and cost on one hand and security on the other....