Kewl... like the quote on the back btw. xxx

;)

I have contacted a company called pelican. I use their cases in my job and they are solid. They are used by special forces worldwide for all sorts of items they come in many sizes and are water proof. the prices are not too bad either

http://www.waterproof-cases.co.uk/pe...ases-c-26.html

I have asked them if they have looked into the pannier market for motorcycles and if they can make a kit to adapt the boxes for use as panniers and will forward the response once i get it.

Hi Jim - I agree the Pelicans would make/are excellent panniers - you might want to try google, or the search facitilty on here!

There is a company who already make adapters/brackets to mount Pelican cases onto either their own racks (for certain bikes) or the Givi or SWMotech frames for the Tenere...

http://www.cariboucases.com/

Scottnet already has a set on his bike, as do one or two others I believe.

Search in the Tenere luggage section for Pelican or Caribou or Scottnet and you should find loads of details...

Jenny xxx

OOPs thanks jenny

when i looked back through the feed i noticed the pelican cases line in there

I'd love to see a way to quick release the Pelicans to the Touratech frames (which seem to be the neatest/strongest design so far...) in a minimalist way - I think it would be feasible to use the lower TT plastic pucks (the ones with the lip), plus have a metal channel that locks over the 18mm tube, similar to how Caribou do theirs, but specifically to fit the 18mm round tube?

Of course I doubt Pelican themselves would bother with something like this (however, at least they honour the warranty on the cases that Caribou modify - which is worth remembering) - but I'm sure it is something that could be fabbed up pretty easily? - the compression locks are available separately, so that should make it easier... if I wasn't embroiled in a rally bike build, I'd be looking a this myself...

Perhaps when Peatbog has finished his bash plate / rad guard / and whatever else is on the list... eh?

xxx

interesting thread this is.

does anyone know whether there are aftermarket panniers that fit the original Yamaha fitment kit?

The previeous owner of my Ten installed the Yamaha rack but didn't buy the panniers.
I really like the unobtrusive look of the Yamaha kit and find it a bit silly to buy another rack and get rid of this one. But with the comments on this forum about the quality of the Yamaha pannier locks and keys I was wondering if there exists an alternative that also fits the Yamaha rack?

Not a chance! - the Yamaha kit is specific to accept the moulded (plastic) attachments on the Yamaha panniers... however, I'm liking your thinking regarding the simplicity of the Yamaha frames...

It might be possible to fab something (similar to my suggestion above) that hooks onto the upper rail of the Yamaha set-up, and likewise, a 'foot' attachment that locates on the aluminium hook on the back of the pillion footrests?

The only downside with this sort of attachment is that in the event of a fall, the panniers themselves are not braced between each other (like they would be with a full-on pannier rack like Touratech etc.) - but for a lot of people, this might prove to be the ideal compromise - the choice of decent boxes but on the Yamaha OE fitting frames...

Hmmmmm...

xxx

Anything is possible JMo, surely you know that ;) Even a brace bar could be made I would've thought for the back end.

I was actually looking at the pelican UK website and i noticed the have a set of wheels that clip into the case body. These wheels could be removed and the bracket adapted to allow for the box to be fitted to the frame. May be a little jiggery pokery to get it done but it looks feasible. I would have a go myself but i am off for 5 weeks to work in the land of sand .