yamaha alloy panniers
 

hi , this june we will be setting off for the millau bridge in france , i was going to do it on my 1150gs and my mate will be on his new (if it ever turns up) ktm 990 adventure R ,and ive been looking at buying a new tenere , we are jumping on the ferry from newcastle to amsterdam then the ride in to france and down over the millau bridge and camping at sites along the way and doing abit of off road aswell , what size are the yamaha alloy panniers as we have afair bit of kit to carry about 30kg of tent sleeping bag gear etc

cheers kev

The Yam OEM ones are 30litres each. I took over 40Kg of luggage away with me last year with no issues at all, didn't even know it was there.

that great so no probs their then

Here you go, just a pic to shown the loaded bike, both panniers and the top box were brim full!

http://www.smokingtailpipes.com/Gallery/P9020075.JPG

yeh man thats what iam talkin about lol fully loaded , good pic , you forgot the kitchen sink lol

It's in the tankbag !

(and thats still inside the 'hotel' room)

Dunno if you're joking actually - i use an Ortlieb folding bowl....as a kitchen sink :025:

how you attach the items to the lid of the panniers?
i was thinking of also drilling the sides of these nr the number plate to put a cross brace on. what you think? may work or you think something inside i might interfer with!!!

Touratech supply a small loop bracket for a couple of quid. You have to think about where you mount them because of the plastic ridges inside the pannier. It does work very well though. I have an oil can and a small bag, both have Oxford Blanket patches stuck to the back to help grip the lid of the pannier.


I though about this, then discounted it. If you fall then one of the panniers has enough 'twist' in it to absorb the impact inwards (towards the wheel) but I think an outward impact (such as if the panniers were connected together by a rear support bar, if you fell to the left the left pannier would fall inward, pushing the right one outward) would damage the top mounting and possibly even the lower rubber one. If you wanted to go down this route you would need to run a loop from the rear hanger out behind the number plate and duplicate for the other side, you would also need to give it some support from the top - if you'r going that far then MM, TT or the likes would be a better bet, and a stronger solution.

I put well over 8000 miles on these, fully loaded - over loaded infact according to the Yamaha blurb. Yesterday I recieved a new pair of panniers from Yamaha as one of them has developed a stress fracture in the top mounting. I'm not complaining, given the severe abuse (anyone how's traversed Romania will tell you) these boxes got in such a short time, I was actually suprised they are as tough as they are. My oppinion is , if it's enough to cause a fracture, then I'd rather it was on the pannier mount than the bike frame.......

Will drilling and fitting racks /bottle holders not invalidate the warranty? I want to fit some on mine but need to ensure the warranty is still valid.

They replaced mine with eight holes in the top of each pannier. I would think that unless the modification effects the integrity of the pannier, or can be attributed to the cause of the warranty claim then you would be OK.

Putting a drinks holder on say the rear of the pannier may well effect the locking mechanism so I would steer clear of this, if you want to fit drings holders, do it to the front. Alternativly, I made up small bracket that fixes to the rear footpeg hanger so I could put a bottle holder on each side - It was OK for my long trip and I removed them when I can back. You can just about see it on this picture, taken a year ago yesterday !!

http://www.smokingtailpipes.com/Gallery/P9020075.JPG

Thanks for the reply

I am placing my order for a Tenere this Wednesday and will need panniers but before i decide on which ones can anyone tell me how the Yami panniers are fitted. Are they like the BMW ones that can be removed easily or are they like the touratech ones that need to be unbolted.

Any issues apart from the key one (This doesnt bother me as Im a locksmith by trade and never leave home without my lock picks). Anyone killed theirs yet and if so, how long did it take.

Thanks in advanced

I have the Yamaha boxes fitted on my Tenere and they come off in a couple of seconds, pull out the locking mechanism and off they come.
I would not leave anything valuable in them as the lids look they could be popped open with a screwdriver by a 5 year old.

I didn't kill my first set, but I did give them an injury! The top mounting developed a stress fracture, and Yamaha replaced them.

However - in fairness, I have to say that after hauling nearly 3 times their intended weight all over the continent on some very rough roads, for what will ammount to 2 or 3 years touring for most, I though they did very well indeed. In fact I never though they would make it to the end.

They are much tougher than they look and feel!

by stress fracture do you mean a crack in the upper part where the case is hooked over the attachement bar ?

My left case had this as well and they also replaced it ...

Again by looking at the manual they mention max weight should be 5 kg
and that is completely ridicoulous for a case like that ...

My HB Xplorer topbox only has a 5kg rating from memory though that may be due to where it sits ie high up at back , not sure what HB rate thier side cases at as I've got the yam ones.

and are you loading more then 5 kilos in the side onces ?

I would easily wanna load 10-15 kilos on each side , if that is not possible than there is no use of buying these expensive cases :)

Yes, just like yours.