15 thoughts on “Adventure Motorcycle Soft Baggage Comparison

  1. Shane

    Also missing is the ADVWorx saddlebags which come in 40L set or 60L set. Designed and proven in Australia. Sold through Adventure Moto in Australia. Super tough bags

    Like

    Reply
  2. Mike

    Any advice/thoughts regarding soft panniers 30ltr aside roll tops for a 2019-21 Ducati Multistrada 950? I already have a 40ltr Givi rollbag – not sure which frames would work either! Cheers Mike

    Like

    Reply
    1. Chris S Post author

      Hi Mike, I guess you have to start with who makes racks for your 950 and then are they racks that will only fit a same-brand bag, like Givi, or just plain, flat rectangles to which you can secure anything. A throwover you could keep after you sell the Ducati, a rack and bag system goes with the bike. Bags that are made to fit proprietary racks usually detach easily/quickly. Unmatched rack/bag combos take more lashing on. Start with the rack and go from there.

      Like

      Reply
  3. enrico

    Thank you Chris, but I don’t understand what do the abbreviations (T/O – Q/D . R/M etc…) in the “Mounting” column mean. I’m looking for a couple of bags for my Himalayan with LC (Sw-Motech) frames.

    Like

    Reply
    1. Chris S Post author

      Sorry Enrico, I should have added clarification:
      T/O – Throwover (like saddlebags on a horse)
      R/M = Designed to be Rack Mounted
      Q/D = Quickly Detachable (from a rack)
      R/M-L = Lockable to the rack

      Like

      Reply
  4. John O

    Thanks, legend! I melted my Wild Heart bags, this is great help for my research.

    The wild heart bags were great! Fits a 30 can cube nicely, thats a big tic in my books!

    Like

    Reply
  5. Stuart

    I don’t understand. Is this just a list of manufacturers data? Or have you reviewed any to say which are best? Or at least more suitable it which conditions?

    Like

    Reply
    1. Chris S Post author

      Like it says on line one Stuart:
      Here’s a listing of over two-dozen soft baggage pannier sets from 20 manufacturers in 10 countries with claimed volumes of 25 litres or more (50 litres total).

      The listing helps compare bags of travel-useful 50L+ without getting in a tangle online.

      At the end I say:
      Bags I have used include: Magadans; Andy Strapz; Monsoon; OS-32. I’ve also inspected close up: Lone Riders, Siskiyou; Sakwy 30; Dry Bags; Backcountry; Gascoyne; Wolfman.

      I have clarified a bit by adding bold

      Under the Luggage menu tab top of the page, you will find links to a few detailed reviews.

      Like

      Reply
  6. Heather Sinclair

    Great list! thank you for compiling for us spreadsheet nerds. I’ve run into a couple though that aren’t on the list:

    http://przezswiat.eu/produkt/bagaz/sakwy-motocyklowe-red-mamut-plus-2x30l/

    https://dirtsackluggage.com/shop/dirtsack-frogman-waterproof-soft-panniers/ (I actually used these back from India when my previous set fell apart, they’re very robust and I actually quite like the cradle design, but the mounting and dimensions is much more suited to an Enfield than a dual sport.

    Like

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out /  Change )

Connecting to %s

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.