Bumot Defender v BMW / Touratech Panniers 

Love my Bumot panniers. Excellent quality. Bulletproof construction.

Nice comparison. The fact that the Bumot side panniers open 'outwards' seem to make them a little awkward to access when compared to the BMW ones where the lid can be opened forward, or backward to suit your requirement (e.g. on a tightly packed ferry where space to either side can be extremely limited). Also, I feel that it is very beneficial to have lockable panniers, meaning lockable to the frame but also lockable lids, and that all these locks are operated with your bike key, so no extra keys to keep track of, or possibly loose. The Bumot seems to win on size but the luggage frame on the bike has a weight limit (I think 10 kg per box) so maybe your run out of weight before you run out of space? I have done several 2 week + tours abroad with the BMW panniers and never found myself short of space, within reason of course, and even in plenty of rain I have never had any water enter my panniers. That said you do have to inspect the seal around the lip of the panniers ever so often, and of course a damaged/bent/knocked about pannier will not promote a tight seal. At the end of the day I think it would come down to price if I had to buy new panniers but with the mentioned benefits (to me) from the BMW panniers, I would probably prefer to get them again even if they may not look as smart as the Bumot ones.

nowadays, I have heard a lot of people from hard panniers going to soft luggage due to too high danger regarding damages done to legs (fracture) after a fall. Especially off road, due to the square shape of the majority of the boxes, they hit your leg when you put a foot down and also because hard panniers are harder to fix when they are ripped out. Then, I thought it depends on the trip you're planning, road trip you can go with hard ones, off road=soft panniers; BUT then I talked with travelers who traveled a lot with hard panniers who now only travel with soft ones. At the end, it is all about personal choice. Personnally, I have a hard top case from GIVI, Trekker 52L model, very good, always surprised with all the stuff I can put inside. And I guess I may go for soft ones for saddle bags because, personally, I think they are more versatile and not that heavy.

I have the Bumot. Love them. Great product. The friction hinges are awesome.

Thanks for the review/comparison. No doubt which ones I’ll be investing in 👍

Very good comparison Mark; you know my view, Bumot every time😃👍

lol great intro 😂 Sold.

Always good to have product comparison. You don't mention how each respective pannier is locked for security?

Hi! Thanks for the video. Top content! I see Bumot has several capacities for the panniers. Which are the capacities of the ones you're showing? Thanks in advance!

always enjoy your videos

Seems to me the bmw boxes are easier to access from the side. That’s probably why the chose to open them in the way they do. Top box: hopefully the nuts inside don’t vibrate loose.

I can barely be arsed with opening and locking one latch, having two is a no no. Every ride out I put stuff in the box lock it then remember I forgot to put something else in and have to open and close again. Those Bumot would end up on eBay in no time. And seeing that most GS riders are over 80 then forgetting stuff is a regular occurrence.

Which top case would a passenger prefer? A padded backrest can be added to the BMW case, what about Bumot?

I wanted to buy the bags, the pannier racks and the box (later also the trio of rigid suitcases) for the africa twin 1100 adventure sports 2021 but despite the emails sent I did not understand the difference between the two shades of gray because they replied to consult the site . I think for them to sell or not to sell is the same thing. Too bad because I wanted to buy their products but I will have to look elsewhere. P.S. For example, they could propose to send me pieces of waste from the processing to see the colors well (I would obviously have paid to have the pieces of waste)

I think they call it an interference hinge.

Will they still fit if you have the toolbox fitted behind the left pannier ?

Can you fit the barrel from bmw too the defender box?? (Just one key)

Can I have one of these top boxes?

So the Bumot lid opens outwards and is in your way 🤨 BM OEM for hardcases. Now...for soft cases...Bumot 😁

This one is a longer and wider than this one but they are the same size. What? haha I think the word you wanted many many times was capacity :)

HI mate, are they anodised ?

I thought it was the missenden flyer in the thumbnail picture.

So which one is best 🤔

Those Bumot panniers open on the wrong side. Who wants the lit in his face when taking out stuff? 🤦🏻‍♂️