Thanks Stuart. I bought a set for my w800. Styling for sure is good but found them quite impractical on longer trips. Volume not withstanding the ease of entry/closing gets tiring fast. Not being able to cinch up the main closure is a real problem as over/stuffing is impossible. In Canada the day starts off at 18c and can be 35c in the afternoon 500kms is a normal ride. Stowing stripped off garments as the day progresses is a pain with these. A simple leather belt buckle fastening system would make these bags a 8/10 vs a 4/10. Wrote Burly about this so lets see if they respond.
Another informative and tastefully done video. As a new owner of at Triumph T100 Black, I can say that your are very helpful in pointing me in the right direction for accessories. I am going to look at these and the Halcyon mirrors as well. Keep up the great work.
i hope these bags are a success for the Burly Brand company. If so maybe they'll add a set which is tailored to fit Thruxtons without resting atop the hot mufflers (silencers?).
Don't you think it's a big disadvantage that the wheels use tubes? Is this a problem for long-distance travel? Thanks for the amazing channel! Good luck!
Hi there... Fantastic review... so much so that I am now sourcing these bags for my own Bonnie. I am curious as to your rear brake light and turn signal set up as I have the same style or set up for grab rails and found it difficult finding lights to fit. What set up is your brake and turn lights? Thanks again for your content
I'm just looking at panniers and I find them all (apart from the lomo ones) to be hugely expensive for what they are. I do like the look of these but at $350 I think they are over priced. I'll have to think on these before I spend that sort of money. Interestingly your video is attached to their site on these bags
Ah really! They are good quality and I think the price does reflect that. The lomos are a good choice if your on a budget and you need to carry loads of gear and keep it bone dry!
Hello Stuart, I was fascinated when I saw your video a year ago and bought these sadle bags, now after a year of use I notice that they are getting full of oil fumes from the exhaust, and when I put my hands on them they get dirty. Do you recommend any specific way of cleaning? Thank you for your videos and for your shares.
Suppose there could be a way to get these fitted to your bobber? I have a bobber and just love these bags! Any other options you know of for the bobber?
Stuart: Have you tried to put your Triumph OEM seat on over the strap? I have trouble getting my seat latched down with nothing but a helmet strap under it (hooked over the helmet hook) so I'm a little concerned about whether the stock seat will work with the Burly strap under it.
May I ask what pannier rail are you using? I have a T120 also and I was going to buy the Triumph waxed cotton panniers but after seeing this video, I will follow your advice but need to know what rail to buy?
Your Bonnie is just awesome. Those panniers look great and really add to the look. BTW are your turn signals Triumph brand? I have the T120 Black and am really starting to dislike the big orange turn signals sticking out like a sore thumb. I have a rule to never ride at night, so I removed the orange fork reflectors and the turn signals are next.
Hi Stuart, Great video as usual. I have the swmotech legend bags, which are fine but I really like the look of those burly bags. Thanks for tempting me to spend more money you =[]=[[ . Keep up the good work. Fitted the c6s led bulb you recommended too but haven't been out at night yet....Thanks for the video on that too.
Love your videos Stuart ,thank you for your views and insight into loads of gear and various bits and bobs. I really like the style of these, of which I’d come across a while back, thinking that these was just the ticket only to find they only fitted Harley’s. So my search continued and, to this day still not sorted luggage yet for my T120. This is excellent news they look really good. I didn’t really want to pannier rails spoiling the lines of my bike but I guess it’s easy just to bolt on and off as you desire. Have you come across the brand ‘Pack Animal’ before? Their Saddle bags look similar and super cool although a bit bespoke( you choose colour of the wax cotton/leather) . The one downside to these you would have to ship these in from the USA. Because of the above quite pricey. Before I pull the trigger I’m certainly going to look at these Voyager bags! packanimal.co/
These look great. Wish they made them for current model years (2022/2023). Looks like they stopped making them compatible with Triumphs about the time this video was made.
Hi Mr Fillingham, is it necessary to pre-install the S4 Saddlebag Support Bracket System? Would this product be comparable to the Long Ride Saddlebags? Thanks so much for your video from Spain.
I purchased this for my 2017 T120 based on your review. You are spot on with description and everything about this pannier setup, however for me I found it all rather too fiddley for my taste, specifically the snaps aren't all equal and requires much attention to be sure all is secure. Thank you for the great video!
Hi Stuart...could you tell me which pannier rails you've got there? I'm going to order these bags for my 2018 T-120 Black and I like the way your ride is set up. Thanks...Mike.
I am worried that my exhaust will get in the way. I have the gasser customs exhaust and it swoops upward. I am worried the exhaust will be too close to the bags and cause problems due to the heat
hi Stuart,could you tell me if these throw over panniers are more suited to the bobber black than the normal burly separate each side ones?i I have the motone pannier rails fitted.but am just worried that the middle section will restrict rear wheel suspension travel over bumps etc,do you think thats a problem?which would you choose.thank you
Awesome video...and love this saddle bags! :) Two questions: 1) which is the volume (liters) per bag? 2) does it fit into Bonnie St Twin 2018 with Triumph official panier rail R/L HS? Thanks!!
There’s a company out of Seattle, Washington called pakanimal that make beautiful leather panniers but are a bit on the expensive side. I settled for a pair of army .50 caliber ammo cans that I mounted onto two SW-MOTECH SLC Side Carriers. Both cans are 100% weather proof and inexpensive plus very unique. The looks I get alone make it worth the work I put in drilling the holes and coloring them to match the t-120s brown color.
Thank you for the review. I just ordered the panniers for my T100. I'm also looking to get a new outdoor cover, as my old one has all but disintegrated. I saw your other review of the Oxford Stormex Large. Is that sufficient (given the length difference between the T100&T120) to also fit the panniers? I'm assuming Large will be ok. Cheers.
So , can these be used without pannier rails either side of the bike ? Just fixed in place under the seat or would they be flapping around . Cheers if you can help
I have been trying for months now to get ahold of a set of these bags and can not find them at any online distributor or physical bike shop. The company is completely unresponsive although they have posted this video on their website.
Be so nice if they added some pannier mounting options to the back of the back so I can hook it up to the Motone pannier rails I have (ordered after watching your video btw). Trip machines has some bags that do but I far prefer the look of this one.
Hi Stuart thanks for this review, love the way you do your video's. Gonna buy those bags. Can you let me know where you both you turning light, backlight and the mudguard? greetings from Belgium.
So I absolutely love the way these bags look. I bought the tank bag. I fit the right kind of pannier bars to my bike. I saved my money because $400 is a bit of an investment. And now these bags cannot be had anywhere. Is anyone having a similar experience here? Does anyone at the company pay attention to comments or feedback? After two and a half or more months after I got my cash together I'm just going to move on and get something else and pocket the balance of that cash. Stewart I love your Channel. Burly I hate your service. ( update even as I type this, a dealer an hour and 15 minutes away says he can get them in a month cash up front in full. I'm going to mull this over for an evening but I'm leaning towards hell no.)(( Burly must be selling so many of these bags that I'm sure I don't matter to them.))
I am coming to the conclusion that I also am going to have to bite the bullet and get a set of Panniers (these) and the Burly Brand tank bag as well. I have been taking a lot of day trips with my daughter in tow, and it would just be nice to not have to rely on what we can stuff into a backpack, which she ends up having to wear. Plus I would like to start taking some longer two or three day trips. I really like the look of these and think it would suit my needs and my bike well. That being said, there is one thing I am not crazy about and that is having to use pannier rails. I’m not sure, but am assuming they would normally stay affixed to the bike unless not using the panniers for a longer period of time, but I am sure once I have a set I will use them frequently without them necessarily being mounted all the time. And I really don’t like the look of the pannier rails on the bike when the panniers aren’t in place. First world problems I know, and I will probably just have to compromise 🙂. On a side note, I'm pretty sure I saw on one of your videos that your rails are a Motone prototype. Is that correct and if so do you know if they will be putting them into production? I think I wold like the rounded back end better than the square ones Burly sell on their site. Thanks for another great video and review.
Stuart it's been about 6 months since you posted this video. I'm curious how these bags are holding up and if you still reccomend them? I'm in the market for some pannier/saddlebags. Before I lay down the cash for these, I was looking for a other opinion.
Would these impede on the passengers seating position? And do they stick out any further than the handle bars? That is will they make me wit when I'm splitting traffic? Awesome videos. So informative.
Great review. Any chance you can provide a link to the saddlebag brackets you used here? The Saddlemen universal bracket suggested by Burly Brand does not work well on my T100, but yours looks perfect. Thanks.
Really looking forward to you reviewing tyres when those phantoms wear out. I'm leaning towards Scorpion Trail 2s but I'm miles away from needing new hoops.
Try good, old fashioned Avon AM26 Roadriders or whatever they’re called. I’m on my third set of tyres on my T120 : Michelin Pilot Road 4 , and I’ll go back to the Avon’s again next time around. They just work beautifully and are cheaper as long as you’re not obsessed with getting a knee down, and they handle bad roads well.
Ah, I recognise the incredible Holderness coast, one of Europe's (if not the world's) fastest eroding coastlines. I actually wrote a couple of papers on the coast, along with colleagues, investigating whether erosion was likely to increase or decrease in the future. If you're interested, I can paste a link. Anyway, nice video and nice panniers. I am looking for something that might fit the new Speedmaster, and I think I may have found them!
Hello Stuart, Congrats for the videos, I really enjoy and learn from it! Do you know if these burly brand bags are compatible with the interceptor? Thanks in advance!
Love your videos! Thank you. Any thoughts on fitting a SW MOTECH adapter plate to a single version of these bags? Then use a bracket from MOTECH that attaches to the bike. My interest is for a Street Scrambler.
Not cheap, and they are throwovers and not waterproof and no bigger - actually slightly smaller - than SW-Motech's Legend bags which attach to custom frames which themselves are quick to fit. And these bags are waterproof. Great video, as ever. I am a big fan.
The SW-Motech bags are not waterproof, I have them on my bike. I have to use the supplied dry bags. Waxing them helps a little but but not enough to keep the water out.
Removal of the bags is actually very quick and easy! I have had a look at the pack animal products and to be honest im not very keen on them, they remind me of ladies hand bags!
Stuart, great review as always. Do they ship to UK from USA as the website seems to be in USD price? Just in case, customs slap a heft bill on top of the price. 🙄
