RE: Slimmer panniers - 5

VT.
I just braved the frost outside and measured my Givi V35s. As Lee said, it is difficult to get a very accurate measurement without levels, plumb lines etc.. As near as I can measure them accurately, they are about 950mm (about 37 3/8 inches I think) at their widest. They could be a little narrower than this by a few millimetres but they are not wider. I used a spirit level, marked the floor etc. so it is not far off. As they are not square anywhere, finding the widest point is tricky.

At the same time, I measured my mirror's width and slightly to my surprise, they are about 910mm. I thought that they were slightly wider than the panniers! Nonetheless, I have never hit anything squeezing through traffic in London. Yet.

Thanks a lot for doing that. These overall width dimensions are virtually impossible to get from the rack and pannier makers. I think this gathering of these measurements could be a valuable data point for those who are in the market for a set.

You are welcome.

David.

F800S/ST Panniers are a direct fit and can be adjusted for tightness. Only snag is the moulding for the exhaust is on the wrong side.

Zitat von mattblack000 im Beitrag #64

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F800S/ST Panniers are a direct fit and can be adjusted for tightness. Only snag is the moulding for the exhaust is on the wrong side.

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Could someone get the overall width measurement of a set of Shad SH35 cases on an R or RS and post it?

Zitat von VintageThumper im Beitrag #66

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Could someone get the overall width measurement of a set of Shad SH35 cases on an R or RS and post it?

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Zitat von fred_jb im Beitrag #67

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Zitat von VintageThumper im Beitrag #66

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Could someone get the overall width measurement of a set of Shad SH35 cases on an R or RS and post it?

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I have some SH35 panniers but will not get chance to fit them to my new 1250 until some time after Christmas, but will post the measurements as soon as I get them on the bike.

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Zitat von mattblack000 im Beitrag #64

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F800S/ST Panniers are a direct fit and can be adjusted for tightness. Only snag is the moulding for the exhaust is on the wrong side.

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #3

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One easy way to measure overall width for engine bars, panniers mirrors etc is to use a horizontal rod with weighted string on each end-move the strings in to the touch what you are measuring and measure between the strings.

I've now fitted my Shad SH35 panniers - details here: Shad SH35 panniers fitted

Thanks for following through on this! It was well worth the wait, and saved some of us from spending money on yet another overly wide pannier system.

No problem.

I never had any problems filtering on the GS with these panniers, and the RS installation is only 15 mm wider, so I'm reasonably happy. It's just that the RS bars are a lot narrower than those on the GS which makes it harder to judge the gaps.

At least I am getting 35 litres per side out of a setup that is not much wider than much lower capacity choices described in this thread. I find I need this much space for two up touring so I'm going to have to put up with the size.