Moving from a bike with panniers to a bike with no luggage as standard is a bit of a problem. I am off to France for the weekend, next weekend on the battlefield tour of the Somme. I had a look at the thirty year old Swagman panniers I have in the garage and although they are sound, they need a lot of work to clean and get ready. But on a new bike I need new luggage! After some weeks of research I sorted the bike I wanted, and now luggage. Triumph OEM panniers, that they fit to the Thunderbird LT and America LT look very nice but at nearly £700 they are way too expensive. I joined a few forums to see what are popular and apart from the OEM panniers, there were two other main choices, Klicbags and another from Belgium. In the end I opted for Klicbags as they leave very little presence when the panniers are removed. That they are removable is a boost as I won't want them fitted all the time. So I ordered a set. They come out a...