Badry said:
Barkingllizard: I'm asking because comparing the oem side bags with the sw motech trax ones,
Anybody have a suggestion???
everyone will have to compare on their own use, but:
the OEM is a plastic box, plastic can generally bounce back,
while the motech is an aluminum box, bends and can be bent back, before it breaks...
the OEM has a well designed, minimal frame, which looks very clean when the boxes are removed,
while most after market boxes look like you have a scaffold of steel hanging off the side when the boxes are removed...
if you are going strictly by weight, be sure to include the weight of the mounting bracket...
I use the OEM boxes: I like the clean look, they are waterproof for my needs - torrential downpours - no swimming...
the internal bags are awesome... the boxes and mounts have survived a couple of drops with no bending or breaking, only minor scuffs on the corners...
yes, the OEM boxes ARE overpriced, BUT then IMO all hard boxes for the adventure class ARE overpriced.....