Thruxton Another Thruxton 1200 Pannier Option Reassurance Question.

Whilst I am aware that The Thruxton is a cafe racer and does not suit luggage all that well, I occasionally need to carry shoes and shorts (both the British and American versions!) and sunglasses. Yes, I know this is a rare requirement in the UK, but nonetheless, it gives me great pleasure to think that on the occasion that the sun does appear I can remove my four season jacket and trousers and make like I'm in the tropics.

Bare with me chaps....
I like the look of the Triumph canvas bags but am put off by the reviews.
I'm not looking for the ultimate touring kit but something that will hold on to a small amount of luggage for a weekend away would suffice.
I also don't worry too much about the fitting system as I can accept there are necessary aesthetic evils when fitting panniers.

So, my question is whether the Triumph brand nylon bags are up to the job.
Do they mark the paintwork?
Are they simple to remove and replace?
Do the waterproof covers work reasonably well?
Or, should I save up and get the SW-Motech German engineered roll tops in black?
Do the mounting bars fit when the Thruxton has the triumph brand racer tail light set fitted.

Any experience of the use of either of these bags would be of interest.
Has anyone ditched a set of panniers in favour of another brand?

 

Thanks for the help folks.
I will do some more research.

 

I'm not keen on strap-ons (ooer missus!).
I have had near misses with straps coming free and bags shifting too close the rear wheel for comfort. I want to know that whatever is attached behind me is solidly secure. Straps also tend to rub paintwork on longer rides which would upset me quite a lot. My precious needs to stay shiny.

 

I'm not keen on strap-ons (ooer missus!).
I have had near misses with straps coming free and bags shifting too close the rear wheel for comfort. I want to know that whatever is attached behind me is solidly secure. Straps also tend to rub paintwork on longer rides which would upset me quite a lot. My precious needs to stay shiny.

 

Thanks doov29 (Is that your real name?!).
Do the straps make closure of the seat difficult?
Do the straps rub the paintwork?
Cooky

 

For me, these look practical but sit at an angle that looks awkward.
Looking for something that looks in keeping with the lines of the bike despite what I said in my opening statement. I lied, I do care about aesthetics!

 

Thanks doov29. I too have the fender removal kit and for most fixed panniers it is difficult to find out if they are compatible with the Thruxton once the fender is switched. In fact, it is only by using the Triumph configurator that it becomes apparent that Triumph's own panniers (both canvas and nylon) will only fit with the original bulky fender in place.
It looks like I will be going down the sw-motech route as they seem to be well specced and waterproof enough. The fixed soft panniers may be the answer and I think they still fit with the fender removal kit in situ.
I don't mind the small black bars in place when I'm not using the panniers as they do not look to obvious.
Cheers
CB

 

On the Motolegends site, they show some attached to an RS with the fender removal kit, which look different and neater than the ones on the sw motec site. Perhaps they have been updated?