Never use soap unless it is an approved canvas treatment. I recommend clean water via a garden hose and a gentle brush to remove the worst of the dirt and settle at that. Always store Expedition Pannierz dry and in a well ventilated place.
Once the bags are clean use an approved canvas treatment. Oil based/flammable products are illegal to post so we are unable to send them to you but a local outdoors store should be able to help.
We can supply waterbased Nikwax treaments which work very well.
Yes, most of the time. Send them back (dry) after you have washed them with a banister brush and clean water. Don’t use soaps or detergents. We will quote the cost of the repairs.
Any reasonable bootmaker or saddler will be able to get you back on the road after a spill. Try that with alloy boxes!
Usually no. The majority of bikes won't need them, only the bigger wider ones will.
The best example is the BMW 1200GS, it's a wide bike and the Expedition Pannierz will sit outside the muffler.
It you plan to fitt our panniers to your bvike and it is fitted with after market frames such as Touratech or Hepco Becker they may need them.
The rule of thumb is - if the frames that the Expedition Pasnnierz rest on are more than 450mm apart then you are likely to need them.
Yes, Expedition Pannierz rest quite neatly on the fender brackets of most Harleys and Metric Cruisers. The U shaped, chromed rod, pannier frames available for many of these bikes would be an advantage but not absolutely necessary.
Usually…. It depends on how determined you are to get them to fit and which model bike you have.
The guiding principles are
