Hi All, Off away and was looking for some ideas of saddle bag options for my 848sf. I don't want to spend the world and I wasn't sure if the universal ones you can get are any good. Looking forward to hearing any thoughts/ideas. Thanks
I used a Kriega US 20 on the rear of mine, with the oem seat back on. Once the mounting straps are on the bike any Kriega can be used. There is a DP one but not a very good size, for a lot of money.
LOOKS GOOD. IS IT A UNIVERSAL FITTING THAT COMES WITH IT OR ARE THEY SPECIFIC TO THE BIKE? Damn caps lock
The straps are universal - you have to wrap them around the frame of the bike, and once on there they have little hooks you can then fix any Kriega to. They also do a tank adaptor for £19 (which i use a lot on my 1198) which helps a lot on a long journey as a full up US20 makes a nice rest, and also diffuses the wind blast on the SF.
Kriega US Tank Bag Adaptor The bags are expensive but well worth it in my opinion, look like they last a lifetime.
This shows it quite well. You can also stack the bags on top of each other. I use a 20 with a 10 on top.
I do like the look of the 30 and it looks to fit very nicely. Is it easy to fit to a 848 sf? I cant really see what they connect to under the pillion seat?
Once that seat is up you can see the frame, it just wraps around it, on both sides. I actually had mine fitted by a really helpful girl at Infinity in Holborn, who had done many before. Didn't look too hard though.
Here's a picture of a Kreiga 30 fastened to my SFS, I fixed the straps to the pillion seat with some self tapping screws & washers, there was a thread about that method of fixing the kreiga straps onto Ducati's somewhere.
Kriega used a Streetfighter in their promo photos for the US bags but they will fit any bike with a pillion seat. As said they are not cheap but totally waterproof and worth every penny. 10 year no quibble guarantee too.
the Kreiga look very nice,,, as an alternative, i got a pair of Oxford throw over type sadlebags which allowed for a pillion rider and packed enough for two people for 6 weeks in EUland recently,, cost 25£ s/h as new...
That's the one I found & have done it like that, its perfect for over 140mph on an Autobahn, I did a week in France & Germany last year out of the 30ltr Kreiga. its a little tricky fitting the pillion seat due to the DDA with the straps bolted on but once on never moved & no scuffed paintwork!
I'm sure many alternatives but +1 for the Kreiga 20. Each bike different for its Fitment. On my 998 I've fitted the adjustable straps under the pillion seat where the pillion grabstrap is. Makes it sit a couple of mm above where it should usually, but is a tidy solution in the end as it's difficult to mount the straps to the frame on this bike without rubbing the rear fairing to bits. A flexible and well made product, would recommend any extra in £££ to go with this brand.
