armor plate is located. For more storage, the panniers also come
with roll-top exterior pockets for storing items you don't want mixed with your clean inside items, whether that means a can of chain lube, fuel bottles or a six pack of your favorite canned beverage. By supporting the MOLLE system, additional accessories can be attached to the front leading side of the bag or the bottom. Installation entails simply
attaching a puck onto an exist- ing pannier rack frame. My install was on a Touratech steel pannier rack. The Mosko Moto puck allows you to slide the soft pannier on and lock it in place. With a quick flip and swivel of the lock, you can pull the pan- nier off and carry it away with the heavy-duty handle. As with any roll-top bag, the
top must be rolled down and secured to remain closed and waterproof. The Backcountry panniers utilize an integrated and adjustable strap and buckle on each side to accomplish this. Any excess strap is neatly rolled up and secured back to the strap itself via hook and loop wraps. Through thousands of miles
of use, these panniers have worked perfectly. I had the lucky opportunity to miss five months of a long Iowa winter by heading to the Florida pan- handle for work this past year, and I couldn’t be there without a bike, so the F 800 GS and the Backcountry bags made the trip with me. They were used for daily commuting and weekend day rides in the regional woods. With Florida being the flattest state in the U.S., there wasn’t the amount of technical riding one would find out west, which is what these bags were designed for. The bags were never exposed to jagged rocks, baked
clay or to an impact with the soft Florida sand and mud. As such, I can’t claim any big get-offs to testify how tough the Backcoun- try bags are. However, a quick look on the Mosko Moto blog site and Facebook page will show you plenty of instances of riders putting these bags to the ultimate durability tests and how these panniers have faired when exposed to the abrasive slab. I can,
they will continue to deliver in the routine and the toughest of conditions of a Back- country Discovery Route. For the future, I plan to adapt my R 1200 GSA to accept the Backcountry Pannier setup. Now, for some of the Q&A I have already
fielded by curious enthusiasts: What do they weigh? Approximately 9
lbs. per bag (includes the puck and all mounting hardware) Are they lockable? No. Are they really waterproof? With-
out a doubt. Are they waterproof after a drop?
Well, that depends. For 98 percent of the instances that we would all face out there, yes, but riders come up will all sorts of interesting new ways to challenge their gear, so nothing is absolute. Do they dent like an aluminum
pannier? (Really, I had this asked) No, but if your get-off is bad enough, the pannier rack will bend (not an issue of the bag). Are they removable? Yes, it’s a
quick and simple process, and they are easy to carry away with you. Are they expandable? Yes, via the
MOLLE system. Where can I put stickers? They do
not support the easy application of one’s traveling resume of stickers. Will they melt on hot exhaust? If
This rear view shows the Mosko Moto puck mounts, the roll-top side straps with hook and loop secure tabs, and the carry handle.
you somehow get the bag to contact your hot exhaust, I can only assume some level of degradation, but I did not submit my only pair to this level of abuse. However, I am sure Pete and the guys at Mosko Moto have already subjected test models to the
however, speak to their ability to keep all your gear clean and dry through relentless thunderstorms, sand slurry and mud bogs. The Mosko Moto Backcountry Pannier
System performed flawlessly on over 4,500 miles of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi back roads, forest service roads, and single tracks. I have full confidence that
abuse of campfires and may be able to pro- vide more info on the levels of fire/heat resistance. Only you can decide which type of pan-
nier will work best for you. However, if you have decided that you want to try out a set of soft panniers, you may not need to look any further than the Mosko Moto lineup.
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