Takiap wrote:What actually happened?......did your panniers just fall off
Pretty much Takiap......
Sounds pretty stupid but the cases were bought in Thailand and at a fair price (as usual) and I actually confirmed with Givi that they are genuine for another reason. The latch mechanism is operated with a key and you cannot release the key without the
pannier being fully locked in place on the bracket which is attached to each rear quarter of the bike. So they are in theory - an idiot proof installation.
I did hit a really big pot-hole that bottomed out the shocks as I was too busy enjoying the Rayong mountain pass heading North East. So at this point the case locking bracket could have broken due to the pot-hole impact. I did circumnavigate back down this road but no sign of the cases. Some opportunist likely stopped their vehicle and nipped out to help themselves. No real big loss but my missus had her Longchamp bag, a mass of designer make-up and her wallet complete with bank card, driving licence and some small money.
We stopped at every police box on the way down and passed on our contact details but not holding our breaths... hardly suprising but there is little communication between police stations and we couldn't get them to
radio other posts for help.
Well lessons learnt for me and I'll be sure to follow up with Givi.
GN.
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