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Recommend inner liner bags?
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daveslash5
Member
Kathy's bags are well made, have nice features, and are made in the mountains of Virginia. You can order them from dealers, but they do have a website so you can order directly from the maker. Let's support our small businesses!
exgman
Active member
I've had good service from RKA Luggage in Sonoma, CA. See: https://www.rka-luggage.com
clowry
Active member
Neither my husband nor I have the same bike as you - he has an R1200RT, I have an F800GT and we each have G650GSs.
That said, we have RKA liners for ALL of them. Great quality, reasonably priced and made in the USA.
https://www.rka-luggage.com/A06 Liners/liners.html
That said, we have RKA liners for ALL of them. Great quality, reasonably priced and made in the USA.
https://www.rka-luggage.com/A06 Liners/liners.html
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I bought these on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bestem-LGBM-K16-SDL-Saddlebag-K1600GT-R1200RT/dp/B00IAQ7TGE
I like them a lot. They are well-made and they fit the cases well. They are waterproof … or at least they kept my clothes dry in heavy rains. If your question is, “do you recommend using liners at all?” My answer is yes. For years I used Givi E41 cases without liners. I would wrap my clothes and other items in small plastic bags, and pack the panniers like suitcases. I would carry the side cases into my motel rooms at night. The E41’s are nice because they have a hatch on top that you can open while mounted on the bike, and get stuff in and out without dumping everything on the ground.
When I bought my R1200RT, I tried using the cases the same way, carrying them into motel rooms at night. But they take up a lot of space in the room, and they are heavy. By switching to liners, I can carry everything into the motel room using less space and without the extra weight. And another benefit of liners is that they keep your stuff from dumping on the ground when you open the clamshell while mounted on the bike. So, I am a convert to liners now.
Cap
I like them a lot. They are well-made and they fit the cases well. They are waterproof … or at least they kept my clothes dry in heavy rains. If your question is, “do you recommend using liners at all?” My answer is yes. For years I used Givi E41 cases without liners. I would wrap my clothes and other items in small plastic bags, and pack the panniers like suitcases. I would carry the side cases into my motel rooms at night. The E41’s are nice because they have a hatch on top that you can open while mounted on the bike, and get stuff in and out without dumping everything on the ground.
When I bought my R1200RT, I tried using the cases the same way, carrying them into motel rooms at night. But they take up a lot of space in the room, and they are heavy. By switching to liners, I can carry everything into the motel room using less space and without the extra weight. And another benefit of liners is that they keep your stuff from dumping on the ground when you open the clamshell while mounted on the bike. So, I am a convert to liners now.
Cap
davidsanders
New member
Kathy's. I've been using them for years. Very high quality product, reasonable price, and made right in Floyd, VA a few miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway so you know they're good.
sailorlite
New member
Cee Baileys has been out of the motorcycle products business for over three years. Their bag liners were fine in my opinion but not much different from Kathys, RKA, Bestem, etc. But, the best ones are from BMW which are quite different from the others in that they're usefully stiff - not just fabric pieces sewn together.
mlytle
Member
another vote for Kathy's... https://kathysmotorcyclebags.com/product-category/bmw/
i have them for all my bikes. well made..in the USA, and half the cost of the RKA product.
i have them for all my bikes. well made..in the USA, and half the cost of the RKA product.
r0ckrat
Active member
Kathy's side bags are $2 less than RKA for the R1200R, so not sure where the "half the cost" statement comes from.
Don't have either yet, still shopping.
Yes
The Bestem liners fit the contours of the case perfectly. As a consequence, the left and right sides are different.
Cap
The Bestem liners fit the contours of the case perfectly. As a consequence, the left and right sides are different.
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brorke
Member
Mine are expandable. When expanded they fit the entire case. Here is the link to where I bought mine.
https://www.greatbikersgear.com/pro...accessories/pannier-liner-bags/r1250-rt-2019/
Got them fast and they are very reasonable. I read a while back that they are the same as the Bestem bags. But looking at it now mine may be a little different. Not sure if the Bestem's expand and top straps are different.
bulldog0381
New member
Kathy’s Inner Bags
Kathy bags I bought the two side packs for my R 1250 RS she didn’t have the 40 L top bag so we agreed upon 38 L and it fits and I have extra room in the top bag for things that I need to get up right away without going in the bag.
Kathy bags I bought the two side packs for my R 1250 RS she didn’t have the 40 L top bag so we agreed upon 38 L and it fits and I have extra room in the top bag for things that I need to get up right away without going in the bag.
cruisincruzan
Ute's Chauffeur
Have Kathy’s bags for my side cases and a BMW topcase liner as I like the stiffness of that bag rather than the Kathy’s liner. Also had RKA topcase bag for my KGA, very similar to Kathy’s bags. You will get nice bags regardless of which of the three you get.
