Recommend A Hard Pannier Solution For Under £100?

[optimisery]

Hi all, I've decided that I would prefer some hard panniers on my Suzuki Djebel 250.

I've been scouring ebay and firstly came up with these Army ammo cases at £18 each.. (just needing a lick of paint!)



However they are a whopping 9kg each!

I then found these 1.5kg plastic army cases at £25 each:



But at 37 x 21 x 33 they are just not quite wide enough.


Does anyone have any other recommendations?

Must be under £100

Thanks in advance!

[Whippet]

You thinking of taking some ammo with you ? always thought you were a pacifist :laugh:

[optimisery]

You thinking of taking some ammo with you ? always thought you were a pacifist :laugh:

I thought the ammo cases would protect my hair straighteners

[Whippet]

A lick of paint and they'd be fine , what about the weight though ?and how are you going to fix them to the rails ?

[optimisery]

A lick of paint and they'd be fine , what about the weight though ?and how are you going to fix them to the rails ?

They are way too heavy so I have dismmissed them for now - I have pannier frames on the bike so am just going to bolt what ever I get to them and use dry bags inside to hold the contents.

[Ken Shabby]

Why not use a pair of generic Chinese-made 50 litre ABS lockable topboxes drilled to suit?

There are stacks of them on Ebay for under 30 quid each.

[bond_yzf]

Ive seen panniers made from marine ply then painted they looked awesome

[optimisery]

Why not use a pair of generic Chinese-made 50 litre ABS lockable topboxes drilled to suit?

There are stacks of them on Ebay for under 30 quid each.

Now thats a good idea Ken - thank you

[optimisery]

Ive seen panniers made from marine ply then painted they looked awesome

Dont think I'd be too good with wood work - but a good idea thanks

[Brenhden]

Those plastic one look good but are only about 25.5 litres. That's not a lot of space for hair straighteners. Also are they tough enough in a low speed drop?

Whatever you go for let us know how they fair