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MOTORBIKE PANNIERS

For my A2 Level Final Project I chose to design and manufacture a set of panniers. The panniers were to be designed as a storage solution for a Moto Guzzi NTX 650. The requirements for the product were for it to be durable, tough, water safe, lockable and road safe (following certain regulations of the Road Traffic Act).
My concept for this product took inspiration from roll cages and flight cases. This lead to designing a robust set of panniers fit to be used on long or short expeditions in hard wearing weather; ensured by the materials and form of the product.
In order to attach the panniers to the NTX 650, the small frame at the rear of the bike had to be altered to accommodate for the size and weight of the panniers.
An additional feature of this product is the ability to create a frame using the main body of the panniers as a base with a set of steel tubes and attachments. This allows the user to create different structures such as a frame for a shelter, to dry clothes on, to cook over, to attach a hammock to, and many more applications.

The panniers were used on a 3 week expedition across Europe. They had to carry clothing, tools, camping gear, and spare fuel and oil.		Here one of the panniers is being used to support the weight of my motorbike during an unexpected roadside tyre change.
		These were used to construct the (rollcage) frame of the panniers, keeping the angles and dimensions correct.
Although the panniers were manufactured through an external company I was able to assist in the process and work on different components of the product.	If the clasps securing the panniers to the bike frame were to break on a trip the pannier frame can be folded down in order for the panniers can be secured onto it.
	As the client often travels with a passenger it was important that the panniers did not take up too much room around the pillion's legs.	Here you can see how the pannier would be secured and locked onto the bike frame.

-A LEVEL-

MOTORBIKE PANNIERS

The panniers were used on a 3 week expedition across Europe. They had to carry clothing, tools, camping gear, and spare fuel and oil.

Here one of the panniers is being used to support the weight of my motorbike during an unexpected roadside tyre change.

These were used to construct the (rollcage) frame of the panniers, keeping the angles and dimensions correct.

Although the panniers were manufactured through an external company I was able to assist in the process and work on different components of the product.

If the clasps securing the panniers to the bike frame were to break on a trip the pannier frame can be folded down in order for the panniers can be secured onto it.

As the client often travels with a passenger it was important that the panniers did not take up too much room around the pillion's legs.

Here you can see how the pannier would be secured and locked onto the bike frame.