I think a combo might be best. Hard bags have the advantage of security while soft bags are easier to remove from the bike and bring into your tent or hotel room. I have a Road King and I keep my camping gear, tools, and other motorcycle necessities in the hard bags. I have a medium sized duffle that I strap to the luggage rack that contains my tent and extra clothes. This is my setup whether the trip is overnight or multiple weeks. Years ago I had a BMW R1200GS and got by quite well with a hard Givi top case and a large duffle strapped to the passenger seat. I also do some backpacking so my camping gear tends to be small and light.
Nice comparison between the 2. I was up in the air about which to buy myself but went with the hard bags simply for security and ease of entry. I do love the mosko stuff though, who knows I may end up with both in the end. I will be mostly on blacktop, gravel and fire / dirt roads rather than trails. Nice set up you have there!
I picked the Mosko ones last Thanksgiving. They had a sale on all this stuff. Of course, I didn’t receive till early March. I love the soft bags. One thing I forgot to mention is the soft ones are lighter than HD.
Great video. I have the three hard bags with liners , but you have me wanting the smaller soft side panniers you talked about with the top case , was a good looking set up.
Great review Colin! Those Mosko bags are tough. I went down on a hard packed dirt road and the bike slid about 20 feet on the Mosko reckless 80 bag (made from same material as Backcountry). Not even a scuff on it. I was shocked. I have since switched to the backcountry bags as they are much easier to remove when taking things into a hotel.
buying the bike I was super excited about the hard bags and bought them at the same time as the bike, a few weeks later when they came in I was like WOW they are HUGE... I won't be using them all that often, maybe for a long road trip ony. I found an old set of soft bags from my old sport touring bikes that JUST fits and I use those 100% of the time. I should have waited and got the Moskomoto bags or the sport hard bags... the big hard boxes are just too big for every day. I plan to start off road riding in the next year and I don't want to damage those hard bags. Oh well lesson learned. Either I'll end up selling the hard bags or they will be come very expensive locking tool boxes in my garage HA! Thanks for the video, I think I'll start saving up for the mosko moto bags, I wasn't really sure if I'd like them, from what I had seen, they seemed not user friendly for quick get in and out of them.
That is a nice set-up!...its nice to have choices...I agree...I think I would like the soft bags as well. Thanks for sharing....stay safe....ride safe!!😎🤙👍🤙👍🇨🇦
Good comprehensive review. Was wondering about the Mosko since seeing them with Itchy boots. They can definitely take a beating. I just need to pull the trigger and get the bike.
How are the mosko MotoAmerica bags holding up? I went with the Harley hard bags in black and so far they rock but i see some soft bags in my future. Thanks for the informative video!
Nice video Colin! 👍🏼 Exciting to see more riders with new genres of bikes in their garage. Because, you know, it’s a mood thing. Lol Have used several different hard panniers before going mostly with textile. On my second set of soft bags and I do like them, pro’s and con’s to all but really just important to address the individual riders needs, right? I do like the ability to adjust the position of the soft bags in terms of weight distribution and can carry a wider variety of abnormally shaped items with them. Now it’s time to get them dirty. Stay well and ride often my friend. 🤙🏼
Bobby. I can pack a good amount on the Mosko. I used that beaver tail thing for my jacket and it held it very well. Lots of options for sure. Hope you are well my friend.
Question about highway speeds with the side panniers and top case. Any stability issues from turbulence/buffeting? A friend with a GS certainly does. Thanks!
Great comparison video! I have to say that I did laff a bit when you pulled out the backpack straps and said you probably won't use them. Colin, c'mon brotha, we all know you have and used a backpack....lol...sorry, not sorry, I just couldn't resist!!
Hahaha!! No Sir you won’t among other things but that’s part of the fun between friends!! Having a laff at ourselves or others, that’s brother/sisterhood!! Life can be so serious and spreading the smiles and laughter is a good thing!! Btw…it’s on the internet, it’s forever, 🤣
Ohhh something else I noticed. Your hand gestures as you show the different aspects of a product, gear or whatever. We see just your hands moving about being sure to show everything and it just reminds of “Thing” you know from The Addams Family!!! Ha 👍👌🖐👉
It isn’t bad. I wanted something larger so I picked up the Madstad. Buffeting is much better, but the wind hits you harder around your mid-section. I’m waiting on that mount as well. Damn backorder nation
How does the bike look from the rear with two 35l bags? Not too bad of a difference compared to having a smaller bag on the right? How do you like going with the top box/ mosko panniers combo?
I was surprised how many Pan Americans they have here in Australia. Guess I shouldn't with how vast the Outback is, but I was. Now that we are here we are thinking about getting a small little car to get around town instead of a 4x4. That way we can save the money and get a pair of ADV bikes. May be picking your brain if we do....
Ordered my HD hard cases including the top case and brackets when I bought my Pan back in May. Dealer said they’ll be in in a couple weeks. So June. Then July, then August then December. WTF Harley. Riding season is over in the north here by November. Fix your sheet.
Tried to cancel with the dealer and they said no because they were financed with the bike so looks like I’m stuck with waiting for HD as in Hardly Delivering.
Not at all. They fit very well. Only downside is you have to take off the 4 holders off the H-D bars. Takes about 5 minutes to do this. If you switch between hard and soft bags, this could get annoying after a while.
TO ME .... THE HARD BAGS ARE A BETTER CHOICE BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY TO ACCESS, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF OPENING THIS AND ACCESSING THAT. JUST A BIG OPEN SPACE TO USE ONCE YOU OPEN THE CASE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SOFT BAGS YOU HAVE TO UNLATCH SEVERAL CLIPS AND UNROLL THE BAGS AND OPEN THIS AND UNZIP THAT. TO MUCH TO ME. JUST GIVE ME DURABLE, SPACE, AND SECURITY. THE HARD BAGS ARE THE TRUE WINNER TO ME. I PURCHASED THE SILVER SET.
$ 2000.00 for bags . That is right around 10% the price of the bike . Ridiculous , but it is a beautiful set up ,and there are a lot of people that earn a living on these items.
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I think a combo might be best. Hard bags have the advantage of security while soft bags are easier to remove from the bike and bring into your tent or hotel room. I have a Road King and I keep my camping gear, tools, and other motorcycle necessities in the hard bags. I have a medium sized duffle that I strap to the luggage rack that contains my tent and extra clothes. This is my setup whether the trip is overnight or multiple weeks. Years ago I had a BMW R1200GS and got by quite well with a hard Givi top case and a large duffle strapped to the passenger seat. I also do some backpacking so my camping gear tends to be small and light.
The combo will be my main set-up. All depends on what ride I’m doing. Love the feature of just taking the bags off and carrying to your destination.
Nice comparison between the 2. I was up in the air about which to buy myself but went with the hard bags simply for security and ease of entry. I do love the mosko stuff though, who knows I may end up with both in the end. I will be mostly on blacktop, gravel and fire / dirt roads rather than trails. Nice set up you have there!
I picked the Mosko ones last Thanksgiving. They had a sale on all this stuff. Of course, I didn’t receive till early March. I love the soft bags. One thing I forgot to mention is the soft ones are lighter than HD.
Well done Colin, that was very thorough and people should have no questions as to which to choose or perhaps a combination of both
Thank you for the nice comment.
I think that's a good setup with soft bags on the side and hard case on top. 👍
Cool, thank you.
seen the hard bags safe the day when the bike was layed down,plus helps keep the bike off the legs if it was down.Great video thank you !!
I dropped it in WV in the water and that is definitely the case.
Wow thanks for this in-depth review!
Great video. I have the three hard bags with liners , but you have me wanting the smaller soft side panniers you talked about with the top case , was a good looking set up.
The soft ones are the way to go. I’ve been very pleased with them.
Great review Colin! Those Mosko bags are tough. I went down on a hard packed dirt road and the bike slid about 20 feet on the Mosko reckless 80 bag (made from same material as Backcountry). Not even a scuff on it. I was shocked. I have since switched to the backcountry bags as they are much easier to remove when taking things into a hotel.
That’s great to hear about the durability of these bags. Of course, I prefer not to test them like you did. 😎
buying the bike I was super excited about the hard bags and bought them at the same time as the bike, a few weeks later when they came in I was like WOW they are HUGE... I won't be using them all that often, maybe for a long road trip ony. I found an old set of soft bags from my old sport touring bikes that JUST fits and I use those 100% of the time. I should have waited and got the Moskomoto bags or the sport hard bags... the big hard boxes are just too big for every day. I plan to start off road riding in the next year and I don't want to damage those hard bags. Oh well lesson learned. Either I'll end up selling the hard bags or they will be come very expensive locking tool boxes in my garage HA! Thanks for the video, I think I'll start saving up for the mosko moto bags, I wasn't really sure if I'd like them, from what I had seen, they seemed not user friendly for quick get in and out of them.
They are huge. I had no idea they were that big either. The Mosko bags are amazing.
That is a nice set-up!...its nice to have choices...I agree...I think I would like the soft bags as well. Thanks for sharing....stay safe....ride safe!!😎🤙👍🤙👍🇨🇦
Thanks Pinks. The soft bags are so damn versatile.
Very informative video my friend. Those soft bags have a lot of room. Ride Safe
Before you ask, we can fit beer in the bags well. 😎
Good comprehensive review. Was wondering about the Mosko since seeing them with Itchy boots. They can definitely take a beating. I just need to pull the trigger and get the bike.
How long have you been talking about this?😆. If you make it to VAMM, you can ride it.
Awesome video. Thanks for going into so much detail!
Thank you Lane. Appreciate that
How are the mosko MotoAmerica bags holding up? I went with the Harley hard bags in black and so far they rock but i see some soft bags in my future. Thanks for the informative video!
Nice review, I've heard nothing but good things about Mosko products.👍
For sure. They are great bags.
Nice video Colin! 👍🏼 Exciting to see more riders with new genres of bikes in their garage. Because, you know, it’s a mood thing. Lol
Have used several different hard panniers before going mostly with textile. On my second set of soft bags and I do like them, pro’s and con’s to all but really just important to address the individual riders needs, right? I do like the ability to adjust the position of the soft bags in terms of weight distribution and can carry a wider variety of abnormally shaped items with them. Now it’s time to get them dirty.
Stay well and ride often my friend. 🤙🏼
Bobby. I can pack a good amount on the Mosko. I used that beaver tail thing for my jacket and it held it very well. Lots of options for sure. Hope you are well my friend.
What a great video and major help to people….I like the soft bags for sure and your bike looks incredible. Can’t wait to meet it 🤟
Ty my friend. Look forward to riding with you soon.
👍
Ty Darren.
Great video, thank you.
Thank you.
Question about highway speeds with the side panniers and top case. Any stability issues from turbulence/buffeting? A friend with a GS certainly does. Thanks!
I didn’t see an issue at highway speeds. The top case moves a little with the HD one, which helps with stability.
Great review. 👍
Ty Larry.
Great comparison video! I have to say that I did laff a bit when you pulled out the backpack straps and said you probably won't use them. Colin, c'mon brotha, we all know you have and used a backpack....lol...sorry, not sorry, I just couldn't resist!!
I need to destroy all that evidence. I’ll never live that down. 😎
Hahaha!! No Sir you won’t among other things but that’s part of the fun between friends!! Having a laff at ourselves or others, that’s brother/sisterhood!! Life can be so serious and spreading the smiles and laughter is a good thing!!
Btw…it’s on the internet, it’s forever, 🤣
Ohhh something else I noticed. Your hand gestures as you show the different aspects of a product, gear or whatever. We see just your hands moving about being sure to show everything and it just reminds of “Thing” you know from The Addams Family!!! Ha 👍👌🖐👉
Cool set up 😎🏍are you happy with the stock windshield? I am thinking about getting taller windshield but waiting till I get the touratech gps mount..
It isn’t bad. I wanted something larger so I picked up the Madstad. Buffeting is much better, but the wind hits you harder around your mid-section. I’m waiting on that mount as well. Damn backorder nation
@@Broncoride hope you do a review vid on the Madstad windshield 😎👍🏍🎥🍻👊
How does the bike look from the rear with two 35l bags? Not too bad of a difference compared to having a smaller bag on the right?
How do you like going with the top box/ mosko panniers combo?
Looks completely fine. No issues. Love the combo. It’s my main set-up now.
@@Broncoride appreciate the reply and your content!
I was surprised how many Pan Americans they have here in Australia. Guess I shouldn't with how vast the Outback is, but I was. Now that we are here we are thinking about getting a small little car to get around town instead of a 4x4. That way we can save the money and get a pair of ADV bikes. May be picking your brain if we do....
That would be awesome. I bet there are so many roads out there. Very lucky.
@@Broncoride I am just learning. Have found a couple and a lake where the water is pink. Like Pepto Bimal pink! That I have to see.
Wait, so, one bag (box) is 900$.....The other is 500$ Each!!!???
Pair is around that and top bag is that too. The box was pair I believe not each
@@Broncoride …..Awesome thank you
Ordered my HD hard cases including the top case and brackets when I bought my Pan back in May. Dealer said they’ll be in in a couple weeks. So June. Then July, then August then December. WTF Harley. Riding season is over in the north here by November. Fix your sheet.
Man, that blows. I get the supply chain woes, but waiting that long isn’t cool. I’d check some aftermarket ones and cancel the HD ones.
Tried to cancel with the dealer and they said no because they were financed with the bike so looks like I’m stuck with waiting for HD as in Hardly Delivering.
Nice review
Appreciate it
Great video!! Would the metal one fit a helmet?
The rear one does fit a full face.
Thank u, i just bought a 2022 pan america special a week ago. Very excited!!!
Congratulations
any issue with the "pucks" as mosko calls them on the HD racks?
Not at all. They fit very well. Only downside is you have to take off the 4 holders off the H-D bars. Takes about 5 minutes to do this. If you switch between hard and soft bags, this could get annoying after a while.
@@Broncoride that wouldn't be an issue...I'd just be going with the soft bags...thanks man!
Mosco is rugged but loves to hold on to dirt.
This is true.
Right side bag (small): His.
Left side bag (large): Hers.
True words
TO ME .... THE HARD BAGS ARE A BETTER CHOICE BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY TO ACCESS, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF OPENING THIS AND ACCESSING THAT. JUST A BIG OPEN SPACE TO USE ONCE YOU OPEN THE CASE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE SOFT BAGS YOU HAVE TO UNLATCH SEVERAL CLIPS AND UNROLL THE BAGS AND OPEN THIS AND UNZIP THAT. TO MUCH TO ME. JUST GIVE ME DURABLE, SPACE, AND SECURITY. THE HARD BAGS ARE THE TRUE WINNER TO ME. I PURCHASED THE SILVER SET.
I like them both but each has pros and cons. I use soft most of the time.
Soft cases are less prone to damage in the event you go down.
Fir sure man. I dropped the bike with the HD ones on and they did well too. Just some scratches but nothing major.
$ 2000.00 for bags . That is right around 10% the price of the bike . Ridiculous , but it is a beautiful set up ,and there are a lot of people that earn a living on these items.
Definitely not cheap but I hope these last a long time.