I've just caught up with this topic and there is some discussion about the same issue here:-
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...e-travel-29104
I've no doubt that there is a lot of scope with cycling kit to save money for motorbiking!!
I've used the cycle panniers sold by Decathlon that seem to be very similar in specification to the Argos stuff; they probably all come from the same factory in China anyway! The decathlon stuff was rugged and worked well for riding for a few days (they were borrowed, so I don't know how they perform in the longer term).
I use an Ortleib waterproof duffle bag strapped on the back of the bike and it does everything well.
I have been thinking of hanging the cycling stuff over the fuel tank to spread the load a bit and as cheap extra load carrying capacity.
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Dave
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