I put Daerr panniers on my Dakar recently and love them. The price cannot be beat as they were far cheaper than any other options even with shipping all the way from Germany to my home in Alaska. Customer service is good too, all responses to my questions within 24 hours. Mine are fitted to Happy Trails racks. Only mods I did was to add strap loops to the lids (also from Daerr) and I sprayed the insides with a couple coats of bedliner. I also picked up the optional locks and while not super secure they aren't bad either and you can still add an additional padlock if you are really worried about such things. They've been in rainstorms a few times and no leaking at all. If I remember correctly my grand total for the two panniers, two locks, 8 strap loops, a t-shirt adn shipping to Alaska was slightly under $300 US dollars. With most of the other brands you'd be lucky to get one pannier for that price.
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