Shad SH38X Expandable Panniers & SH58X Expandable Top Box. Fitting to a Yamaha MT10. 4K High Def

Fitting and use of the Shad SH38X newly released expandable panniers and SH58X expandable top case. We fit them to an MT10 and show you how they work and how they mount to the bike.
0:00 Visual demonstration of Shad expandable luggage.
0:32 Hello How does the Shad SH38X pannier work?
1:49 Removing the pannier off the bike
2:20 SH58X Expandable Top Case Demonstration
3:20 How to fit the Shad Luggage frame rail & supports
5:00 Re-fitting the ‪@SHADmotorcycles‬ expandable Luggage

[@tojj29]

Shad make decent luggage, so I think you'll be pleased with them. The mounting bars are hardly even noticeable when the cases are off. Much better than all that scaffolding on some. Very nice 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

Hope so. We're really pleased with them so far. It's our first Shad luggage. I hope it proves reliable and above all waterproof. I'm still a fan of the pannier system on the Versys. Neat how that fixes, but the expansion gives us additional space if really needed

[@trevorphillips3055]

I like the oem honda ones on my crosstourer (and other models), they're not expandable but the fitting system is excellent. No bars present when they're off the bike. Two locating slots at the top and one at the bottom off the rear foot peg. I hope yours work out well for you, it's much better having hard luggage. 😊

[@Banditmanuk]

@@trevorphillips3055 Cheers, hope these work for us. I think they're better than what's offered by Yamaha

[@theoldman9709]

Luggage looks like it is well made and suits the bike. I hope you get plenty of use out of it and performs well on your planned trips. Thank you for sharing

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks. I'm finding I'm leaving the side cases on most of the time. They are handy when you park to leave your gear in. Thanks for watching

[@wsmv]

Wow that is some nifty bit of kit. 😮 I had shad luggage on the bennelli and love the quality and simplicity of the fittings. Plus incredibly waterproof (you saw on the Belgium and Ireland trip 🌧) 😂

[@Banditmanuk]

We're looking forward to trying them on the Pyrenees trip next month. It's the security aspect that appeals most and that you just carry the inner bags into the hotels. Fingers crossed they are waterproof.🙏

[@greywolf9292]

Those Shad expandable panniers and top box certainly look impressive and the mounting rails are quite unobtrusive, hopefully they'll fair well during your tours. I hope your blessed with great weather for your Pyrenees tour.

[@Banditmanuk]

Lets hope that if it does rain, that they are waterproof!

[@exeterrider]

Looks good and it's very effective. I like it!

[@Banditmanuk]

I do think it looks good. Looking forward to testing it

[@CeeRTee]

These look spot on, ive been after a set for a while i could keep and move from bike to bike. Bike specific OE ones are nice but cost a bomb, BMW want £900 just for a pair of panniers for mine.

[@Banditmanuk]

That's a good point. I think Shad do the frame rails for loads of different bikes. These panniers look way nicer than many OE ones I've previously had on other bikes

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

I have the SH36 from Shad and I am very happy with them. The mounting mechanism is basically the same. I like the possibility that these have to extend the capacity when needed. They look great on the MT10. Cheers.

[@Banditmanuk]

Nice to hear you are happy with your Shad kit. I do think they suit the MT10 👍

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

@@Banditmanuk They do Richard. The MT10 has a very universal look for most things that you add in my opinion. Congrats on passing the 5000 subs mark. :)

[@PokerMuppet]

Lovely clear and precise video. I have not long ago bought the SH23 panniers but I am looking at these instead now so when I am away I can stop off and lock my helmet and full bike gear in the luggage and walk away.

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks very much. We love these panniers, so useful. When we parked up at Triumph Hinckley to film today, we expanded the panniers and locked our helmets in them. So useful, so innovative. Thanks for watching

[@TheGorillaBiker]

They look the business!! I may have to give Shad another go at some point. Really impressed with how quality they look on video, be very interested to see how they hold up :) Only issue I had with them was the mounting bracketry on the FZ6, the top case lasted beautifully to be fair! Best of luck with them :)

[@Banditmanuk]

Durability is the big unknown for us at the moment. We're also aware that with the size, there's the possibility of overloading. No taking the kitchen sink and all on holiday. Hope you and your good lady are keeping well over in the States?

[@johnbellamy6449]

looks a nicely designed piece of kit .

[@Banditmanuk]

It does, John. Hope it performs well on tour 🙏

[@TheRhythmicBiker]

I have to admit they are pretty nifty little boxes, although even at the most narrow they still make the MT-10 look weird 😂 I think I just don’t see a lot of MT’s with luggage 😂 All seems simple enough and that top box is a great size for days out 👍 Great video, these should come in handy for all your upcoming tours 💪

[@Banditmanuk]

You don't see many MT10s with luggage simply because of their ridiculous fuel range. I'm ready for a stretch at 100 miles, so might as well be at a petrol station

[@bennettsbikesocial]

Bugger, you scooped me! Nice work. Glad you're getting on well with them and they look great on the MT-10. Cheers, John

[@Banditmanuk]

😀😀 Appreciate you putting me onto them. We're really pleased. Just waiting for the pannier inner bags to arrive. Hopefully, before or Pyrenees trip. Best wishes Richard and Carol

[@marksimpson5218]

It looks a great bit of kit Richard. I find once you get use to having boxes you can’t be without them.

[@Banditmanuk]

Haven't taken the panniers off yet. Had a lovely evening run up into the Peak District last night. They are great for keeping the camera gear and addition clothing in. I prefer riding with them compared to the fluro Guvi box I was using

[@mjs.910]

Been waiting for this vid, looks great bit of kit & seem to be good value for money. I have the small Shad panniers (SH23) which uses the same mounting rails. Nice one, 👍🏍️😀

[@Banditmanuk]

These panniers should fit straight on your bike then. Think the Sportsbike Shop are selling them. The only thing I will say is, they are sturdy and therefore have an amount of weight just in the case themselves. Not weighed one yet.

[@craigtruelove444]

looks good, practical but stylish

[@Banditmanuk]

I honestly think they are a decent looking practical addition to the bike. I appreciate hearing your thoughts on them.

[@ticthedog6095]

👍 Luggage looks the business

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks. Appreciate you saying

[@blitzer109]

They look great, look forward to hearing your thoughts once you have used them in anger

[@Banditmanuk]

Not too long before we head off to the Pyrenees to try them. Riding all the way after the Santander ferry and moving on every day, so hoping they will make life easier and more secure 🙏

[@friter7843]

Top Video, ich werd meine mt10 auch so umbauen

[@Banditmanuk]

Thank you. The MT10 is an awesome machine, and these are a good addition.

[@SmittyAZ]

I have that top case on my KTM 1290 SAS, without the carbon fiber accents. It is stamped KTM, but it's the SHAD.

[@Banditmanuk]

I think they make the luggage for several manufacturers. I like the the versatility of the expandable luggage. I should be riding the 1290 SAS the amount of touring I do. Thanks for watching

[@SmittyAZ]

@@Banditmanuk My '20 1290 is second to my Grand America as far as all-out touring, when it's 100% pavement.

[@TomHatcher-ze6ek]

That's pretty cool, imagine all the sandwiches you can get in them!!!! Panniers are cool, but I wish someone would design a quick release frame. So you don't have to leave it on the bike

[@Banditmanuk]

I get your point but I don't think this frame looks too bad compared to some including the Yamaha one. The main thing for us is it's hard luggage and lockable for when you walk away from your bike on tour

[@ec9156]

Nice! Here in USA, same kits now available fit my 2019 MT10-Carbon Fiber panniers US $550 & Top case $409, all brackets included. Rear top case options brake light $47, backpad $96. All in all decent price. Enjoy grocery shopping trips. Eric C.

[@Banditmanuk]

I've thread locked my bolts and the rear bolt I've fitted an extra long bolt that passes all the way through the frame rail of the bike and allows a lock nut to be fitted with the seat removed. Hopefully secure 🙏

[@RichardASK]

Really good bits of kit Rich, that look very good. Nowadays I always want to know where stuff is manufactured. I use a 52 litre Givi Top box, which I first had on one of my Blackbirds, but after I sold that bike and bought my MT10, I wasn't too impressed by Yamaha's MT10 Touring type of Bags. So I use the box and a big roll bag on the pillion seat, if I'm going away for more than just a few days. 30 plus years ago, I had 3 Krauser boxes and it took a little while to get used to the width, whilst filtering in traffic. Is Carol going to get the same on her bike, so she can do the shopping (tongue very firmly in cheek)? The best part about this video, for me, is it gives confirmation, that you will be keeping your MT10, hurray!

[@Banditmanuk]

Yep definitely keeping the MT10. Think the Shad company is Spanish but don't know where they manufacture. They don't do those bags for Carol's bike, so she's just keeping with the SW Motech soft panniers that velcro over the pillion seat.

[@aunoates6617]

@@BanditmanukHi Richard. According to the Internet (and as claimed by the Office character Michael Scott “The best possible information “ it must be true 🙂). Shad manufacture in 70% Barcelona, 25% China and 5% Indonesia. According to Spanish reviews and the comments, they seem to state, proudly that the Shad SH38X are EU made in Barcelona.

[@xaviercalvet2017]

@@aunoates6617 Those cases are produced in a town called Vilanova del Valles, which is 20m away from Barcelona. Shad has thee production facilities near Barcelona. They also make most of the OEM seats and cases that your bikes probably has.

[@flatcapcaferacer]

This should pretty much free up Carol's bike from luggage because you have more storage than my van.😁😁

[@Banditmanuk]

😀😀 Yes, but I don't HAVE to use all that space.

[@GSHants]

Looks like a tidy bit of kit, had to go back to your old tour to see what you had before..soft bags?, was it for security reasons you went hard luggage? Just curious 🧐 😊I always feel the more space you have the more crap you find to stuff it with😅

[@Banditmanuk]

Yep. Mainly security. The SW Motech stuff worked fine but were just fabric and a zip. They also got plastered in road filth in the wet. It wasn't great carrying those into your hotel at the end of a long ride. Now, we will just pack the inner bags and leave the hard luggage on the bike.

[@the_mad_leprechaun]

Wow excellent work! How does the MT10 handle with the luggage on it? They look great!

[@Banditmanuk]

So far, so good. I didn't notice them loaded with just a few bits from Sainsburys. The bigger test is obviously still to come. I think not over-packing is key. With all the space I think the max weight per box is still only about 10KG. I do think they look nice and suit the MT10

[@mrcintheuk4641]

They say work expands to fit the time available. In this scenario, items will increase to fit the expanding space available. 😉

[@Banditmanuk]

There is no kitchen sink coming with us on our holiday 😂

[@youngeroldie5089]

Hi sure looks a nice set up, you cant beat hard luggage for a tour. My wife wont use the inner bags as she says without them I can cram more clothes in. So we have to take the panniers off when we check in to where ever, having said that having the panniers off means its easier for her to get off and on the bike. A problem you dont have as Carol got her own bike. But it does look a bit of impressive kit.

[@Banditmanuk]

Carol will still take her SW Motech bags on her Street Triple so we won't need every bit of space all the time. One thing I have found is climbing on my bike with the panniers fitted is slightly more difficult with my slightly dodgy knees and hip.

[@youngeroldie5089]

@@Banditmanuk Right there with you on that one I feel your pain, my hip OK but getting old knee syndrome now. Just get some T cut to polish out the boot marks.

[@johnheaney414]

Look really good. Has Carol got a cold?

[@Banditmanuk]

Thanks, no, not a cold, but trouble with eustachian tubes.

[@NooBiker]

Very good system 👍 From my own experience with my Kawasaki Z1000SX, be careful with the maximum loads on the subframe and check any subframe attaching bolts or points regularly

[@Banditmanuk]

Think max weight per box is 10KG. Think the trick is travel as light as possible. We just wanted more lockable security

[@NooBiker]

@@Banditmanuk yes, but also check what is the maximum overall for the MT10 itself

[@Banditmanuk]

@@NooBiker Now I would be seriously concerned at this point if Carol was on the back! Don't worry she hardly ever reads the comments section 😬

[@NooBiker]

@@Banditmanuk 🤣🤣🤣

[@frankfarrago9645]

I'm partial to expandable cases, but the SH38X seem a little pricey at €150 more than the SH36 cases. What are the inner bags like, do they have a lid like the panniers, so you have easy access to the stuff inside? I agree about the 3P side case mounts, I haven't seen any other third party mounts for hard panniers that are as unobtrusive. Enjoy all that luggage space on your upcoming trips.

[@Banditmanuk]

As the cases are brand new in England, we are waiting for the side case inner bags to arrive. Hopefully next week before our big trip. For us, we found the system well priced when viewed against manufacturers OE bags. Thanks for watching

[@frankfarrago9645]

@@Banditmanuk Oh, I didn't realise you were leaving that soon. In that case I hope they're delivered in time for your trip. Agreed, compared to OE panniers the price of the SH38X is great. I should be thanking you, videos like these are very informative and show things you don't see in promo videos. Have a wonderful vacation!

[@Banditmanuk]

@@frankfarrago9645 we're looking forward to heading to the Pyrenees. Hopefully it should be special as I'm celebrating turning 60 and Carol has booked some great hotels

[@ih.u7991]

Good morning, can you travel with expanded suitcases? or do they have to go without expanding? thank you

[@Banditmanuk]

They are designed to travel in both wide or narrow modes. They are waterproof both wide or narrow and the inner bags (not yet received) can work both wide or narrow depending on your needs.

[@ih.u7991]

@@Banditmanuk So do you think they are good motorcycle cases?

[@Banditmanuk]

@ih.u7991 I would say it's too early to say. They look good. We're doing a big tour of the Pyrenees soon, so hopefully, I'll do an update video later in the year

[@ih.u7991]

@@Banditmanuk I hope to read your impressions about the suitcases once you finish the tour of the Pyrenees.. I forgot to ask you, can two people ride on the same motorcycle with the suitcases installed? Would the passenger be comfortable? Thank you.

[@Banditmanuk]

@ih.u7991 The answer is yes. The rider and pillion would need to be lighter than myself and my wife (she rides her own bike) or you would probably exceed the max carrying capacity of the motorcycle. The MT10 isn't very comfortable for pillions and many owner swop the rear footpegs for ones off a Tracer 900

[@LoneWallyUK]

Set of hand guards and a screen and it'll be a proper adventure bike 😂

[@Banditmanuk]

Wouldn't mind the hand guards, but I draw the line at a screen!

[@Dmac671]

Admire your continued willingness to tour on the MT10. I went to Scottish borders last week on mine. Got a bit fed up fuel gauge watching and planning routes for petrol stations!!

[@Banditmanuk]

Range and consumption are definitely it's biggest downsides. Trouble is, I love riding it so much. Comfortable, exciting and reliable. Luckily, Carol enjoys planning our tour routes and makes it easier by having petrol stations already planned. Some cheeky so and so at our local bike night suggested I should turn one of those expanding panniers into a secondary fuel tank 🤔 😬 😉

[@tartanblackcountrytourist]

Deffo room for a litre of 98 octane on a Scottish run.. Have you looked for a suitable jerry can.... The extra late evening mileage instead of leaving a route because slow traffic has buggered up the fuel stop route

[@Banditmanuk]

@tartanblackcountrytourist I have 2x2L bottles which I bought for the first Scotland tour on the MT10. I didn't use them in the end. Very worst case, Carol can fetch 5L of fuel in her top box. Her 17L tank will take her about 190 miles!

[@tartanblackcountrytourist]

@@Banditmanuk yup. Best biking mod.. A Carol. Available in blond and red.. 🤓 🤓 🤓

[@RichardASK]

@@Banditmanuk A bit like Noraly (Itchy Boots) has on her CRF300 Honda, however that thing does about 90mpg.

[@BarnettSpeedSuzukiThou]

Did they advise a maximum speed?

[@Banditmanuk]

Not seen a maximum speed on our paperwork. There probably is buried in the small print. I've done a swift ride out test and didn't feel any stability issues. I think not overloading (especially the top box) is key. Think max weight per box is 10KG

[@barrywilliams7638]

I now have the SH36. My laptop doesn't fit in them. Can you measure the inside of the cases?

[@Banditmanuk]

If you give me the dimensions of your laptop, I can cut a cardboard template and see if it will fit. The panniers have rounded internals so difficult to precisely measure

[@barrywilliams7638]

@@Banditmanuk it's 41 cm (16 inch) on 30 cm (12 inch).thnx for doing this

[@Banditmanuk]

@@barrywilliams7638 Not good news I'm afraid. It's at least an inch too tall and also too long. They are quite tick walls to accommodate the sliding mechanism. Thanks for watching the vid and best wishes from Richard and carol

[@barrywilliams7638]

Ok, thnx for the trouble of measuring it.

[@RiseRyder]

what year is your mt10?

[@Banditmanuk]

It's a 2016. One of the first.

[@ImJensenKing]

If the frames are anything like Givi I’d start with a good dose of acf50 before washing the bike never mind touring. Looks good but I’d support other comments about Yamaha subframe loading & homol that’s why I got rid of the tracer mkii as it was panniers or boxes but not both, thankfully sorted on the newer GT but stupid cost saving for what was sold as sport tourer originally. Hopefully many more miles of smiles on the mt10 👍

[@Banditmanuk]

Yep care is needed in loading/not overloading. Time will tell how it stands up. I guess it make another video if it all goes wrong. The bike never has a pillion so hopefully we won't go past what it will take. Appreciate hearing your thoughts. Cheers