Guest article:For this blog post, we invited Frankee to share his personal experience with the Enduristan Hailstorm 50.

He tested the system during a five-day heavy enduro trip in Spain on a CFMOTO 800MT-X, with wet conditions, river crossings and around 80% off-road riding.
In addition to the Hailstorm 50, his bike was equipped with a Sandstorm 5.01, Bottle Holster 2.02 and Bottle Holster 2.01.

Frankee’s Review

The Enduristan Hailstorm 50 is exactly the kind of luggage system you start to appreciate on a big adventure bike once things get rough. According to Enduristan, it is designed as a rackless soft luggage solution for adventure bikes and features, among other things, a Structural Center Piece for stability and a CRR Breakaway System for added safety off-road. In real use, that design philosophy becomes obvious very quickly.

I rode the Hailstorm 50 for five days during a heavy enduro trip in Spain on the CFMOTO 800MT-X, with around 80 percent off-road riding, wet conditions, several river crossings and everything you would expect from a serious off-road tour. To mount the system on the MTX, the luggage plate first had to come off. After that, however, installation was very straightforward, and the whole setup could be mounted neatly behind the tail light.

For me, the real game changer is the rigid center section. With previous saddlebag concepts, I often had the issue that the system started moving around in harder terrain. Here, that is almost completely gone. The Hailstorm sits close to the bike, has very little effect on the handling and never gets in the way, even when riding aggressively in a standing off-road position. Although the 50 liters were almost more than I needed for this kind of use, they never felt bulky or intrusive. I carried lunch, camera equipment, extra clothing layers and water — exactly the kind of gear you actually want to have with you on a trip like this.

All in all, the Enduristan Hailstorm 50 feels like a big step forward to me. At first touch, the new material feels slightly more supple than before, but still very robust. The updated buckles are also more practical in real use than the older hook-style solution. If you ride a big adventure bike seriously off-road and want a luggage system that stays stable, does not unnecessarily affect the bike’s balance and can handle tough riding, this is a seriously strong option.