Tank Bags

[Tris]

Can anyone recomend a tank bag for a 2000 SV650S?

I'm planning a bit of trip and will need one

Cheers


Tris

[Aaron]

Hi Tris

I have a 2000 SVS and find the Cargo Endurance tankbag great, much better than the Oxford ones....

They come with a 10 year guarantee and are well made - mine is expandable and I can fit quite a lot of stuff in there, although I dont like to fill it up too much when expanded - it comes up quite high!

A bit on the pricey side though, I think I paid about 70 quid for it about a year ago.......

Aaron

[Sid Squid]

Bagster, not cheap though, but the best I've ever owned.

[Scoobs]

I got an end of season Oxford one last year. Cheap as chips! Perfect for what I needed. Only thing with a tank bag is you can't lean forward over the tank, so long motorway miles are a pain in the neck. Literally. Have you thought about getting a tail pack or sticking with a rucksack?

[Flamin_Squirrel]

Rucksacks are dangerous for carrying anything heavy, and quite frankly if my tailpack is anything to go by, so are they. At least on pointy SVs.

[Swiss]

I've got the oxford humppack sport Lifetime and it's excellent. Fully expandable and stayed put even on my little off earlier this year.

[jungleboy]

I have an Oxford Humpback which I've inserted a plyboard base into and bolted to a spare pillion seat I got from a brakers.

Does the job for me though I've not had any seriously heavy loads in it as it saves the need for bungees, avoids rubbing the paint and can still remove rucksack part of it if needed. Imagine something similar would fit the bill if you were touring! :idea:

[rictus01]

Bagster, not cheap though, but the best I've ever owned.

I'll second that, didn't like them at first, but they are so easy to use, easy to get on & off the bike, and also protect the tank from damage.

Top stuff.

Cheers Mark.

[Tris]

Cheers everyone

I must admit that I had been leaning towards the Bagster. Where's the best place to buy them from?

Tris

[snoopy]

Northwind, but he's not selling.

They are £80+ quid direct from bagster

[Stig]

I got an end of season Oxford one last year. Cheap as chips! Perfect for what I needed. Only thing with a tank bag is you can't lean forward over the tank, so long motorway miles are a pain in the neck. Literally. Have you thought about getting a tail pack or sticking with a rucksack?

I do comute from Newbury to London every day. I have my oxford sports tank bag fully expanded and don't have any problems wit the wind and that's with the throttle wide open. :wink: :wink:

[ophic]

I do comute from Newbury to London every day. I have my oxford sports tank bag fully expanded and don't have any problems wit the wind and that's with the throttle wide open. :wink: :wink:
I smack my chin when going over bumps with my tank bag fully expanded :(

[Cloggsy]

I smack my chin when going over bumps with my tank bag fully expanded :(

:shock: Ooooo, that had to hurt :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[ophic]

:shock: Ooooo, that had to hurt :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
not kidding. There was a helmet in there at the time. Almost knocked meself out. Several times. Maybe riding 200 miles to give a mate a pillion ride on my new bike wasn't a good idea. Hindsight eh... :roll:

[northwind]

I'm kind of going off the whole tank bag thing... I only carry light stuff day to day and I wear a back protector, so I might go back to rucksacks. I just find it very irritating when it stops me from tucking in out of the rain (or worse, mist, since getting right behind the screen's impossible even with teh Baglux bag collapsed) or getting forwards and hanging off like a gibbon, as I'm now starting to do. So after I finally get my spray job done, if the baglux cover looks as bad as I think it might I might just give it up. Means leaving the Hideous Rack on more of the time though.

Oh aye, there's the alternative nobody's mentioned, Renntec Sportsracks... Can't carry much weight, but they make carrying luggage or shopping so much easier. On the downside, vey very ugly.

Another one which I'm msessing with is a rear seat with no cover or gel pad- just the plastic and lock. Gives a flatter surface, ideal for bags. Looks worse than a Sportrack.

[Stig]

I'm kind of going off the whole tank bag thing... I just find it very irritating when it stops me from........... getting forwards and hanging off like a gibbon...........


Can't say that ever gets in my way :wink: :wink:

In the picture I have fully expanded tank bag and panniers



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[Cloggsy]

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Are you sparking in the pic Big Ape :?:

[Stig]

Are you sparking in the pic Big Ape :?:

Yup :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[CarlSV650]

I have an Oxford humpback tankbag, perfect. Comes with loads of bits and the magnets are strong.

Plus Hein Gericke are doing them so cheaply!!