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lets say your going away for the weekend & you can get everything in a tailpack or tankbag
which do you take ?
& why?
MiniMatt
17-05-07, 01:24 PM
Tankbag as can stick map in the clear plastic pocket and I think I'd always be worrying that the tailpack had fallen off :)
Plus, missus would probably be on the back and she'd just complain if she had to sit on a tailpack :)
Luckypants
17-05-07, 01:25 PM
My tank bag converts to a tail pack. If I'm on my own I'll strap it on the pillion seat, else it goes on the tank. I didn't vote cos there's no 'it depends' type option.
Tankbag, althought I'm pretty much the same as Luckypants.
Most of the time it'll go on the tank, but it'll also go on the pillion seat. I have an oxford sports tankbag, meaning I can remove the bag from the magnetic part, put the bag on the back & put a map in the magnetic part, if I wanted to do that.
Tailpack.
I'm too short to be comfortable trying to control the bike with that lump of bag in front of me... a full tankbag practically comes up just under my chin... :o
grh1904
17-05-07, 01:59 PM
TAILPACK.
I use the oxford 1st time one, and with the underseat strap and a couple of bungees it is well secure. I've had a small rucksack strapped to it with a tent on top held in place with a cargo net and another couple of bungees and went touring for a whole "long" weekend, riding back in 40/50mph winds and rain that would have Noah Shi*ing himself, and it never moved once.
Then there was the time I went to work with a magnetic (small) tankbag on which had my bait in it for work (that's lunch to those of you who are either posh or from the south). It sort of came off and fell off while negotiating a roundabout, bounced off a car and went under the wheels of my mates bike. I dunno who was more upset, him cos it nearly caused him to fall off, or me cause it totally ruined my sandwich.
I take you've started packing for AR07 then hovis?
Oh yeah, tank-bag because I've got a seat hump and tailpack won't fit sadly.
TAILPACK.
I use the oxford 1st time one, and with the underseat strap and a couple of bungees it is well secure. . thats the one i have
I take you've started packing for AR07 then hovis?. no, not yet....... i will be taking panniers on the AR
Oh yeah, tank-bag because I've got a seat hump and tailpack won't fit sadly.
arrrrrr........ i also have a seat cowl and to fit the tailpack i use the pillion seat BUT when the bag is off i have to put the pilloin seat back on & it dont look as good as the cowl
yes im a vain tart
Go with the tankbag H, You won't end up doing a kind of hopping goose step to get on, and you won't be worrying that your kits dropped of on the motorway. Oh and don't forget to tie a length of string to your puck.
Luckypants
17-05-07, 02:24 PM
Oh and don't forget to tie a length of string to your puck.
:shock:
Go with the tankbag H, You won't end up doing a kind of hopping goose step to get on, ..you saying im short?:smt013
Oh and don't forget to tie a length of string to your puck.
oh yes:smt052
.you saying im short?:smt013
... what if you were 7ft tall but had really short legs? :smt112
and you won't be worrying that your kits dropped of on the motorway.
He's right, the few times I've carried stuff on the back I've had to keep checking that its still on there. Mind you I do seem to suffer from mild OCD when i get on the bike, i can't tell you how many times I have to check my pocket-zips are closed, then I have to double check and triple check to make sure i didn't miss one. Five minutes later I'm doing it again, same with the helmet strap and air vent.
Tankbag all the way. After going to France with a guy on an R1 who HAD a tailpack.
He overtook me, tailpack slipped back, bungees then pulled it back towards the bike. Unfortunately by this point it was being pulled towards the back wheel. Tailpack gets wedged between rear wheel and subframe, locks back wheel up at 90. He held it for a hundred yards or so until it spat him off down an embankment. He missed a brick wall by about 2 feet.
Collarbone and ankle broken. Plus, cos he didnt inform his insurance company that he went to France, he wasnt insured.
So ever since then, i never even considered a tailpack.
... what if you were 7ft tall but had really short legs? :smt112
you would look like a FREAK:dwarf:
slark01
17-05-07, 02:37 PM
I have a cargo endurance tailpack, and last year I went down to Shell island via Bala in seriously bad weather. I also had my tent, sleeping bag attached and the bag held up superbly, no movement and kept things nice and dry.
Also being a short a*se, I dont think I could manage with a large tankbag.
you would look like a FREAK:dwarf:
I'd look like a freak if YOU were 7ft tall but had short legs?... Oh what a world! :lol:
;)
I'd look like a freak if YOU were 7ft tall but had short legs?... Oh what a world! :lol:
;)
no not you....... ME or who ever was 7ft tall with short legs
:scratch: im confussed
I have a cargo endurance tailpack, and last year I went down to Shell island via Bala in seriously bad weather. I also had my tent, sleeping bag attached and the bag held up superbly, no movement and kept things nice and dry.
Also being a short a*se, I dont think I could manage with a large tankbag.
Slight derail I know, sorry hovis, but when I used to go to Shell Island they never let bikes on the site, instead they had to park outside the gate. Always put me off the idea of going up there on two wheels. Have they now changed their policy, if so I may well take a bimble back over there for old-times sake.
chris8886
17-05-07, 03:44 PM
havn't got a tailpack, though if i'm really loaded up i just put it in a heavy duty waterproof bag n stuff it under my cargo net!!
lets say your going away for the weekend & you can get everything in a tailpack or tankbag
What kind of black magic makes this possible?
What kind of black magic makes this possible?
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:lol:
What kind of black magic makes this possible?
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SO IF YOU WANNA JOIN ME FOR A WHILE,
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kwak zzr
17-05-07, 04:30 PM
tail pack so its not in my way.
slark01
17-05-07, 04:38 PM
Slight derail I know, sorry hovis, but when I used to go to Shell Island they never let bikes on the site, instead they had to park outside the gate. Always put me off the idea of going up there on two wheels. Have they now changed their policy, if so I may well take a bimble back over there for old-times sake.
Still have to park near the gate, but I was with friends so locking up wasn't bad, plus there was nearly always someone around, even in the middle of the night.
dizzyblonde
17-05-07, 04:49 PM
ok..If you can't see over a tankbag cause your a migit and you've got too much stuff for a tailbag, and you've a high level exhaust what do you do???
Sorry to hijack this thread but its buggin me
slark01
17-05-07, 04:57 PM
Go naked or use a rucksack.
I have a high exhaust but it doesn't matter as the tailbags are designed well.
dizzyblonde
17-05-07, 05:05 PM
I got a lotta stuff to carry, off 2 france so think tailbag wouldn't be big enough
diamond
17-05-07, 05:11 PM
Tailpack.
I'm too short to be comfortable trying to control the bike with that lump of bag in front of me... a full tankbag practically comes up just under my chin... :o
Same here, less awkward using a tail pack
diamond
17-05-07, 05:13 PM
ok..If you can't see over a tankbag cause your a migit and you've got too much stuff for a tailbag, and you've a high level exhaust what do you do???
Sorry to hijack this thread but its buggin me
Do what i do i make the other half carry all the luggage.
dizzyblonde
17-05-07, 06:22 PM
he's got a shed load to carry too, besides you've got to have room to bring at least a whole crate of pineau back with you
Alpinestarhero
17-05-07, 06:39 PM
Neither. Top box :cool:
Matt
Sometimes i use both when i go away for a week or so. You can get alot in a tailpack and it's safe enough on the back strapped on properly. If i use my tank bag and it's full i use it to lean on when on long journeys, helps me rest my arms :rolleyes:. The only trouble i find is getting on and off SV with tailpack on, so in a way the tank bag is easier to use!
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