Tank Protection. (K1 curvy) - SV650.org

03-01-07, 12:40 AM

I've just got hold of an oxford sport tank bag. It's got magnets to grip the tank. How do I protect the tank against scratching by the bag?

JohnH

fizzwheel · 03-01-07, 09:45 AM

Oxford sell a roll of soft material thats designed to work with your tank bag to stop it scratching the tank but its expensive. Liz got a roll of simialr cloth from a pound shop. I think its designed to go under kitchen table clothes and place mats etc to stop them slipping / marking the table and its exactly the same as the Oxford stuff. I cut a big square of that off and I use that underneath my tank bag. Its simialr to the tribo seat stuff that you can get to put on your pillion seat to stop your pillion sliding about but I wouldnt use that as its expensive.

I know some people use an old tea towel or a just a piece of soft cloth will do. Just make sure its clean and theres no grit or small particles stuck to it before you pop it on the tank. I always give my tank bag a quick brush off before I put it on the tank to make sure its clean.

HTH

03-01-07, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Oxford sell a roll of soft material thats designed to work with your tank bag to stop it scratching the tank but its expensive. Liz got a roll of simialr cloth from a pound shop. I think its designed to go under kitchen table clothes and place mats etc to stop them slipping / marking the table and its exactly the same as the Oxford stuff. I cut a big square of that off and I use that underneath my tank bag. Its simialr to the tribo seat stuff that you can get to put on your pillion seat to stop your pillion sliding about but I wouldnt use that as its expensive.

I know some people use an old tea towel or a just a piece of soft cloth will do. Just make sure its clean and theres no grit or small particles stuck to it before you pop it on the tank. I always give my tank bag a quick brush off before I put it on the tank to make sure its clean.

HTH

Thanks HTH. I'll look for some.
John

03-01-07, 12:22 PM

Failing that, most car accessory shops should stock Draper "Grip Mat" it comes in various sizes and isnt exactly expensive.

Pete

mac608 · 03-01-07, 05:12 PM

Dunelm Mill sell the same stuff in about two meter rolls, I think for less than a fiver - their use is to stop rugs moving on laminate floors.

03-01-07, 06:09 PM

Thanks to all for the info
John

northwind · 03-01-07, 09:55 PM

I think I have a Tankslapper tank-top protector somewhere that I'm not likely to use... It's been stored for a while so might not be perfect but it might suit you.

03-01-07, 12:40 AM	#1
ejohnh Guest Posts: n/a	Tank Protection. (K1 curvy) I've just got hold of an oxford sport tank bag. It's got magnets to grip the tank. How do I protect the tank against scratching by the bag? JohnH

03-01-07, 09:45 AM	#2
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Oxford sell a roll of soft material thats designed to work with your tank bag to stop it scratching the tank but its expensive. Liz got a roll of simialr cloth from a pound shop. I think its designed to go under kitchen table clothes and place mats etc to stop them slipping / marking the table and its exactly the same as the Oxford stuff. I cut a big square of that off and I use that underneath my tank bag. Its simialr to the tribo seat stuff that you can get to put on your pillion seat to stop your pillion sliding about but I wouldnt use that as its expensive. I know some people use an old tea towel or a just a piece of soft cloth will do. Just make sure its clean and theres no grit or small particles stuck to it before you pop it on the tank. I always give my tank bag a quick brush off before I put it on the tank to make sure its clean. HTH __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

03-01-07, 09:55 PM	#7
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I think I have a Tankslapper tank-top protector somewhere that I'm not likely to use... It's been stored for a while so might not be perfect but it might suit you. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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03-01-07, 12:22 PM	#4
netsurfer Guest Posts: n/a	Failing that, most car accessory shops should stock Draper "Grip Mat" it comes in various sizes and isnt exactly expensive. Pete

03-01-07, 05:12 PM	#5
mac608 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 203	Dunelm Mill sell the same stuff in about two meter rolls, I think for less than a fiver - their use is to stop rugs moving on laminate floors.

03-01-07, 06:09 PM	#6
ejohnh Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks to all for the info John