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Posted: 5/21/2002 7:04:36 PM EDT
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Hello! Has anyone had any experiences with tank bags? (The bags that are held on to a motorcycle tank via magnets.) They look like small backpacks..... Do they stay on well? Rip easily? Thanks, Mike |
Yeah, what f4yr said. I got the whole ratbike thing going, so I didn't even think of that. Vibration+magnets+semi-sticky-backing=extra waxing and attention on your part. VERY worth the $$, in any case. |
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The old Swiss bike I ride came with a goofy little document holder..After a couple rides over Mingus, I see it's worth. Great place to toss the stuff you'll need frequently, without the hassle of getting into the panniers..I just need to set a tankbag up so it will hold a water bottle, and the 1911A1.. As to magnets, well they might work on this thing, but anything with some top end? I'd want a mechanical hold down of some kind.. Meplat- |
That's the best for commuting, you're right, absolutely. However, I've been so pleasantly surprised by remembering my tankbag....even if just to have a place to throw my bungee nets...I make it part of the helmet-gloves-jacket ritual. I am living testament to the usefulness of timbuk2 messenger bags while biking thru the urban sprawl. The bicycle messengers give me dirty looks...I think it's cuz I can take a whole lane to myself without cagers daring to bump me out If you know you're going to need to carry stuff, a low-hanging backpack is -superior-. A tank bag is good for little stuff, or the 1911 you need in a hurry...or the gatorade you got the thirst for... |
Wow...I looked for Duc "condors"...that's some history you got there! Plenty of steel to stick a tankbag on, that's for sure. Was this a one-off import, or is someone doing it in bulk? I've been impressed by the guy who rides the Royal Einfield around here, and I may need to show him up with something equally history-ridden (heh). Some brit said that the we only need more than 125cc here in the states 'cuz we have such boring straight (and dry) roads. He was Welsh, go figure... |
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Wrcx- Oh, there is a guy in Colorado selling em.. "Cold War Remarketing" is the name of his place.. He does the Unimogs, and Pinzgauer trucks, and a bit of com bloc vehicles.. I work on these trucks, and the bike is the shops (I just use it. Frequently..)..My last bike was a 69 Bonnie, so the shift on the right was no problem for me.. I've seen one of the Royal Enfield civvie bikes..Looked neat, and the conversion to a Mikuni carb was very clean..Have'nt seen one of the "military" style bikes though.. As to the Limey and his cc perceptions, well he needs to ride against a 40 mph headwind, no fairing, on one of these.. I was wanting that Triumph back BADLY..(65 MPH, max on the Duc.) I guess he has'nt seen some of the roads around central Arizona either.. About as flat, and straight as a worm in a griddle.. Meplat- |
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