Which Tank Bag?

[Atom]

I am looking for a tank bag for my 08 Fiteblade. The tank is plastic so I cannot use a magnetic one.

I don't want a big bag. Idealy a sportsbike style one with a see through pocket on top for maps and phones etc. Waterproof would be good.

Anyone have any recommendations please.

[RemaL]

not got 1 myself but have a looky on here
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductList...

and I think in 1 of this months bike mags they got a big review on them

[rsv gone!]

If you can shell out for one of the Baglux ones then they are very good. They are pricey as you have to buy a tank cover, too.

They clip on and off the tank very quickly and make refueling very easy.

[Aubrey]

Atom said:

I am looking for a tank bag for my 08 Fiteblade.

Ooh is this a new model?

The bagstar/baglux ones are good, I don't like big bags because you can't lean over the tank.

I've got a small magnetic one from Hein Gericke about £25 I think and it's got a useful clear pocket on the front for sat/nav or mobile phone.

I prefer to use a rucksack or tailpack (Kriega do some awesome ones!).

Edited by Aubrey on Thursday 31st July 13:25

[Busamav]

If you intend to tour , the Bagster is your friend , has a pull out waterproof cover too.
Also , it needs a tank cover so the tank is protected from scrapes and scratches etc

If you just need somewhere to put your handbag to mince along to Box Hill , get something with a colour you like .

[Brite spark]

Atom said:

I am looking for a tank bag for my 08 Fiteblade. The tank is plastic so I cannot use a magnetic one.

I don't want a big bag. Idealy a sportsbike style one with a see through pocket on top for maps and phones etc. Waterproof would be good.

Anyone have any recommendations please.

The first thing to consider is will it be over the fuel filler cap- if so do you want the hassle of moving it everytime you need to fill up? (think some bags are better designed to get round this)

secondly, have you ever sat on a bike with one fitted to the tank? personally I find anything on the tank uncomfortable as I find it in the way when riding

most tank bags that I have seen are magnetic and just strap down for plastic tanks, ignoring/removing the magnetic bit

I have a small oxford tank bag/tailpack but can barely fit my waterproofs in, ceratainally no room for anything else of a reasonable size- but when used (as a tail pack) I can just about get my waterproofs, phone, wallet, etc in- don't take maps, although there is a compartment for them

[RizzoTheRat]

I quite like the look of these jobbies
http://www.bykebitz.co.uk/acatalog/Quick_Lock_Tank...
Mounting ring fixes to your fuel cap mounting bolts and the bag doesn't actually touch the tank. They even do a version with built in 12V system if you need power in your bag.

[I am Chad]

If you are going to use the tank bag a lot, like a lot of people have said Bagster/Bagalux are pretty good.

They have a excellent range of different types of tank bags and capacity etc tank bags to fit thier tank cover/harness.

If you really dont want a tank bag you can fit a simple tail pack like a Kriega one http://www.kriega.com/pages_uk/us10/us10-frameset....

Edited by I am Chad on Friday 1st August 19:14

[Rach81]

I really like the baglux stuff, looks really neat.

Im on the look out for a cheap mini tank bag to keep my phone, purse, lippy etc in. Need to compensate for not having a handbag

[hiccy]

Baglux suit me, I've got the Medea bag which seems great as it doesn't get in the way normally, yet can expand to a cavernous size when the need arises!

[rsv gone!]

Brite spark said:

The first thing to consider is will it be over the fuel filler cap- if so do you want the hassle of moving it everytime you need to fill up? (think some bags are better designed to get round this)

The Baglux ones are easy to use as they just unclip and bivot upwards, for refuelling. And remember, when you're touring you'll be refuelling a lot. You really don't want the hassle of unclipping and then re-bungeeing your tank bag every couple of hours or so.

Brite spark said:

secondly, have you ever sat on a bike with one fitted to the tank? personally I find anything on the tank uncomfortable as I find it in the way when riding

I don't much like riding with them on as they stretch my arms, making steering more awkward. And they stop you from getting behind the screen, out of the windblast. Tends to lower your cruising speeds.

Options are reduced on sportsbikes with underseat exhausts, though.

[smack]

Hi Guys,

I have been looking for a small height tank bag for touring. Over the years I have borrowed various sized tank bags, and found on my 8 day Europe trip last year, and borrowed my mates Oxford bag. Which was fine, and a good size, around 15 litres I would guess, but the map window was too small. I could only use 1 1/2 pages of a folding map, which was a pain.
The main things I put in it are wallet, keys, change for tolls, maps, guide books, food & drink, and camera. But since I am a man that likes to use good old fashion maps (I'll send myself down the wrong way, rather than a computer sending me up a goat track thanks!), a wider window so I don't have to mangle a map to fit is a must. Waterproof is a bonus, else a rain cover.

I have a 51 litre Ventura pack, which was fine for me for 8 days including work laptop. If I need to increase this, I might get another Ventura pack to zip to the existing one, or look into Ortlieb style dry bag and strap is to my rack. I'll probably get one if I go camping on the bike one day to put the tent and sleeping bag in - I doubt the bags they come in will survive 100+ blasts too well....

Oh, it this on a gixer btw.

[RizzoTheRat]

smack said:

or look into Ortlieb style dry bag and strap is to my rack. I'll probably get one if I go camping on the bike one day to put the tent and sleeping bag in - I doubt the bags they come in will survive 100+ blasts too well....

Ortlieb bags are fantastic bits of kit. I keep my sleeping bag and dry clothes in one, it never leaks which is more than can be said for my Givis.

[Pierscoe1]

this is a bit of a random tank-bag related question, but....

the magnetic ones, presumably they have quite substantial magnets to hold them on.... do these cause any problems if you have things such as memory sticks or memory cards in the tank bag?

[Carl-H]

They cause problems when they pick your instructors keys up off the table just before a days training lol.

[Rach*]

Carl-H said:

They cause problems when they pick your instructors keys up off the table just before a days training lol.