Motu
25th January 2009, 22:32
The R65 has great under seat storage - the very good BMW tool kit,plus all my other stuff....and puncture repair kit,tyre levers,first aid kit,cable lock,hip flask....and room for more! But I still need a little more,and not under the seat.I guess I will get a tank bag soon.
But up on the roof beams I saw my old throw over saddle bags.I got these in the late '70's from the Hog Farm in Onehunga....they used to make one to take 1 gallon tins back in the fuel rationing days,but I got these smaller ones.They were a light brown,almost pink and I used them every day.When I didn't take the bike and walked to work (on Waiheke Island) I just threw them over my shoulder....that's also what I did when I parked the bike.
They haven't been suitable for the adventure bikes I've been riding the last 10 years....footpegs to far to the rear,and the boots get tangled up with them.So they have sat under a bench,and when I built my new shed I just tossed them over a beam.The had almost turned pink again,and were so hard and brittle I thought they might crack.A good scrub with saddle soap,and four doses of saddlery oil applied with a paint brush,then a finish off with a light soft wax....some repairs,and they are back in service.Quality never dies.
I thought I should also show you what I found in the bags when I pulled them down - my old fur lined gauntlets.I found these in the middle of the Mt Wellington Highway one day...pretty choice find I thought! They were very warm back in the day,but the lining in the fingers will need ripping out - should still be good gloves though.
But up on the roof beams I saw my old throw over saddle bags.I got these in the late '70's from the Hog Farm in Onehunga....they used to make one to take 1 gallon tins back in the fuel rationing days,but I got these smaller ones.They were a light brown,almost pink and I used them every day.When I didn't take the bike and walked to work (on Waiheke Island) I just threw them over my shoulder....that's also what I did when I parked the bike.
They haven't been suitable for the adventure bikes I've been riding the last 10 years....footpegs to far to the rear,and the boots get tangled up with them.So they have sat under a bench,and when I built my new shed I just tossed them over a beam.The had almost turned pink again,and were so hard and brittle I thought they might crack.A good scrub with saddle soap,and four doses of saddlery oil applied with a paint brush,then a finish off with a light soft wax....some repairs,and they are back in service.Quality never dies.
I thought I should also show you what I found in the bags when I pulled them down - my old fur lined gauntlets.I found these in the middle of the Mt Wellington Highway one day...pretty choice find I thought! They were very warm back in the day,but the lining in the fingers will need ripping out - should still be good gloves though.