Tank bags?

[nico]

hi guys after a tank bag to fit 94 vfr750 any sujestions??? on one that actually fits wile still give some view of everything but big enough to fit overnight gears??? any info great

[PirateJafa]

I've have a Oxford Sports tankbag - bit pricey but excellent quality and bone-dry even without the waterproof cover.

[Grub]

I think you have to go to the shops with the VFR because not all will be a good fit for a) the tank and b) for you. We have two great tank bags. I have a lege one that holds heaps but I find when I'm touring that it tend to lean on it and skew it all over the tank. The other one is a lot smaller and has issues with the magnets.

Some things to note with tank bags
- They scratch your tank as they move around. Get a good quality ($30+) chamois to put between tank and bag

- Chamois makes the bag have less grip on tank so it slides around a bit.

- Make sure the magnets in the flaps make contact with metal when it is mounted on your tank. I think it's the GSXR that has plastic there so tank bag won't stick

- Make sure it has enough magfnets. In the small bag that Nasty bought off tardme, there just wasn't enough grip ... we had to buy more, at least there were pockets for them to go in.

- Do not put tools in your tank bag (like I did). It took me a year to work out why I had little 'stone chips' on the top of the tank. Of course (duh) it was the sharp edges of the tools as they bounced inside the tank bag

[Swoop]

Dririder two piece unit (zip off base).
I had a '96 VFR750 and it worked like a dream. Super secure with just magnets and no visibility problems at all.

[vifferman]

I have a Motoline expandable tank bag - it has a zip-off base which becomes a map holder, another map holder in the lif of the bag, a waterproof cover, and shoulder straps so you can use it as a back pack, plus a handle to carry it. Although it has magnets, you can also tie it on with the straps that come with it, and bungy things onto the plastic rings on the side using the (included!) bungy cords. The magnets in the flaps/base are fitted sot he opposing polarity makes the flaps stick to the base when not on the bike, but it also has a velcro tab to secure them.
The inside bottom is padded (so no worries about tools marking your tank nor about the magnets harming sensitive things inside the bag).
It's brilliant!
I'd buy another one fer sher.
But I'd make sure when traveling on graveled roads that I cleaned the underside carefully.
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[jrandom]

I've have a Oxford Sports tankbag - bit pricey but excellent quality and bone-dry even without the waterproof cover.

Wot 'e said, I've got the same one.

If you're presented with the choice, I'd pick Oxford over Motoline - my Motoline throw-over panniers are coming apart at the seams quite badly after very little use.

[davesh]

I have a motoline expandable done ok good visibility doesnt slide, only problem (as i found out is) dont put down on ground when filling up with gas as magnets can pick up little pieces of steel which scratch your tank.