what tank bag to get ??

[skullie]

hi i'm new to the big bike section and l'm after a tank bag for a few things ,you know the usual house keys, mobile , and a few other odds and sods

i do have a small tank bag but its too small for the zx400 aand its for a metal tank

but tank on bike is half plastic

any help ???

[CaNsA]

I have the Oxford First Time luggage set. Tankbag, Tailpack and Panniers. (100 quids on ebay brand new)
The tank bag is awesome, uses magnets to stack to the side of the tank.

Failing that, have you thought about a tailpack? I have the Oxford one and sits nicely on the pillion space.

Or, check out Bagster Tank Covers, they have attachable bags and are not held on by magnets.

hth

[skullie]

pannier ??? last time i used those they got burnt on the exhaust of my honda cg125 lol dont think i will be using those again
getting the burnt material off the exhaust was a bleeding nightmare and took ages

but the other 2 i might consider

a tailpack might come in useful for something else tho will look in to it

cheers CaNsA

[CaNsA]

pannier ??? last time i used those they got burnt on the exhaust of my honda cg125

Noob error LOL

I used panniers on my ZXR400 (back in the day) with no trouble cos i checked to see if there was enough room for the panniers not to get burnt.

The oxford panniers are shaped to fit on sports bikes with out burning. they are known as Sports-Panniers and ive had them upto 145mph with out problems.

[skullie]

Noob error ???
who you calling a noob
been riding for 9 years on and off !!!!!!

they only got burnt because they was over loaded and the weight was at the bottom
and they wasn't oxford products either

[CaNsA]

Noob error ???
who you calling a noob
been riding for 9 years on and off !!!!!!

they only got burnt because they was over loaded and the weight was at the bottom
and they wasn't oxford products either

You answered your own question there mate

[skullie]

lol well i asked for that didn't i ???
i dont care it was a while ago

cheers for cheering me up after a bad day CaNsA

i know what the problem was the panniers wasn't made to fit on to a small bike like the cg they was too big

[CaNsA]

My 125 a few years back. I passed my test that day but didnt have the zxr taxed so i had to use the CLR125 on teh motorway to the NABD rally.

[gavinfdavies]

i don't have any pics, but i once bungeed a tent, two sleeping bags and a roll mate to my zxr for my first rally (i then came home to pics up the rest + the missus, it was only 20 mins down the road), was bigger than me.

I currently use a small 24 litre back box mounted direct to a spare pillion seat. It's secure, water proof, steamlined, and i can always swap the normal seat back on for pillion use.

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the back box is £25, plus £12 for a spare pillion seat, and £1.50 for some longer bolts.

[gavinfdavies]

The oxford panniers are shaped to fit on sports bikes with out burning. they are known as Sports-Panniers and ive had them upto 145mph with out problems.

145mph on THAT!?

Was it a tall cliff?

[CaNsA]

LOL,

that pic was just an example of the panniers

I have had 145mph on the CBR600f3 with tank bag, panniers and the missus

[skullie]

think i will end up using my old bag with a bungee cord on the front as it didnt come with a strap lol e

cheers for all the advice