safety strap on tank bags

[porsche4786]

How many of you use the safety strap for your magnetic tank bag? And how many of you don't? I noticed that mine was rubbing through the paint on the tank.

[calamari]

i don't use the safety strap... because I don't have it  :lol:  (homemade bag).


tested at 90mph without problems  

[WAP]

Ya i use mine. Although I've tested my tank bag (Chase Harper Medium Compact magnetic) fully expanded at typical cruising speeds (80+ here in Michigan) with zero problems, i use it. Peace of mind, baby.  

[Cal Price]

I use mine, same logic.

[porsche4786]

Do you notice yours leaving a mark in your paint? Mine rubbed through the clear coat and some of the paint in one spot.

[BOSS500]

yeah i have a icon urban tank bag and no issues of rubbing the paint. it has a nice little liner under it to protect it from that so i'm good  

[porsche4786]

It's not from the bag...its from the strap....

[WAP]

Do you notice yours leaving a mark in your paint? Mine rubbed through the clear coat and some of the paint in one spot.

Nope. Mine has a soft fleece-like pad that goes between the strap and the tank. Nice feature, but it sure looks funny when i ride without the tank bag attached. The strap sticks straight up at speed.  

[blue05twin]

Hmm the Icon Urban tank bag doest have a safty strap.  At least if it does I have never seen it.

[JetSwing]

i do not use mine. i'd like to live on the edge

[mjm]

How many of you use the safety strap for your magnetic tank bag? And how many of you don't? I noticed that mine was rubbing through the paint on the tank.

Get some clear contact paper - put it under where the strap hits. Generally found in the housewares department.  If you cnnot find that, then some of the self-stick document protector stuff from the office supply store.  Peals off fairly easily without leaving behind too much residue and protects the paint. Replace as needed.

[TarzanBoy]

what does a safety strap do?

[BOSS500]

i'm just wondering is your's not magnetic?  :dunno:

[JetSwing]

what does a safety strap do?

just in case the magnets fail while going 200 mph, you attach a safety strap to the handle bar or something.

[dhgeyer]

I've used maybe half a dozen magnetic tank bags - different sizes, different bikes, I wore a couple out. Anyway, I always used the safety strap at the start, but now I never do. Too much like work unhooking it all the time. In fact, if they're attached when I buy the bag, I cut 'em off.

I've had a magnetic tank bag come loose exactly once. It was a very large tank bag, heavily loaded, it wasn't in proper contact with the tank (odd shaped tank and I wasn't paying enough attention), I was going  about 60 mph, and I hit a huge bump in the road. The tank bag slid back into my lap, and I replaced it more carefully. Other than that, I've never had one move an inch.

[Rema1000]

I've never used the strap for my Held bag, in 2+ years of daily commuting.  I have a small windscreen, so that could help.  I've carried two gallons of milk in it many times; sacks of potatoes, etc.  It has moved maybe an inch a few times.  I believe that it could fly free, if there were a big change in speed (like a crash).   Maybe a panic stop would cause it to move forward a few inches, but it's never come loose during practice panic stops (maybe I should put 2 gallons of milk in for practice).

Not to say that there's anything wrong with caution, and you should be safer with the strap on.

[RedShift]

My Nelson-Rigg Fibertech Tank Bag comes with just 6 magnets (two down the middle & two each on the wings):



Nice soft underbelly. No strap and no scratches.  Takes considerable force to pry it off the steel tank.  Not worried about loosing it to hurricane-force winds, though it's protected by instruments & flyscreen.

I was also concerned about hold-down strap chafing, so I avoided the problem.

[porsche4786]

i'm just wondering is your's not magnetic?  :dunno:

umm, I'm not retarted, i put it on the tank,  it's magnetic... doesn't not move around. I don't have to strap it down or anything.

[indestructibleman]

umm, I'm not retarted,

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:

i dig irony.

[BOSS500]

dude i wasn't making it sound offensive i was just wondering didn't mean to be hostile. geez.