I'm reading the thread abt tank bag suggestions. Personally, I don't like them. If I need to, I'll use a backpack. What do you think abt tailpacks vs saddle bags?
I'm no lady. . .
But I just got a Joe Rocket Manta tank bag.
Awsome. Looks cool. Not too big. Holds stuff. And you will still look sporty. :thumb:
Well, I JUST got saddle bags on my bike b/c I spend a lot of 3 day weekends at my boyfriend's house and I need to bring a lot of crap. Of course they don't look amazing, in my opinion, b/c I just don't think sport bikes look right with saddlebags. Anyhow, they are great as far as functionality. I guess it depends on how much stuff you want to carry on your bike. Check out newenough.com For smaller amounts of luggage they have the sport saddle bags, then they have the standard which is what I have. Check it out...
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b46/amandamk10/100_1122.jpg)
They say good things about tank bags (those who have them) but if you are short like me, I worry about them getting in the way. Again, it depends on how much stuff you want to carry at a time.
I'm abt 5-2. I look into yr suggestions. Any others?...
How much are you planning on carrying? That's kinda important to offer suggestions.
it all really depends but let's say an extra shirt in case it gets colder, my wallet (can't fit in my jacket), hairbrush & other small misc items. I don't need anything big but the stuff is too big to put underneath the seat. Currently I have a cargo net.
. . . Manta. . .
. . . tank bag. . .
. . . perfect. . .
. . . for you. . .
. . . saddle bags. . .
. . . ghey. . .
OK - JAKE I GET IT!!!!! I'll consider the tank bag. I'll look at yr suggestions.
Quote from: jackiei26 on June 15, 2006, 09:47:51 AM
OK - JAKE I GET IT!!!!! I'll consider the tank bag. I'll look at yr suggestions.
I'm with Jake. The Manta is a perfect tank bag for the little stuff you need to take around town. Sometimes I'll run through the drivethrough window and stick a fairly large meal into my Manta and then ride back to wherever I wanted to eat it at. It's plenty big for holding a few very large burritos with room to spare. They are good looking, too.
Careful.
Decafe, anyone?
"You know, Jer... and i'm only saying this because i care...but there are a lot of decaffinated brands on the market now that taste just as good as the real thing."
(name that movie and win a prize, and don't google it, that is cheaping)
oh, and Jake you have a pm (or at least you should i tried to send you one last night but i think you had already left work)
What I really nd to figure out is when I park, that wld mean I wld need to take the bag w/ me. I'm a social person and I dont want to lug it arnd w/ me everywhere I go. What abt tailpacks?
Quote from: jackiei26 on June 15, 2006, 10:48:10 AM
What I really nd to figure out is when I park, that wld mean I wld need to take the bag w/ me. I'm a social person and I dont want to lug it arnd w/ me everywhere I go. What abt tailpacks?
You'd still need to lug around a tail pack, too. That is, unless you want to leave it just strapped to your bike for anyone to take. That's what's so nice about the Manta bag. It's small and light and has a nifty carry strap. Not too hard to lug around, really. Tail packs are bigger and bulkier and usually don't come with shoulder straps.
I ABSOLUTELY refuse to put a tank bag on my bike. I paid alot of money for my paint and I will not cover it up/potentially hurt it with tank bag. My parents are buying me a cortech sport tail bag for my bike which is exactly what I want. Right now I use a back pack which is a bit annoying...I don't ride 2up alot and if I did I'd just make them wear a back pack. A couple of guys I ride with have the same tail bag and some the Joe Rocket Sport tail bag and if they're really worried about someone messing with it, they loop a bicycle cable lock all through it and over he top and through the grab bar. I've never had issue with someone messing with bags on a bike but in the cities you may.
that is exactly what I was thinking of....so thank you to those who replied w/ yr suggestions...i really appreciate it. I think I'm going with the tail pack.
NO!!! I know what would be PERFECT for you....think back to good old 80's. You don't need a tail pack....
:laugh:
You need a FANNY PACK!! HOT PINK WITH SEQUENCE!!
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b46/amandamk10/fannypack.jpg)
$4.00 on ebay :thumb:
actually, we can give it to the girl with the pink gear on the yellow bike :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Anyways, i think it's a grt idea to loop a cable lock all through it and the grab bar.
Could someone merely remove the contents of the bag, even with the cable lock?
not if the cable locks are passed through the zipper? is that right?
Quote from: jackiei26 on June 15, 2006, 12:28:02 PM
not if the cable locks are passed through the zipper? is that right?
The zipper holes will not be large enough to accomodate a cable lock, much less one strong enough to withstand a set of cutters. I have a 3/4" thick one looping my rear wheel to the frame and even then I don't feel it to be entirely safe. And that's the bike, not even a tail bag!
No. You could just slide the zipper up the cable, in either direction, thereby moving the zipper and opening the bag, thusly.
I'll demonstrate:
__________ (cable)_______ {#} (zipper)
________{#}____________
___{#)__________________
Viola! Open bag. No hairbrush. No fun.
are the zippers set up like suitcases or luggage where there are 2 and I can put a small lock on it? then I can run the stupid cable through it?
Quote from: jackiei26 on June 15, 2006, 12:47:40 PM
are the zippers set up like suitcases or luggage where there are 2 and I can put a small lock on it? then I can run the stupid cable through it?
No, they are usually fairly small zipper holes. And even if you put a small ock through I doubt it would have the kind of strength necessary to ward off takers. Also, unless you cabled the bag to the bike they could just remove the bag and deal with it later. They could also just take a kinfe and cut the bag open and take whatever is inside. It's best to take the bag with you wherever you go.
I have a tank bag and saddlebags. I have the cortech sport mini tankbag and the cortech sport saddlebags. If you are riding around town the tankbag would be just fine. When I go to work I always have be saddlebags on because of the stuff I have to carry with me. I even go to the grocery store and get groceries using the saddlebags. As far as people getting in stuff, I have only had the problem once, when my bike was sitting in my driveway. It takes about 30 sec for me to pop the anchor straps and lift the saddlebags off, which is what I do when I have stuff in the bags that I need to take with me. When the bike is put up outside and I am going in for awhile, I just make sure that nothing is in the bags. Simple as that! :thumb:
Quote from: jackiei26 on June 15, 2006, 12:47:40 PM
are the zippers set up like suitcases or luggage where there are 2 and I can put a small lock on it? then I can run the stupid cable through it?
Yeah, I agree you could do this.
Jake says saddlebags are "ghey". I do worry abt the tank bags scratching.
What is Gheyer is not having everything you need for work and getting fired!!! I dont have those huge ass saddlebags either. That and when I went down the saddlebags saved my bike from a whole bunch of damage.
They are well designed. They don't scratch. There a lot of material between the magnets and the tank and it is soft and grippy. Believe me, I am totally in love with my paint and would never do anthing to harm it. But I plunk that tank bag down with no worries. And it is stuck on there hard. You have to kind of yank it off. But I yank on it with impunity, because I know, deep down inside, that it won't damage my paint.
Get what you want it's your bike. Doesn't matter if someone thinks it's ghey or not. Get whats more practical / what you think you need. The icon tank bag that I have is alot like what Jake D say's there's rubber padding / cushion, have not gotten one scratch from useing the tankbag. The mag's in that thing are really stong so I don't worry about it flying off when I'm riding. And if I happen to crash it comes with an anchor strap so my bag won't go flying off. ( I have not tested that feature yet ). :laugh:
Anchor straps are ghey.
there's no pleasing you - is there Jake?
:kiss3:
Say what you guys want, but I've seen alot of tank bags cause scratches, even the neoprene padded ones.
The cable lock is looped through the grab bar on the bike, then wrapped around underneath and around on top cinched tight, some do use the little locks, but most of the time they just loop it through the stupid little zipper pull thinger, if they are that intent on getting into your bags theyre going to..but using that for a reason not to get them...come on...
Put the bottle down and back away slowly.
Have your really seen "alot of tank bags cause scratches"?
I'm callin' shananaganz on that one.
Quote from: jackiei26 on June 15, 2006, 11:28:47 AM
actually, we can give it to the girl with the pink gear on the yellow bike :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Ok, the chick in the chaps was wierd. But enuf with bagging on the pink/yellow combo!!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/mckennitt/the%20bike/front_june06.jpg)Matching is overrated.
And on the subject, I use the Cortech mini tankbag. It makes a good purse on both the days I am riding, and the days I'm not. When I have to haul more stuff I use a backpack, and have left it locked to my bike a few times. Technically, someone could have emptied the bag, but it was all paperwork and junk so they wouldnt get anything good. If I need more space than that, I use another bag or backpack on the tail under a bungee net.
Yeah I have, my cousins R6 got a huuuge scratch on his tank from his manta bag, he hit it with his elbow and it moved and scratched it. Aside from huge scratches, I've seen small ones alot, the kind that might buff out but you never know. Kinda like the ones you get when theres dust and dirt on there and you rub something over it...its not ok..I never wipe my paint when its dry for fear of dirt scratches...but I'm anal...ask AJ..I spend almost as much time cleaning bikes almost as much as I do ridding them...
Quote from: Onlypastrana199 on June 15, 2006, 03:49:10 PMI spend almost as much time cleaning bikes almost as much as I do ridding them...
And, like the rest of us, even
more time on GStwin than
either of those! :laugh:
:laugh: :bowdown: yes Kerry
Quote from: Kerry on June 15, 2006, 03:57:07 PMAnd, like the rest of us, even more time on GStwin than either of those! :laugh:
Yeah... I think I'm something like 5/1 on that one... :icon_rolleyes:
I just ordered a rapid transit recon 19 tank bag yesterday. I still have to pick it up from the dealer tho since I never made it there today. I'll let ya know what I think about it when I get it.
this isn't getting any easier...
yes oks ket me know Str8. Jen, no one definitely not me is bugging on the yellow & pink combo.
I got a small luggage rack for the GS from my hubby for Christmas. It bolts on in replacement of the grab rail and only sticks out about 6 inches in the back.
What I do is bungee a good-sized gym bag to it. Most of the weight is on the very end of the seat, not on the rack itself, but the rack and it's side rails (along the seat) gives me something to bungee cord the bag to.
I can fit a lot of stuff in the bag, it's like having a trunk :lol:.
I usually just jam my entire purse in there, my lunch, and a pair of shoes for work (plus a different pair of pants sometimes).
I needed more room than a tankbag would give me plus I found it distracting when I borrowed one from a friend for a day. Until I got the rack I used a backpack, but since I carry a lot it would pull real bad on my neck and was very uncomfortable. Also would shift around sometimes when I was cornering and the movement of the weight would surprise me.
LQ
Quote from: LizardQueen on June 15, 2006, 07:25:22 PMAlso would shift around sometimes when I was cornering and the movement of the weight would surprise me.
I've ridden with a backpack a few times and it TOTALLY ruined my moto-mojo... I hated it.
My tank bag doesn't bother me... Unless the top-half is on it... Then it's HUGE.
Quote from: jackiei26 on June 15, 2006, 05:35:33 PM
yes oks ket me know Str8.
Well I just called the dealer today to find out if my tank bag was in...turns out it's on back order till mid July. So it's gonna be a while before I can tell ya what I think about it.
thnx, let me know when u do! :thumb: