Suzuki V-Strom (VStrom) Owners Club DL250, DL650, DL1000 & DL1050

Oily Rag - Dedicated to Pat, Greywolf. 26/06/45 - 04/06/18 => Accessories and After Market items => Topic started by: firestrom on August 17, 2010, 22:12:57

Title: which tank bag?
Post by: firestrom on August 17, 2010, 22:12:57

Anybody got one that fits the shape of the wee tank OK? I'm after one that's a decent capacity.

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: firestrom on August 19, 2010, 08:56:15

well I've narrowed it down to two, this one

http://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/prod ... nk-bag/448 (http://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/product/joe-rocket-manta-xl-tank-bag/448)
which is easy to get, or this one
http://www.motopakluggage.com/gtxmini.html (http://www.motopakluggage.com/gtxmini.html)
which is not so easy as there isn't a uk distributor. I e mailed the company and it's at least $24 to post to the uk plus I may get collared for import duties when it arrives.
Anybody any experience with joe rocket gear?

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: coopmick on August 19, 2010, 12:17:28

Quote from: "firestrom"

Anybody any experience with joe rocket gear?

Got a Joe Rocket jacket, It's a very good jacket lots of vents for the warm weather  :))) . George Whites sell quite a bit of there stuff.

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: Georgeharrier on August 19, 2010, 12:30:57

Quote from: "firestrom"

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Anybody any experience with joe rocket gear?

got some JR trousers, use them all year round  :rain:  :)))  :rain:  :rain: and no problems.  Bought them at George Whites in Slough, can't remember the price but good bits of kit.

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: doublevodka on August 19, 2010, 12:46:59

Honda use Joe Rocket to make their kit so can't be that bad, I've got one of their mesh jackets for really hot days and it's really good :)

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: StreetHippo on August 23, 2010, 17:55:38

I use a Heine Gericke Toureg. The one in my avatar, pretty good, didn't leak at all on our massive ride at Easter  :thumb:
Good expandable bag. Make sure you go to a camping shop and get a roll of that trim-to-fit non-slip matting, costs about £3 but saves you scratching your tank!!  :shy:

Stu

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: Juvecu on August 23, 2010, 20:28:47

My summer gloves are Joe Rocket ones and they are great. I might get another pair when these are worn out.

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: firestrom on August 24, 2010, 09:11:42

Thanks for all the responses, I've ordered the joe rocket manta xl from here  http://www.highsidemotorcycles.co.uk/products.php?pg=3 (http://www.highsidemotorcycles.co.uk/products.php?pg=3)  I'll do a write up with pictures when it arrives.  :thumb:

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: dooce on August 24, 2010, 13:31:22

Just thought I would add my experience - I bought a Famsa Enduro tankbag - very nicely made, fairly showerproof, sits on a model-specific harness so no scratching of the tank and an excellent fit to the bike, plenty of capacity and expandable. Downsides - unzipping the thing to fill the tank; it's a right fiddle to engage the zip again afterwards, and the very triangular shape of the map window means that you have to commit serious map-abuse to get them to fit. Otherwise, a very good bit of kit.

http://www.windingroads.co.uk/shop/prod ... 5294e4b1a5 (http://www.windingroads.co.uk/shop/product.php/9/fa244_famsa_enduro_max_tank_bag/6794992a21719e9f3c42d75294e4b1a5)

Title: Re: which tank bag?
Post by: WeeStromer on August 30, 2010, 15:09:15

I quite like the look of these.
http://www.windingroads.co.uk/shop/prod ... k_panniers (http://www.windingroads.co.uk/shop/product.php/157/wolfman_expedition_dry_tank_panniers)

Has anyone used them or seen them?