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Tank bag for plastic tank
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Check out www.sw-motech.com I use the one with the locking ring on the fuel fill. I also got the one with electric. Twisted Throttle is where I got mine.
clowry
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While not an oilhead, I had the same issue on my F800GT. We used silicone to stick some rare earth magnets under the plastic, in line with the magnets on a small tank bag. It works very well. We did end up increasing the size of the magnets after a trip to make the attachment stronger.
rxcrider
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Not really an option on the R11xxRS. The tank you see is really the tank. the bag would need to reach to the fairings for that to work.
tangoalpha
Member
+1 on this. I too have the BMW bag on Der Bimmer and I must say, it works great. I especially like the mounting points and how it attaches to my plastic tank.
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Try the Givi line of locking bags too. I looked at both the SW-Motech and Givi lines and ended up with the Givi XS308. https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/givi-xs308-tanklock-tankbag
It has a decent amount of room for a few things on a day to day basis, plus expands to give you more room for things like an SLR camera. The exterior pockets give you room to put small things and keep them organized. For instance, I put my mail box key and garage door opener. No fumbling inside a large space for something small.
And one of the things you'll have to watch out for is that some locking tank bags have a flat bottom. Placed on top of a curved tank...it looks really dumb in my opinion. The Givi XS308 curves on the bottom, and looks good on the tank.
Chris
It has a decent amount of room for a few things on a day to day basis, plus expands to give you more room for things like an SLR camera. The exterior pockets give you room to put small things and keep them organized. For instance, I put my mail box key and garage door opener. No fumbling inside a large space for something small.
And one of the things you'll have to watch out for is that some locking tank bags have a flat bottom. Placed on top of a curved tank...it looks really dumb in my opinion. The Givi XS308 curves on the bottom, and looks good on the tank.
Chris
36654
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If you're anal about the tank finish, go with a full-cover, like the Bagster
Tank bag
Not worried about tank considering sticking some metal plates on tank so I can use cycle gear magnetic tank bag but can't decide on Velcro or glue for metal attachment points
Not worried about tank considering sticking some metal plates on tank so I can use cycle gear magnetic tank bag but can't decide on Velcro or glue for metal attachment points
You're kidding, right? Three days ago you said you were going to get a Givi with a locking tank ring.
tangoalpha
Member
Here's some photos to show you the bag, the mounting clips and attachment points. BMW also includes an expandable bag that zips on to the tank bag if it were needed. Personally, I've never needed or wanted to use that, especially given that I have more than ample room with my hard locking bags. When I ride solo on long trips, if I need extra room, I use a tail pack that sits on the passenger seat which attaches with bungie cords to the mounting points/tethers on my locking saddle bags. Hope this information helps you in making a decision on whether to buy a BMW bag or not.
Ride safe.
TA
Ride safe.
TA
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tangoalpha
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tangoalpha
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Sorry about the photo orientation. For some reason these photos rotated orientation after uploading/attaching them. I looked for a utility on the forum to edit, rotate, etc the pics but couldn't find one. I took several photos for you, but as you probably know you can only upload 3 at a time. Started becoming tedious, so if you'd like me to email them more to you, please send me an IM and I will be happy to email them to you this weekend.
Hope you found this helpful.
Hope you found this helpful.
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