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GeePee · # 1 05-12-08, 19:14

Anyone out there who has fitted a Tenere specific tank bag yet?

Would appreciate your views - so far the only one I have seen (on the net) is the 'Off The Road' bag - anyone got one of these?

Cheers!

tenere doug · # 2 05-12-08, 20:21

Hi, I haven't bought one yet. but touratech do a tenere specific one, and baglux do one too. My old "strap-on" won't fit, as the tank is too short, so I'll be looking to buy either of these myself in the new year.

steveD · # 3 05-12-08, 21:05

I use a Hein Gericke tank bag and just had to cut the base slightly to fit around the filler cap. Any good?, not a bad size, expandable and fits quite nicely.

Can get better pics if you so wish!
Currently around �40 ish.

Andy12 · # 4 08-12-08, 11:57

A friend of myne has SW-Motech QUICK-LOCK tank bag and he is very pleased.
Pics of it you can find at http://www.moto.gr/forums/showthread...54#post1315554

josephau · # 5 08-12-08, 15:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy12

A friend of myne has SW-Motech QUICK-LOCK tank bag and he is very pleased.
Pics of it you can find at http://www.moto.gr/forums/showthread...54#post1315554

I've contacted SWM when I first got the bike in June. As far as what they told me, this tankbag is not 'quicklock', what your friend has as shown in the pic is the usual strap/tie-down system. Quicklock has a ring mount right on the tank cap, and the tankbag would have the male/female mount to snap into the ring on the tank cap, so the tank bag would not even touch the tank. I have two on my old BMWs, and yes they are a great system and the quality of the bag is better than stock BMWs IMHO. But the system doesn't work on Tenere because a) they don't have the ring that fits the new 5-screws system on the new Tenere, and b) position of the ignition key hole would be in the way of the tankbag. It's really a shame.

Personally, because of the short tank area and the position of the ignition key that makes it hard to find a proper tankbag, I find it claustrophobic to mount any tankbag which inevitably gets into the front part of the seat area. I had a Held square-shaped tankbag which I thought its shape and size would fit well enough to the Tenere and I rode with it for 7000km, but I just find it obtrusive optically and limits my movements of standing up/sitting down.

XTZ-Patrick · # 6 11-12-08, 14:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by josephau

I've contacted SWM when I first got the bike in June. As far as what they told me, this tankbag is not 'quicklock', what your friend has as shown in the pic is the usual strap/tie-down system. Quicklock has a ring mount right on the tank cap, and the tankbag would have the male/female mount to snap into the ring on the tank cap, so the tank bag would not even touch the tank. I have two on my old BMWs, and yes they are a great system and the quality of the bag is better than stock BMWs IMHO. But the system doesn't work on Tenere because a) they don't have the ring that fits the new 5-screws system on the new Tenere, and b) position of the ignition key hole would be in the way of the tankbag. It's really a shame.

Personally, because of the short tank area and the position of the ignition key that makes it hard to find a proper tankbag, I find it claustrophobic to mount any tankbag which inevitably gets into the front part of the seat area. I had a Held square-shaped tankbag which I thought its shape and size would fit well enough to the Tenere and I rode with it for 7000km, but I just find it obtrusive optically and limits my movements of standing up/sitting down.

yes they do! I have one mounted on my Tenere. I wanted to use the tankbag that I had for my suzuki SV (sport type bag) but when mounted the only direction the tenere goes is straight forward. Problems with steering.

My girlfriends trail type tankbag works better. To solve this problem I ordered the touratech luggage rack to mount the ring on. The tankbag becomes a tailbag.

gr Patrick

Andy12 · # 7 16-12-08, 08:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by josephau

I've contacted SWM when I first got the bike in June. As far as what they told me, this tankbag is not 'quicklock', what your friend has as shown in the pic is the usual strap/tie-down system. Quicklock has a ring mount right on the tank cap, and the tankbag would have the male/female mount to snap into the ring on the tank cap, so the tank bag would not even touch the tank. I have two on my old BMWs, and yes they are a great system and the quality of the bag is better than stock BMWs IMHO. But the system doesn't work on Tenere because a) they don't have the ring that fits the new 5-screws system on the new Tenere, and b) position of the ignition key hole would be in the way of the tankbag. It's really a shame.

Personally, because of the short tank area and the position of the ignition key that makes it hard to find a proper tankbag, I find it claustrophobic to mount any tankbag which inevitably gets into the front part of the seat area. I had a Held square-shaped tankbag which I thought its shape and size would fit well enough to the Tenere and I rode with it for 7000km, but I just find it obtrusive optically and limits my movements of standing up/sitting down.

Sorry but you are wrong.....
Here (http://www.moto.gr/forums/showthread...&pagenumber=18) you can find pics of the locking system. As you can see it�s a 4 screws system.
And here (http://www.mo-tech.de/produkt/?produkt_id=1783) is the tankbag that fits with it

Peatbog · # 8 19-01-09, 00:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by josephau

I've contacted SWM when I first got the bike in June.

they don't have the ring that fits the new 5-screws system on the new Tenere,

if you look here http://www.motohaus.com/acatalog/Pack_system_.html they list a 5 bolt yamaha fixing ring, is this a different pattern to the tenere or has the range been updated maybe? i would be very interested to see how the bag sits on the bike with regard to your other points about rider / ignition key interference, as i too am looking for a suitable tankbag.

Pete.

Gas_Up_Lets_Go · # 9 08-12-08, 12:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveD

I use a Hein Gericke tank bag and just had to cut the base slightly to fit around the filler cap. Any good?, not a bad size, expandable and fits quite nicely.

Can get better pics if you so wish!
Currently around �40 ish.

Me too, just need to cut away some of the rubber on the base - I doubled it up with a sheet of 'Oxford Mat' to give a bit more grip and less movement.

Great picy Steve - that Khaki ten on the right looks the dogs........ and that hansom chap in the green tee-shirt looks like a true hardcore rider

tricky · # 10 08-12-08, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go

Me too, just need to cut away some of the rubber on the base - I doubled it up with a sheet of 'Oxford Mat' to give a bit more grip and less movement.

Great picy Steve - that Khaki ten on the right looks the dogs........ and that hansom chap in the green tee-shirt looks like a true hardcore rider

i was thinking the white one was looking the best out of that three haha btw g.u.l.g have you got the ttr fixed yet

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