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From: jparnas@vger.UUCP (John M. Sully)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Tank Bags
Message-ID: <347@vger.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 02:01:30 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 20 02:01:30 1986
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I (alas) had a BagMan 18 liter (?) tank bag which I used with my Suzuki
GS1000 (I also used the BagMan soft saddlebags for longer trips).  I was
completely satified with this admittedly expensive soft luggage setup.

The tank bag could hold enough for a "credit card weekend" and had more
than adequate capacity for day trips.  It was extremely well built and
received constant use over a two year period, during which time it showed
no (!) ill effects.  It was just as sound on the day I sold the bike as
on the day I bought it.  The mounting system, although uglier than that
of the Eclipse is more solid, the bag would not shift around even under
the g-forces of serious backroads hijinks.  The bag itself is NOT water-
proof, rather BagMan supplies a waterproof cover (much like Kelty does
for their older backpacks) which can be placed over the bag to give it
completely waterproof qualities.  Overall I would give the tank bag an
A for quality and design, the saddlebags get a B for design and an A for
quality.

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John M. Sully

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