Re: The official Triumph ST tank bag

["Mark Hanke" <mahanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Mark D. Gibson <mgibson@xxxxxxxx>
To: st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 10:50 PM
Subject: The official Triumph ST tank bag


>Am I the first one to invest in one of these?  I hope not, as I have a
>really dumb question.  All the pictures I've seen of this bag have the wide
>(bulbous) end forward and the narrow end (with the pouch for the rain
cover)
>to the rear. . .  However, the mounting instructions (vague at best) and
the
>dimensions of the mount itself suggest just the opposite (as you view the
ST
>tank from the top, the "hand indentations" in the front of the tank suit
the
>narrow end and the wider portion of the tank from the center on to the
>mid-back of the tank suit the big end of the mount/bag).  Even the map
pouch
>suggests "narrow-front, wide-rear"  as the narrow end has mounting snaps
and
>the wide end just a flap with velcro (that would flap in the breeze if it
>faced forward).
>
>Does anyone have experience with this unit?  I have it mounted and while it
>looks weird I anticipate it will work.
>
>Thanks in advance for some direction
>
>Mark Gibson
>
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Mark, The end with the rain cover goes to the front. I purchased the bag
when I purchased the bike and have used it often for 3000 miles, thru rain
and all. It looks and preforms great,and I didn't have to wait for it.
 still waiting on 2 pannier set,13-14 wks. now)
Mark
99 ST Black


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