RE: [ST] Tri vs Held tankbags.

[george <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome to the list Rob!  Lots of good people and info here!

What part of Chitown do you call home?  I'm down near Joliet.

I bought a Marsee bag with a 4 point mounting system.  As suggested by 
somebody on the list, I just loop the back strap near where the seat slides 
under the tank and the seat tab holds it in place.

The front was a different story!  I really didn't want to wrap the strap 
around the steering head.  After thinking about it for I while I decided to 
run the strap through the frame above the radiator.  It works 
wonderfully.  I mounted the bag this way before a trip to TWO in GA last 
Sept and it held without any issues.  (It's stayed in place for over 2000 
miles now even with occasional bursts in the neighborhood of 130 
indicated.)  The downside is I wound up taking off the side panels to run 
the strap through the frame BUT since I rarely ride without the bag it's no 
big deal to me.  YMMV.

George


At 02:56 PM 12/18/2003 , Rob McKinley wrote:
>Well, I thought nearly the same thing and bought the Held bag
>about 2 months ago (before it went on sale).  My old magnetic
>bag from the old bike just doesn't hold to the plastic tank :-(
>I've yet to find a _good_ way to mount it on the ST.  Another
>gripe is that it doesn't have a pad on the bottom to cushion
>between the tank and the bag.  It is nicely made, though.
>I'll take another stab at getting it mounted, but I'm probably
>going to get the Triumph bag as my Christmas present to myself.
>
>BTW, this is my first post to the list, so I'll add an intro.
>Picked up a nice red '99 ST in the beginning of October (a
>paltry 9300 miles on it) and have had a blast with it whenever
>the Chicago weather has cooperated.  Only thing wrong with it
>is that its missing the pigtail from the wiring harness to the
>accessory outlet.  Anyone got one lying around they might want
>to sell?
>
>Rob
>
>----------
>COG 5730
>RAT 164357
>'86 Kawasaki Concours
>'99 Triumph Sprint ST
>
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone have experience with Held brand tanks bags?
> >
> > I was planning on buying a Triumph tank bag in the Spring,
> > but a sale at New
> > Enough (I've dealt with them before and they're great) has me
> > thinking twice
> > about it.  Any suggestions or comments?
> >
>
>
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