RE: [ST] Luggage for the RS

["Alderman, John E" <John.Alderman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stuart, 

I have the Triumph soft panniers and a TourMaster tank bag on my RS.  Both
work fine and if you only want one or the other then it depends on what you
want to do with it/them.  The panniers hold twice as much (duh) as the tank
bag, but they have several other disadvantages if you dont need the extra
space.  I use the tank bag 10 times as often as my panniers.  I have never
used either in a hard all day rain.  I was caught just last weekend in a
medium rain for about a half hour.  I put the covers over the bag and the
panniers and neither leaked a drop of water inside.  My $10 Wal-Mart rain
suit that I keep under the seat worked pretty well on me too.  

Tank bag advantages:
  -The panniers are harder to put on and remove, not hard, just harder than
the tank bag.  
  -It is easier to get stuff in and out of the tank bag.  
  -The tank bag has a map holder.  
  -The tank bag is cheaper than the panniers.  
  -You can use the tank bag to hold various electronics.  

Pannier advantages:
  -It is harder to gas up with the tank bag than the panniers, not hard,
just harder.  
  -Twice as much cargo capacity.  

If I didn't need the space, I would go with the tank bag.

Regards, 

John 
00 RS






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> 
> Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:47:17 +1000
> From: "Stuart Anderson" <stuartanderson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] Luggage for the RS
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm considering luggage for my '02 RS and I'm wondering 
> whether to go with a
> tank bag or the sports panniers. 

snip

> 
> Cheers
> Stuart Anderson
> 02 Sprint RS (Acidic Yellow)
> 93 Yamaha DT200
> 
> (Thanks for sorting my subscription out, Eric!)
> 
>
> 

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