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tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:17 pm
by rkochen
I'm new to this list and have a couple general questions. My son is
picking up his NEW KLR 09 tomorrow and we've talked about tankbags and
tail bags. He is getting the taller shield and gel seat as options.
Any suggestions on quality accessories for the 09? He wants to have it
setup primarily for pavement and highway riding but I suspect he will
be off road occasioally.
He is signed up for this list and I'd guess he'll chime in at some
point.
RJ Kochen
OP, KS
99 BMW R1100RT, 81 HONDA CB900C, IBA# 28541
"Die Broke"
tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:40 pm
by hotrodkawi
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rkochen" wrote:
>
> I'm new to this list and have a couple general questions. My son
is
> picking up his NEW KLR 09 tomorrow and we've talked about tankbags
and
> tail bags. He is getting the taller shield and gel seat as options.
>
> Any suggestions on quality accessories for the 09? He wants to
have it
> setup primarily for pavement and highway riding but I suspect he
will
> be off road occasioally.
>
> He is signed up for this list and I'd guess he'll chime in at some
> point.
>
> RJ Kochen
> OP, KS
>
> 99 BMW R1100RT, 81 HONDA CB900C, IBA# 28541
>
> "Die Broke"
>
I would really reccomend Wolfman Tank and Alfa tail bag. Both work
and look great.Cheers, Rod
tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:36 am
by Mike Hilton
RJ, I have an 08 which is the same as the 09 except for the decals. I am running a RKA tank bag. You can have a look at it at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/fmh3469/08KLR650E8F#5270490982489117442
There is also some photos of other accessories.
Mike H.
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Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Tankbags and tail bags
I'm new to this list and have a couple general questions. My son is
picking up his NEW KLR 09 tomorrow and we've talked about tankbags and
tail bags. He is getting the taller shield and gel seat as options.
Any suggestions on quality accessories for the 09? He wants to have it
setup primarily for pavement and highway riding but I suspect he will
be off road occasioally.
He is signed up for this list and I'd guess he'll chime in at some
point.
RJ Kochen
OP, KS
99 BMW R1100RT, 81 HONDA CB900C, IBA# 28541
"Die Broke"
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tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:22 am
by Bogdan Swider
On 2/24/09 9:17 PM, "rkochen" wrote:
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>
>
> I'm new to this list and have a couple general questions. My son is
> picking up his NEW KLR 09 tomorrow and we've talked about tankbags and
> tail bags. He is getting the taller shield and gel seat as options.
>
Wolfman is the way to go.
Bogdan
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tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:59 am
by nakedwaterskier
Marsee vs Wolfman vs Kawasaki Tank Bags
I have owned all three. The Kawasaki tank bag died faster
than my pet turtles and sea horses. The plastic strap ends that
hold the tank bag to the bottom edge of the tank cannot handle
vigorous offroad rides and promptly break off.
My Wolfman was great but died of old age and my friend's dog
finally finished it off.
The Marsee is actually even better than the Wolfman. The Marsee
has stronger magnets and you can unzip the bag from the magnetic
base. This I could not do with the Wolfman. The Wolfman and
Marsee are of similar quality but I believe the Marsee is just
a little better designed.
The main reason I bought the Marsee is cuz I found a new one
on ebay for a good price and it looked OK. I couldn't find any
Wolfman at a decent price. So, I got lucky trying a brand I never
heard of before.
Jeffrey
tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:17 am
by Bogdan Swider
On 2/25/09 8:40 AM, "nakedwaterskier" wrote:
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>
>
> Marsee vs Wolfman vs Kawasaki Tank Bags
>
> I have owned all three. The Kawasaki tank bag died faster
> than my pet turtles and sea horses. The plastic strap ends that
> hold the tank bag to the bottom edge of the tank cannot handle
> vigorous offroad rides and promptly break off.
>
> My Wolfman was great but died of old age and my friend's dog
> finally finished it off.
>
> The Marsee is actually even better than the Wolfman. The Marsee
> has stronger magnets and you can unzip the bag from the magnetic
base. This I could not do with the Wolfman.
Interesting, ski man. I must add that my Wolfman is not magnetic as I ve
installed the IMS military tank. Also I somehow don t trust a magnetic bag
on a dual sport. Also again....Wolfman himself is a friend of this list.
Many of us have met him in Moab.
Bogdan
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tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:06 am
by Larry
I have an 08 and the Wolfman Explorer fits on the tank perfectly. It
is a well thought out and very well made product. The Fieldsheer
Expander tailbag fits the rack like it was made for it and is also a
quality product at a very low price..$56 online. I bought a Kawi gel
seat for my bike and it is less comfortable than stock and pretty
much money thrown away. There is a seller on ebay that makes a good
siderack for soft luggage for around $100. I use them with Aerostitch
dry saddlebags made by Ortlieb. Nice product and easy on/off.
LB
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rkochen" wrote:
>
> I'm new to this list and have a couple general questions. My son is
> picking up his NEW KLR 09 tomorrow and we've talked about tankbags
and
> tail bags. He is getting the taller shield and gel seat as options.
>
> Any suggestions on quality accessories for the 09? He wants to have
it
> setup primarily for pavement and highway riding but I suspect he
will
> be off road occasioally.
>
> He is signed up for this list and I'd guess he'll chime in at some
> point.
>
> RJ Kochen
> OP, KS
>
> 99 BMW R1100RT, 81 HONDA CB900C, IBA# 28541
>
> "Die Broke"
>
tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:24 am
by nakedwaterskier
The magnetic tank bags I have had both had failsafe straps to
secure them the crossbar of the handlebars. The Wolfman
had weaker magnets and therefore easier to flip out of the
way when I needed to gas up. The Marsee takes some effort to flip
out of the way because the magnets are so strong. One wouldn't
bother detaching the Marsee bag from its base just for gas.
Both the Marsee and Wolfman are great bags. I let price be the
determining factor since they are so similar.
Jeffrey
tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:43 pm
by Larry
I bought this bag last summer for $53 from Iron Pony. They were the
same price at BikeBandit and the Motorcycle Superstore. I see that bag
is now $80.....Wow!...that's a 50% increase in less than a year. FWIW I
would still buy it at $80.
LB.
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" wrote:
> The Fieldsheer
> Expander tailbag fits the rack like it was made for it and is also a
> quality product at a very low price..$56 online.
tankbags and tail bags
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:45 pm
by Jud Jones
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "rkochen" wrote:
>
> I'm new to this list and have a couple general questions. My son is
> picking up his NEW KLR 09 tomorrow and we've talked about tankbags and
> tail bags. He is getting the taller shield and gel seat as options.
>
> Any suggestions on quality accessories for the 09? He wants to have it
> setup primarily for pavement and highway riding but I suspect he will
> be off road occasioally.
>
The conventional wisdom says Wolfman, and I can't say I disagree. However, the Dual Star
tank bag is very nice and very well made, if you can get them to take your order and then
stand a possibly interminable wait. KTM also sells a bag for the LC4 Adventure that fits a lot
of DS tanks, including the KLR. The bag unzips very quickly from a harness that remains
attached to the bike. It is smaller than the Wolfman, but expands to add a whole second story
of capacity. About $90 at Cyclehutt.
Me, I'm still looking for the magnetic bag for my IMS tank. ;-{>