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just a quick question ,
i,m thinking of getting a tank cover for the bike but my son reckons
the cover will take away from the overall look of the bike.
he thinks it will lose it,s raw appeal.
thanks

Your son is right. Many people put the Bagster tank cover on. Why? To protect the paint? Hell, it'll get scratched sooner or later and it definitely detracts from the look.

fnfalman wrote:Your son is right. Many people put the Bagster tank cover on. Why? To protect the paint? Hell, it'll get scratched sooner or later and it definitely detracts from the look.

well said

I reckon - Each to their own.

Speaking of (not extensive) personal experience.

I use Bagster and I am happy with it.

One thing people on this post do not acknowledge (apart from luggage perspective)(for whatever reason) - the Bagster cover has knee pads and helps gripping the tank with (how could you guess) your knees.

As the Rockster is not about looks only, but about riding around corners, overtaking couriers in traffic, outdraging race reps from traffic lights with the torque and generally having fun - day in, day out, come rain (and snow) or shine.

I've got "Tank Pads" from Wunderlich... Think they ran about $30.

They're thick rubber pads. One for the center of the tank where your zipper(s) are most likely to scrape paint and one on either side to protect from knee rubbing.

Judging by the condition of my pads over 20K miles I'm glad I put them on.

P

fnfalman wrote:Your son is right. Many people put the Bagster tank cover on. Why? To protect the paint? Hell, it'll get scratched sooner or later and it definitely detracts from the look.

I find it adds to the look personally.


The Bagster cover fills in the gaps that are between the oil-cooler covers and the tank, and the gap between the seat and the tank.

Also is warmer to grip in winter than the steel tank.

And you can mount tank-bags to it.

thanks for the advice,
i have the cover ordered,
the kids said santa might have one on his sleigh

Thank you everyone for your advice on the tank cover, I got it in my hands as off this morning... I'm still at work and I can't wait to fit this gorgeous piece of garment to my lady...

Apparently, I had a quick look but i cannot see anything that is self explained on how to fix it. No fitting instructions with the tank too.

Is there anybody out these who is willing to describe? A couple of photies on the tricky bits will also do the trick

you can email me (sdougalis at gmail dot com) if you think it is more convenient...

Tara...

Tel - I'm sure I did an explanation to someone - but it might have been verbally.

Basically: the middle front strap goes UNDER (not around) the headstock - make sure you don't trap any wiring or cables.

The two rear straps go around the frame tubes.

The two front side straps go around the front edge of the tank, around the "cups" on the side of the inner wall, and then up to the buckle.

The two side hooks on the lower part of the cover hook into the lower edge of the tank.

The two buckles on the forward sides of the cover go into the oil-cooler covers and the extra straps hook onto the front edge of the tank with the straps feeding between the oil cooler and the tank.

If you can wait until the weekend I might have time to do some photos - or I can meet you at Boxhill and show you how to do it?

I'd love to see you over the weekend, that is if the missus doesn't have anything planned for me

BUT I DEFINATELY CAN'T WAIT TILL THEN...

off to the garage... (hope I get this right...)

Rice, many thanks....

I must admit it took me a while to fit it and i am not extremely happy. please take a look on the following pictures and let me know if I made a mistake. It seems that right on the front of the tank there is no tight fit as well as on the top of the "cups". I couldn't even make the fuel cap sit right in the middle of the opening...

Anyway... I think it is probably just me but please let me know

here she is...






I must admit... she is a even more of a beauty though...

Nice.. ...Just wondering if those wavy bits above the oil cooler cowls are meant to be tucked under the cowls or into the gap.

DJ

I guess so DJ, but I am too poo to do it in case I break/scratch/destroy something....

Looking at othe tank cover pictures... you are right... I will give it a go....

Thanks.

Looks like it's mostly right - but one thing - in pic 2 you can see the "corner" straps are just wrapped around the tank body.

undo them and take the loose end around the fittings that are about 3" or 4" back on the inside face of the tank, then back (forward) to the buckle. The fittings that wrap around the rubberised tank support. This is MUCH more secure and you're not left with so much spare strap.

If you're canny and make sure that the strap goes around the cup on the tank, rather than the metal strut sticking out from the chassis, you can take the tank off without having to remove the cover.

This is probably a little late, but...

Riceburner gave me some instructions for fitting the Baglux Tank cover

Right - it's not that hard - but I'll admit it's not entirely obvious.

You don't HAVE to take anything off (apart from the saddle), but it can make life a touch easier. If you want to - take off the cooler shrouds (2 screws each on the underside, then they pull off upwards - they're located using rubber grommets).

lay the cover over the tank and take the front central strap down under the steering head (between the wiring looms and the frame - DO NOT trap any wires between the strap and the frame), then back up and buckle it loosely so it's located.

Next take the side front straps up around the point of the tank, you can then route then around the "locating cups" on the inner wall of the tank. then up to the buckle and do up loosely. This is the "least" obvious route - but with the cover in place on the tank it should be clearer.

next I hook the rubber straps either side (the ones towards the back, but on the sides) onto the edge of the tank.

next is the most difficult bit.

take the two rear straps and loop them down around the frame rails, again making sure not to trap ANY wiring as you do so. This is quite hard as there's not a lot of room for maneouver - but it IS possible, so persevere. Smile (one trick I occasionally use is to route a cable tie around the rail (IIRC the left one is the hard one) and use it as a guide to help get the strap around the rail.

You COULD tie the straps down elsewhere - but the above always seemed the best way to me (albeit the hardest).

Next is the oil-cooler section - this is a bit of a git, but once you've done it once it's ok.

First get the cover inserted between the tank and oil cooler so it's flat to the tank everywhere, then get all the other straps done up TIGHT so the cover is correctly located at all points.

then take the supplied hook+strap and route it from the front of the oil cooler between the cooler and tank up to the buckle. make sure the hook is on the tank edge THEN put the strap through the buckle and "push" the free end forwards then lock the buckle down. This is really only to stop the cover flapping about - so make sure it's reasonably taught - it doesn't have to be TIGHT tight - but just located well.

make sure the cover can't move at all and you're done. Very Happy

One thing I do is cover the tank with ACF-50 before I fit the cover - this makes sure that even if any dirt gets under the cover, the tank is protected.

Incidentally - the cover ISN'T a perfect fit - the area around the front - between the middle and outer straps WILL lift or ridge a little bit - but it's not a concern really.

Have to admit - I've been riding around with my cover on without the centre front or the two rear straps (because they were cut off when the cover was removed from my last bike. Evil or Very Mad ) and it's been fine, if a little flappy. Smile (Mind you, I only EVER use a tiny "City" bag on mine.)

Hope it's of help anyhoo

Cheers Mike, I thought I'd posted something at some point.

One further point...

Before I fitted my tank cover, I put it in the tumble dryer on THE COOLEST setting; checking it regularly.

This made it nice 'n pliable and much easier to fit IMO.

M