Noob mistake using tank bag

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HYPERR · #21 Unread post by **HYPERR** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:29 am

I have a Tankslapper and a Second Look color "matched" tank bra on top of it. The tank is still in perfect condition with not a scratch. The tank bra does give it an outdated 1990s look to it but I think the color "matched" helps a little and since this bike has clip-ons below the triple clamp, the tank would get the dodo scratched out of it otherwise.

RhadamYgg · Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:48 pm

TrueFaith wrote:
RhadamYgg wrote:
TrueFaith wrote:Anything you put on the tank will collect debris under it. I have a 3/4 tank cover on my Ninja 250R and I have to remove it every few days and get the dust and dirt out before it scratches. Car salesmen will tell you what a mess a front cowling will do to a car's paint job and they don't recommend them. Not sure about metal filings on the road, but you can sure collect a whole lot of dust and dirt in everyday riding.
That tank cover sounds cool. Do you have a link? It might not prevent my problem, but it gives me options. I suspect the turnpike is a very 'dirty' road - and so is NYC.

RhadamYgg
Here you go, my friend. It's made by Targa. Guess it was actually a 1/2 tank cover, not 3/4, but they had both when I ordered. They have a lot of other cool stuff for the 250R.

http://www.targa-acc.com/cgi-bin/produc ... 6&format=3

Thanks Man! I'm definitely going to check it out. Now, if it gets past my wife as something worth getting...

RhadamYgg

HYPERR · #23 Unread post by **HYPERR** » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:58 pm

Rhadam these tank bras do not really protect the tank from a magnetic tank bag. They are meant to protect the tank from zippers scratching it from the forward lean riding position of a sport bike. They really do a great job although it does have a 1990s look to it. Back in the 1990s, just about every sportbike sported a tank bra.

RhadamYgg · Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:27 am

RhadamYgg wrote:
TrueFaith wrote:
RhadamYgg wrote:
TrueFaith wrote:Anything you put on the tank will collect debris under it. I have a 3/4 tank cover on my Ninja 250R and I have to remove it every few days and get the dust and dirt out before it scratches. Car salesmen will tell you what a mess a front cowling will do to a car's paint job and they don't recommend them. Not sure about metal filings on the road, but you can sure collect a whole lot of dust and dirt in everyday riding.
That tank cover sounds cool. Do you have a link? It might not prevent my problem, but it gives me options. I suspect the turnpike is a very 'dirty' road - and so is NYC.

RhadamYgg
Here you go, my friend. It's made by Targa. Guess it was actually a 1/2 tank cover, not 3/4, but they had both when I ordered. They have a lot of other cool stuff for the 250R.

http://www.targa-acc.com/cgi-bin/produc ... 6&format=3
Thanks Man! I'm definitely going to check it out. Now, if it gets past my wife as something worth getting...

RhadamYgg

Bah, thwarted by the 2008 Model again.

RhadamYgg

RhadamYgg · Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:30 am

HYPERR wrote:Rhadam these tank bras do not really protect the tank from a magnetic tank bag. They are meant to protect the tank from zippers scratching it from the forward lean riding position of a sport bike. They really do a great job although it does have a 1990s look to it. Back in the 1990s, just about every sportbike sported a tank bra.

Seems like it isn't an option anyway, so I'll be looking in to the protective stuff mentioned earlier in the thread.

RhadamYgg