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My trusty magnetic tankbag won't work on the K.

 

Well, I had to find the tankbag first, so I thought I'd do it now, and
then I thought I'd check it didn't foul the switchgear on the K, and it
kept sliding off, and then light dawned....

 

>,
says...

Heh.

Mine works on the 10R, but the panniers won't clear the exhausts of
their own accord.

Bit of padding under the straps lifts them enough, mind.

 

LOL, I very nearly bought a bag for my K100 too, but that was before I
*knew* what the tank was made of. Luckily I was looking in the BMW
specialists, and they had footnotes.

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Check if you've got two metal "hooks", about an 1-1.5cm wide, near the
rear of the tank.

They're mountings for the BMW tankbag - I've got one you can borrow if
you've got the mounts...

 

In

If you were local I have a genuine BMW one or a Baglux one that you could've
had the use of for a couple of days.

 

A tank bag and panniers? How much stuff are you taking - we're only away for
two nights!

Just one rucksack [1] for me.

[1] Kriega 30l one.

 

If you need it, I have a Baglux K100 cover(think they're the same) and bag
that I can bring with me.

 

3 for me, I have a stop off half way, but for this trip, I'll not be
taking much at all, and I don't really need to bring back any cheap
french fodder.

For the Isle of Man, in a few weeks I expect I'll need to take quite a
bit more though, so I've a few weeks to solve the problem of attaching
it to the bike. [1]

[1] Or cheating and using a big roll of packing tape.

 

They should be, yes.

 

I've got a BMW Multivario that says it also fits K-RTs from '86 onwards.
It's in western Surrey, and will not be needed for a couple of weeks.

 

in case you didn't get my MSN on friday (and for others with underseat
exhausts)

look at the "muffler pads" here http://www.baglux.co.uk/saddlebags.php

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The usual tailpack for me, so no doubt I'll die en route due to fatally
disrupted handling.

Oh, and a tankbag for credit card, passport and a map, natch.

 

A tank bag and panniers? How much stuff are you taking - we're only away for
two nights![/QUOTE]

I always though it wasn't so much for the taking of the stuff on the
trip but for the bringing back home of other stuff you get on the way.

 

(The Older Gentleman) wrote in
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I've a K series tankbag you're welcome to borrow.

 

I can't think of anything that I couldn't get in Waitrose. Slightly cheaper
over there, but worth stuffing panniers full of stuff? CBA.

 

I always seem to pick up a *large* drum of jelly beans on the ferry.
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I can't think of anything that I couldn't get in Waitrose. Slightly cheaper
over there, but worth stuffing panniers full of stuff? CBA.[/QUOTE]

If ever I go again I'll bring tobacco back.

 

Ooh, thanks, I'll check.

 

Location? Contact details?