BwanaDik
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Finally broke down and got this stuff. Some of the best Yamaha stuff I've ever gotten. It's the expandable magnetic tank bag and trunk bag that's not available in the States. If you want this stuff, call Matt at Blackfoot Motorsports (no affiliation, he's just a nice and competent guy) in Calgary and tell him Jeff from Conroe sent you.
I've seen the tank bag in somebody's ride report but can't remember whose. But I've never seen a full report on the stuff you can get from our neighbors to the North (I'm sure somebody will post a link though!)
Check out the difference between the U.S. bag and the CA bag
Canadian tank bag
U.S Expandable tank bag
A pretty big difference !
The tank bag is ginormous but fits the bike perfectly. I've just thrown it on here, haven't done the "perfet position" thing yet. Feels like it will be comfortable to lean against though.
It's expandable to even larger, probably useful for the Iron Butt Motel if a rest area bench is not available
The interior is spacious
No doubt I'll loose stuff in the bottom here
It's a magnetic bag but comes complete with Jesus Straps for those hard cornering days
It's got a rain cover included, complete with a clear plastic map cover so you can still see the map when it's all snuggled up
The rear pocket, probably designed for papaerwork, license, passport, etc, even has a spot for pens and pencils
Don't know what this do dad is for but it's still a totally cool separate pouch for stuff that fits underneath the map pocket
I think one of the coolest things though is that my HP Notebook fits right inside the whole thing without interference
And the do-dad bag still fits too!
The other bag I bought is the bag for the Yamaha trunk
You can't see it here (blew the photo) but it has a really neat carrying handle inside the upper zipper.
I originally had a lot of doubts about the fit of the bag as the Canuckistan web page showed a Givi trunk, not the Yamaha trunk and there was a major error in the sizing of the U.S. vs. CA trunk. This appears to have been resolved as the liters to cubic foot conversion is now accurate.
Here's the Canadian trunk bag
Canadian Bag
The bag also comes with a nifty shoulder strap that folds up into the back side of the bag
There is no comparable U.S. option. It doesn't ft quite as cleanly as my buddy's BMW RT trunk bag but it's still good.
In all, a great couple of farkles not available here in the U.S. The tank bag is The Bomb, I love it! Trunk bag is cool too but doesn't seem to be a perfect fit.
I've seen the tank bag in somebody's ride report but can't remember whose. But I've never seen a full report on the stuff you can get from our neighbors to the North (I'm sure somebody will post a link though!)
Check out the difference between the U.S. bag and the CA bag
Canadian tank bag
U.S Expandable tank bag
A pretty big difference !
The tank bag is ginormous but fits the bike perfectly. I've just thrown it on here, haven't done the "perfet position" thing yet. Feels like it will be comfortable to lean against though.
It's expandable to even larger, probably useful for the Iron Butt Motel if a rest area bench is not available
The interior is spacious
No doubt I'll loose stuff in the bottom here
It's a magnetic bag but comes complete with Jesus Straps for those hard cornering days
It's got a rain cover included, complete with a clear plastic map cover so you can still see the map when it's all snuggled up
The rear pocket, probably designed for papaerwork, license, passport, etc, even has a spot for pens and pencils
Don't know what this do dad is for but it's still a totally cool separate pouch for stuff that fits underneath the map pocket
I think one of the coolest things though is that my HP Notebook fits right inside the whole thing without interference
And the do-dad bag still fits too!
The other bag I bought is the bag for the Yamaha trunk
You can't see it here (blew the photo) but it has a really neat carrying handle inside the upper zipper.
I originally had a lot of doubts about the fit of the bag as the Canuckistan web page showed a Givi trunk, not the Yamaha trunk and there was a major error in the sizing of the U.S. vs. CA trunk. This appears to have been resolved as the liters to cubic foot conversion is now accurate.
Here's the Canadian trunk bag
Canadian Bag
The bag also comes with a nifty shoulder strap that folds up into the back side of the bag
There is no comparable U.S. option. It doesn't ft quite as cleanly as my buddy's BMW RT trunk bag but it's still good.
In all, a great couple of farkles not available here in the U.S. The tank bag is The Bomb, I love it! Trunk bag is cool too but doesn't seem to be a perfect fit.
