R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Wed May 11, 2022 9:13 pm
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Some years ago i owned a BMW F800s. (Nice bike, shame about the Rotax engine) I have always been a fan of magnetic tank bags so with that bike I actually dissembled the plastic tank covers and taped some magnets to the inside which meant I could continue using my magnetic tank bag at the time. Ok it didn't work brilliantly... the bag didn't hold on very tightly but it did work. With my new RS I am thinking of doing the same thing. I thought I'd ask if anyone else has ever tried this? I had the plastic tank covers off the other day but it looks like the gap between them and the actual petrol tank is pretty slim (IE it's a tight fit) I wanted to ask... can anyone recommend any super strong and thin magnets or should I just add a metal plate seeing as the magnets are in the tank bag itself I would assume this wouldn't be strong enough and magnets would be better). Would adding magnets to the inside have any weird affect on the petrol or any other system nearby? |
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Zitat von Naraino im Beitrag #1 It's not the 1990s, you know. Nor the noughties. Mag bags and tank bras are so last century. We mostly have Givi or SW Motech tank rings as they are so convenient and not going to mess with our electronic devices. Spam goes here |
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It's not the 1990s, you know. Nor the noughties. Mag bags and tank bras are so last century. We mostly have Givi or SW Motech tank rings as they are so convenient and not going to mess with our electronic devices. [/quote] |
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Zitat von Naraino im Beitrag #4 I hear you but I think those bags are unreasonably expensive and I hate the floating look of some of them. I would however consider this... Pic attached, if anyone can tell me what make and model it is. The pic is too low res to figure what it says on the side. Any one recognise it?  [/quote]from the spacing in the logo, I think it is SW Motech
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I have tried a magnetic tank bag in the past on a motorcycle with a steel gas tank. What I wasn't happy about is that the magnets in the bag would move around and vibrate just enough while I was riding to result in marring the paint finish. I don't use magnetic bags any more and I use a rubber pad under my tank bags to protect the paint finish.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Naraino im Beitrag #4 That's my wife's bike. It's a SW-Motech Engage tank bag that uses a tank ring. That bag is no longer available and has been replaced by the Engage Pro. Here's the Engage Pro. Engage Pro (2).jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) Lee |
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Zitat von Naraino im Beitrag #1 One problem I see is that the magnets will tend to attract ferrous based detritus. In fact, I've seen this happen with magnetic tank bags and scratch the tank. I have a Givi with the ring. Works great though I should have taken a closer look at the SW Motech stuff.
2020 R1250RS
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OP - if you do still want to pursue this despite the naysayers, what you want are neodymium magnets - plenty available on eBay etc - they are incredibly powerful and you can buy them in little strips about 1" long by 1/16" thick, which could be would glued to the rear side of the plastic tank panels.
KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS
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Had a magnetic tank bag on a bike years ago. It scratched the paint on the tank. Got all kinds of crud caught between the tank and bag flaps. I'd never use one again. Use and prefer the sw motech tank rings that keep the bag off the paint |
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