Tank bags and fixing them

[pepperami]

I would just like to pick your brains please BCF.

So how do you fix your tank bags to your bikes?
Mine has VERY strong magnets and I think it could stay on the bike all on its own.
I think this is definately the case as the tank bag is behind the fairing.
I`m convinced that if you turned the bike upside down, the tank bag would stay where it is

What do you lot do?, I seek your wisdom
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[Bloggsy]

I rely on the tank bag magnets have done for the last 12 years

[stinkwheel]

I have road tested my Lidl B-Square tank bag up to 157mph using only the magnets.

This was on a faired bike.
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[Peirre oBollox]

SW motech Tank ring setup.
The bag doesn`t come in contact with the paintwork & scratch it.
If I want additional fixing (which I don`t) there is a strap that goes around the headstock
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[Llama-Farmer]

Magnetic tank bag. Although above 100mph it seems force of the wind is stronger than the magnetic force.

Might just be that the magnets are cheap ones, better quality bag might have better magnets.

[pepperami]

Thank you people

I`ve used my tank bag a couple of times without any other fixings and it was fine, but I just wanted to hear it from others also.

As my Hyosung gt 250 wont do more than 103 mph (that`s the best I`ve had out of it) it looks like I`ll be ok not using additional straps
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[Dazbo666]

Naked 600 Bandit fitted with my Hein Gericke tank bag with strong magnets (and nylon webbing straps - never been used).

Even with one of the magnets damaged/loosened and removed from the bag recently, it's always been fine, even on motorway speeds
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[Dracon]

Oxford tank bag, stays fixed (even with some silly bulky/heavy things in it). Didn't even move when I was knocked off!
Bloody good magnets!

[johnnyarctic]

magnets indeed. occasionally i put the token strap around.

[Hamayar]

Frank Thomas cargo magnetic tank bag



High speed cruising especially near Dresden up to 130 mph magnets only and it didnt budge at all..

I had however forgot about my side pannier bags that had waterproof covers on them..

I use the word had covers in the past tense, lesson learned I guess.

Bloody autobahns making up time getting carried away staying ahead of thunderstorms. thank god for black bin liners inside
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[TheDonUK]

Strap around the headstock / strap around shoulder, Clip clip.
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[stinkwheel]

Regarding a strap round the headstock. I'm of the oppinion that if it's going to come off, I'd rather it came right off rather than flapping around on the end of a strap attached round the steering on the bike and right in front of my face.
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[c-m]

The standard magnets will hold fine.

Even the crap lidl bags, (not old ones with strong magnets) have held on my bike with a 10kg in bag at over 140 through Germany
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[pepperami]

Well for my purposes it looks like it`s magnets only
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[Tomzo47]

magnets and a strap round the frame at the front if I can be bothered, only used it a couple of times when going long distance, confident in just magnets anyway
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