Fastening soft luggage plastic securing rings to bike

[Paul2129]

Hi guys, I just bought an Oxford X40 tail pack for my CRF250. It came with a variety of straps and bungees, all of which seem unusable to attatch it to my tubular rear rack. I simply need to fasten the plastic securing rings around the bottom of the bag to the rack that it's sat on. The rings line up with the rack, so it's just a case of tying the two to each other, going around the tube of the rack, and through the securing ring.

I could use cable ties (maybe removable ones) but they rubbed the paint off the rack on my previous bike

Just wondered if anyone had a neat and elegant solution for this ?

There are some small Velcro straps, kind of like a mini buckle, that loop around, feed through the buckle and fasten back to the Velcro

Just wondered if anyone has any ingenious ideas ?

Many Thanks

[Tracer1234]

[Paul2129]

Thanks for your reply. Unable to add a photo, it won't upload but.... it's pretty straightforward. I removable cable tie is strong, just wondered if anyone had a better solution

Many thanks

[Tracer1234]

[Paul2129]

Struggling like mad to attach a photo using my iPad. I'll try again on my PC later.... but it's a small plastic ring, connected to the tube

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[kgm]

I know what you mean - I have a similar tail pack but mine just sits on the rear seat rather than a rack so bungees work for me, although I understand the issue. .

Id probably go with the velcro strap idea. More flex for things bouncing about and less likely to fail than a cable tie. Another option is to use elasticated straps so that they run through two of the plastic D-rings and around the rack as a whole (weave it if possible for more purchase). Basically like you would with the strap if there's one on the bottom of the pack.

As for rubbing paint - most things will rub. You can protect the paint with electrical tape or using some of that grippy stuff (Google for Oxford Blanket to see what I mean). The Oxford stuff (or cheaper equivalent) is good for protecting paintwork from lots of things.

[Paul2129]

That's a great idea for using one strap and going right under the bag through both rings, for that I can possibly even use a strap that came with the bag, it's nylon and had d-rings like a helmet. Good thinking

I'll try the app called Cram too, thank you

[Paul2129]

Photo

(Cram works !!) thanks

[chickenstrip]

I use some straps with double-D rings. Secure enough. Came with some old Oxford luggage I no longer use, and were about the only useful thing from them
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[Fizzer Thou]

I used a rubber mat sold by Oxford/Halfrauds to cover the pillion seat and tail unit to go under the tail pack when I rode around France the other year.
I drilled out the tips of the pillion footpegs so that I could attach a pair of bungee hooks and made sure that the mat covered the bodywork from the rear bungee cord going to the rear indicators. I then used a bungee web around the lot so that it would hold the bike cover between me and the soft luggage.Worked a treat,even at highly illegal speeds

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[chickenstrip]

I gave up on bungees. They don't hold things as securely as straps, I've found. I sometimes still carry a cargo net, useful to stuff things under, but damned if I can find good quality ones anymore

That Oxford "Blanket" stuff I use in exactly the same way, with a bit under the tank bag too.
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