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If you go on a trip, then he must stow what. Not everyone feels like to lug a backpack, and now there is an almost unbelievable variety of tank containers on the market. MOTORCYCLE brings light into darkness.


You can twist it and turn it however you want: the past was not everything better, but much simpler. For example, the selection of luggage systems for motorcycles: There was a duffel bag for porters, the Luis Trenker memory bag for the Cross and the Elephant Boy Harry for the tank. The latter will be felt for 125 years until today offered basically unchanged, but affects the monster made of heavy cloth and leather on motorcycles, not out of place 75 / 5, Max and Regina mean more. But the assembly of the Elephant Boys would fail on most modern motorcycles. durchzufadeln No way, the meter-long leather strap under the tank. Since it would be unfair on top of that, compare with a vintage date material, must observe the Elephant Boy from his undisputed place of honor lowered the bustle around him.

That times have changed, it is clear even in the naming. From the tank bag, a bag. Otherwise a lot has changed. For example, when fixing. The thong has had its day, today there are magnets, suction cups, buckles and even special brackets that are screwed to fix the gas cap and snip, snap, click lock the container. The sizes range from Bonsaibag that is connected to key ring, wallet and communication device already saturated, to the tank container, which itself takes up bulk buying loose. But the larger the tank bag, the higher the risk that it obstructs the view of the instruments and lights, and makes the full steering lock. As materials today only water-resistant synthetic fibers are used.