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Don't take me too seriously, I mean with the skills you have you could make a decent tank bag (unlike the kind that are around). I've used a tank cover (is maybe a better term) for 15 years, people don't like them but I get to feel smug when they scratch their tank with their jacket zip. Or in my case when you are removing the tank from the bike or just general damage from living on the street. Bikes like the R80 are a good era for tank covers but there must be loads of 80's bikes with ratty tanks that could be improved by one. I'm probably in a minority with my appreciation of them.
When it comes to touring you can make them with straps to connect a bag to.
tldr - nice sewing chops
Airhead
I saw a lot of ‘tank’ bags on ebay, they all looked a bit naff though.
Bit of a shit ride to the mechanics this afternoon for the carb/valve service. Left the house and the left indicator seemed erratic. Bike felt okay as could be, though.
Hadn’t charged the battery (which was clearly on its way out) and with lights on at dusk the bastard bike stalled on me on a bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic dual carriageway. Refused to start again.
Fortunately traffic was crawling. Couldn’t get it to start so pushed it the 100m to the McDonalds car park.
Had chavs laughing and videoing me out their car window, so that ticks off ultimate embarrassing stall.
No joy waiting in case engine was flooded, barely got a turn over out the starter. JUST managed to catch the 24hr Bike Recovery guy, who came and picked me up and dropped me to the mechanics.
Asked them to add a new battery to the list of clearly overdue maintenance.
Hopefully the mechanics will sort it all out!
But back to tank bags, any examples of what people actually desire?