Mon, 11 May 1998 13:23:46 +0100
- Message No. 2948
From: Philip_ROBERTSON@paribas.com
Subject: African Queens 45l tank
I finally got round to fitting the 45l tank I got back in March at the
weekend and tried it out on a run of about 350km. here's my opinions...
My overall impression is that it is very good and didn't really have any
adverse effects on the handling. It fitted straight onto the bike without
any adjustments and the original side panels still fit but they're a bit
stretched. It took about 2-3 hours to fit it. The bike is slightly wider
than it was before and you sit with your knees slightly further apart -
it's not less comfortable it's just different. I was surprised it didn't
have more effect on the handling - putting the same extra weight on the
rear carrier makes a big difference but carrying it in the tank isn't very
noticable. The appearance is also 'normal' and it fits in with the bike OK
(it would look better if I was any good at painting). I had to remove the
crash bars to get it to fit.
Phil
dipper@normans.isd.uni-stuttgart.de