I've always liked the idea of the tank ring used by SW Motech on their Bags-Connection tank bags. Unfortunately, they charge sky-high prices for the bags (which are not waterproof), and will not sell you the tank rings unless you have proof of buying one of their bags.
Not long ago, Cortech released their Dryver tank bags (that are waterproof) with their own version of a tank ring connector. Again, these bags are pretty expensive. Their connectors are available without the bag.
My idea long ago was to use the tank ring connector with a Pelican case to have something waterproof and cheap. Here's what I came up with for less than $70 using a Pelican 1150:
Keep the weight low if you do this yourself. You defintitely do not want to overload this and then drop your bike because although the connector is much more likely to disengage than the SW Motech design, it may not and you'll destroy your tank.
I may up the size of the case to the Pelican 1300 in the future since it looks like it will fit pretty easily.
Not long ago, Cortech released their Dryver tank bags (that are waterproof) with their own version of a tank ring connector. Again, these bags are pretty expensive. Their connectors are available without the bag.
My idea long ago was to use the tank ring connector with a Pelican case to have something waterproof and cheap. Here's what I came up with for less than $70 using a Pelican 1150:
Keep the weight low if you do this yourself. You defintitely do not want to overload this and then drop your bike because although the connector is much more likely to disengage than the SW Motech design, it may not and you'll destroy your tank.
I may up the size of the case to the Pelican 1300 in the future since it looks like it will fit pretty easily.