Yamaha OEM tank bag strap too short? Try this

[fredz43]

I have read several posts where folks complain that the strap on the rear of the Yamaha Super Tenere tank bag is too short. One person even broke the buckle when trying to stretch the strap enough to buckle it. I think he had a hard time finding a replacement. I have always managed to fasten mine, but could only barely do that. I thought as some of you may have thought "why the heck were the Yamaha designers so dumb as to put on a strap that is barely long enough?" Well, today I had a "D'uh" moment and lo and behold, maybe those Yamaha designers weren't the dumb ones. Pic 1 is how I used to fasten the strap to the bike and the result was a too short strap. Pic 2 is how I finally figured out to fasten it to the bike and now I have lots of strap left over!

D'oh!

 

[Don in Lodi]

D'oh! ::010::

 

[yamabob]

Thanks for the heads up. I never even thought about that.

 

[oldbear]

Well Duh! Mine is just like photo 1 (I swear that's how it looked in the instructions!). It fits and works but "just does". Who knew? Thanks

 

[markjenn]

Well Duh! Mine is just like photo 1 (I swear that's how it looked in the instructions!).

Just looked at the instructions and they definitely show the side-to-side/too-short method, but Fred's suggestion certainly works better, although threading it through the gaps might be slightly harder. Nice find. I must have been doing it Fred's way early on because I distinctly remember having some slack in the strap when I first started using the tank bag. When I first had the too-short problem, I thought I must be doing it wrong and went to the instructions and was surprised that doing it the instructed way resulted in a too-short strap.

I wonder if something got crossed between the design of the bag and the writer doing the instructions.

Edit: One possible concern I just noticed with the new method is that the tensioned strap is coming out from under the seat at an angle which might push back/up on the front of the seat. The side-to-side method has the strap laying more flush with the tank. I haven't tried actually fitting it all and seeing if the problem is significant.

- Mark

 

[imcja]

Edit: One possible concern I just noticed with the new method is that the tensioned strap is coming out from under the seat at an angle which might push back/up on the front of the seat. The side-to-side method has the strap laying more flush with the tank. I haven't tried actually fitting it all and seeing if the problem is significant.

- Mark

That would be my concern too. This is how I have mine routed.

 

[fredz43]

That would be my concern too. This is how I have mine routed.

Nothing to be concerned about. After using the original method as described in the instructions, I tried the alternate method for about 5,000 miles of trips and no problem. Your method looks like it works just fine also and will provide the extra length of the strap to make buckling up no problem.

Having said that. I think I like your method better. Thanks!

 

[markjenn]

I think I like your method better.

As I do too. Clever.

- Mark