OK.....I give in...........

[BTBR]

Where the feck do these God dam straps go on the Baglux tank cover

Sorted the headstock one.....that was easy!

Then the two straps either side of the headstock which I presume go around the lugs that secure the tank?

Then we have the next two........these are the ones with the fabric covered steel hooks......do you think that I can find somewhere to hook these so that they are actually doing something?????

Next two are sorted, just clip onto part of the main frame?

Next two, I know these are right as you can't really fit them incorrectly, these just lip under the tank seam.

Now then.....the critter at the back of the tank.....where the feck is that one supposed to go.

Its fitted to an Adventure tank if someone would so kind as to show a couple of pictures.

I have done a search and I cannot seem to find the answer for the GSA tank, is there a .pdf file lurking around somewhere that I cannot find?

Thanks in advance

BTBR

 

[pragmatix]

Ive got a jpeg of the standard fitting to big to post on here, PM an e-mail ady and ill send it to you.

Pete A

 

[pragmatix]

Try this

Any use?

Pete A

 

[BTBR]

Cheers Pete, have PM'd you.

Looking at the picture, I can only assume that the GSA cover is different to the std GS one?

1) I have three straps up around the headstock?

2) I have a strap right at the back of the cover, above the air filter.

3) And as for the "two straps that go across the bike, one in front and one behind the shock" has really confused me

4) The strap right at the front, it looks to me that it will hook onto the tubular frame on the inside. But if I do that the angle of the tension on the clip is to great and it keep slipping undone?

Still..............lets have a look at jpeg and cross the next bridge when we come to it?

I don't know, I can fit and wire lights up with my eyes closed, come to a poxy PVC tank cover and I'm fecked.

BTBR

 

[Ron Gibson]

Alan, give me a call and I will explain in detail, how best to fit the cover.
ps the metal hooks are sh*te and you will find after a while the hooks start to tear through the fabric, but there is a solution only cost you a few pennies
Ron

 

[BTBR]

ps the metal hooks are sh*te and you will find after a while the hooks start to tear through the fabric, but there is a solution

After a while....one of them has started to tear already

Have PM'd you

BTBR

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Alan, give me a call and I will explain in detail, how best to fit the cover.
ps the metal hooks are sh*te and you will find after a while the hooks start to tear through the fabric, but there is a solution only cost you a few pennies
Ron

Go on ...................tell us the solution, then

 

[BTBR]

Go on ...................tell us the solution, then

Wait yer turn................he's telling me first!

 

[Ron Gibson]

Alan, you have e-mail, all will be revealed

 

[BTBR]

Alan, give me a call and I will explain in detail, how best to fit the cover.
ps the metal hooks are sh*te and you will find after a while the hooks start to tear through the fabric, but there is a solution only cost you a few pennies
Ron

Blimey..........wot a great idea and so cheap as well!

Thanks Ron...top bloke

BTBR

PS
Shall we tell the others or not?

 

[Fanum]

A tube of araldite doesn't count!!

 

[Ron Gibson]

Okay here goes, the hooks tear through the webbing because (in my opinion) they are not the same diameter as the rails they 'hook' round. What makes the poblem worse is if you have the Adv crash bars fitted the brackets for the bars prevent the hooks from being in the optimal position, thus adding more strain when pulled tight hence the tearing.
The solution; get yourself 4 lengths of webbing, a bit shorter will do as the originals with hooks are too long anyway.

Seal the ends by burning with hob/lighter/missus fiery tongue etc.

Nip down to your local timpsons/cobblers or grab the missus sewing machine and sew a loop in one end of each piece of webbing (about an inch should do).

Put the webbing roud the frame rail (same place as you would do with the hook bit) and put the free end through the loop, pull tight and attach free end to 'buckle' on cover --'et voila'' sorted.

Forgot to add, this is for an ADV with large tank and engine bars, don't know if the standard 1150 uses that poxy hook webbing.

hope this helps, pm if you require further help or straps made.
BD

 

[BTBR]

I have asked BHT to add this in the FAQ section, but this is how to fit it:-

FITTING A BAGLUX TANK COVER TO A BMW R1150GS ADVENTURE


General Fitting Guidelines:

Ø Before fitting the tank cover it would be considered a good idea to wash and polish the petrol tank. Ensure that the polish is buffed to a good shine and that no polish haze or residue is left remaining.
Ø Before attempting to fit the tank harness make sure that the fabric is warm, this will then ensure that it is nice and flexible to enable the cover to follow the contours of the tank.
Ø Ideally, leave the tank cover in a warm environment i.e. airing cupboard for a few hours prior to fitment.
Ø Attempting to fit the tank cover without it first being warmed would be like trying to wrap a piece a tin around a doughnut!
Ø Remove seat and also the plastic cover that is situated on the right hand side of the bike.
Ø Offer the tank cover into position and locate the fuel filler cap in to the centre of the tank cover aperture.
Ø Make sure that all the free straps are clear from under the cover before preceding any further.

Note

Extreme care should be taken not to trap any cables or pipes under the tank cover securing straps during the next process. In particular, the first strap that locates around the headstock.

Fitting the straps

Starting from the top of tank, nearest the filler neck you will now attach all the straps, working along towards the rear of the tank. Ensuring that you keep the filler neck central within the tank cover aperture and also maintaining the BWW tank badges central within the clear plastic windows at all times.

At this stage do not over tighten any of the straps

Ø Starting at the top of the tank cover, the first strap goes around and under the headstock from the left-hand side and attaches into the plastic buckle on the right hand side.
Ø The next two straps are located either side of the first headstock strap. These straps loop around the lugs that secure the tank into position, and then attach back onto them selves again.

Now for the awkward ones!

Ø To locate the next two straps you will need to sit on the floor and look up under the beak. You will see a black tubular frame that supports the beak section that runs along either side of it, this is where the straps attach to.
Ø The left strap attaches to the left tube and vice versa on the other side.
Ø Remove the strap from the plastic clip and then feed it from the top of the tube back down into the clip again.
Ø The stainless steel clip encased within the webbing will locate nicely around the tubular frame.

DO NOT GET CONFUSED WITH THE MOUNTINGS OF THE STD GS TANK COVER!
These straps cross from one side of the bike, either side of the shock absorber, to the other!

Note

· Care should be taken with the off side strap (or left hand side looking from the front) to avoid excess stress to the adjacent rubber pipe.
· Care should also be taken with the nearside strap (or right hand side looking from the front) to avoid excess stress on the adjacent rubber pipe and also to avoid trapping the power cable that feeds the auxiliary power socket.

Moving around the tank to the two side straps, the first of which is quite awkward to locate. It is the same design as the last two straps that were fitted, i.e. there is a stainless steel clip encased within the webbing.

Ø Remove the strap from the clip, as before.
Ø Looking under the fuel tank adjacent to where the strap is located, you will see a large section of the aluminium main frame.
Ø Using the offside strap for example, kneel on the floor and feed the strap from the right around the frame and back into the clip.
Ø The nearside strap will feed from the left hand side around the frame and back into the clip.
Ø The next two clips are easy; these just clip onto the lip of the fuel tank.
Ø Finally, the rear most strap just wraps under and around the two little lugs (the ones with the small holes in) that protrude at the rear of the tank!

That’s it…………all that remains now is to start adding tension to all the straps, starting from the front and back along each side in unison.

Tidy the finished job up by securing the excess tails of the straps with either insulation tape or personally I use small black plastic ties.

Care should be taken not to add to much tension to the straps so as to cause damage to the tank cover or the straps.

Then over a period of the next 7 – 14 days progressively add more tension to straps to settle the cover down.

If the straps are far to long then any excess can be trimmed, but anneal the end of the straps after they have been cut to prevent them from fraying. A lighted match or cigarette lighter is ideal.


But most importantly of all……………TAKE YOUR TIME!!!!!


Hopefully this will help you?

Cheers

Alan (aka bigtrailbikerider)