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the clear plastic rain bonnets for my tank bag and pillion bag (oxford lifetime luggage) have split from the rigors of winter riding.
anyone got a cheap replacement idea?
no. the trashcan liner is not exactly what i had in mind. the showercap was too small. those things that cover the polished silver might work if i could find a source and seal the seams.
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You have most likely already thought of this, but my wife and I use plastic bags to water proof our soft luggage. The trick is to use the bags inside the luggage. The luggage gets wet of course but the contents do not. We are able to use the plastic bags many times before they need replacing.
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yep. i use the venerable zip-loc bags inside my luggage. like duct tape, i dont know how i lived without the marvelous zip-loc bag.
i need the rain bonnets to keep rainwater from seeping into the map pockets. the seams are sealed. but i swear that the zipper actually channels water into the map pocket.
some of the stuff that i keep in the map pocket has been laminated. however, it would be nice to keep the mapquest printouts dry.
i figured some hardcore rider on this site might have figured out the best and cheapest way to solve the problem.
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nobody rides half as well as they know how.
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I had a suggestion, but before I looked dumb. I did go on there web site. I didn't even see where you could buy a replacement, but the site does say life time guarantee
* Except the rain Bonnet.
Man I hate those asterisk.
I once made a water proof pouch for a laser receiver at work. I used one of those seal a meal machine and their plastic bags cut up. I cut the shapes I needed and then just heat sealed/welded them and in my case inserted the machine and sealed the whole bag. The plastic they use is very tuff and worked great for our purpose.
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As wussy as it sounds, check with a wife/mother/girlfriend for a source of elastic bowl covers. They are heavy plastic with an elastic perimeter and come in a wide range of sizes that may work on tank/tail bags. They are also cheap.
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thanx, docta.
the bowl covers that i have seen so far are not clear plastic, but sort of opaque. thus, reading anything in the tankbag window is impossible.
i also tried the covers that are found on fancy dishwear/china when its stored in cupboards. some of this stuff was clear but had a seam stitched around the top. it was good as a dust cover but wouldnt shed rain.
i fooled around with some stick-to-itself food wrap. the effort required wasnt worth it.
the next time i shop for a tankbag i am going to be more picky. if you have a stacking tankbag, the rain cover may be too small for the whole stack. or too big for any single piece of it.
one would think that after a 100yrs of motorbiking that the tankbag design would be bullet proof by now.
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| I have some older soft luggage from the Bagman, they are long gone I think, and the rain covers lost their waterproof lining over the years. recently I took a small paint brush and painted on a rubber coating called Plasti Dip which you can buy at Home Depot I think and it is generally used for dipping handles of tools to rubberize them. Anyway, the stuff works like a charm, stays flexible and looks like it was sprayed on in the factory. So maybe if your rain covers are leaking you could try this.
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