Chris B
22 juni 2025
Purchased for a BDR trip on my '22 BMW R1250GS. Needed a tank bag that was "smallish" and at 6 liters the Diablo was about right, plus I figured the map pocket was a bonus.Fit: I was a little unsure of the overall fit due to lack of pics of this bike on their website or generally on the web. The shape seemed like perfect for a GS tank and knowing I could return to Amazon if it didn't fit, I figured what the heck. Fit was near perfect for a 'generic' tank bag which fits a lot of different bikes. Once in place it moves around a little if you grab it and move it, but while riding on or off road it was solid.Access to fuel cap was fine (a little tight, but totally doable) with the bag 2/3 unzipped for access. 4 starsSize: Perfect for me. GoPro; Sunglasses, cleaning cloth & spray, iPhone, ear plugs, cap, and lots of other misc I like to have instant access to fit great. 5 starsStanding while riding: No Problem. Never noticed it after days and days of riding standing on the pegs, shifting weight and moving about. Perfect - 5 stars.Map Pocket: Phone would overheat in map pocket as GL suggests in their description. I would not plan on using my phone through the pocket. Too much sunlight and not enough ventilation. I also tried to wrestle the BDR map into the pocket and once in place it was fine, but rear access zipper to map pocket is smaller than the pocket itself requiring some wrestling to get the maximum map size into the pocket. 4 stars.BUT...and here's the but, If you are putting this on a GS, it will almost certainly damage paint/tank/graphics. The back of the mounting harness is just vinyl with no soft felt or foam to protect the tank. My trip was a little dusty/dirty but not bad at all, yet the mounting straps and harness did mark up the bikes paint and decals (see pics).GL suggests buying their paint protecting adhesive clear plastic but I was short on time prior to departure. I'm also NOT a fan of 'sticking' or adhering something to my tank and I don't use a tank bag except when on long road trips. I'm a little bummed about the permanent damage to the tank/graphics but I should've done more to protect them. About half way through the trip, I loosened the harness to find the marks and placed some small micro cloth towels to prevent more marring. Before next use, I will find/make some kind of felt or fabric which I can adhere to the bottom of the GL Diablo 'harness' and straps prevent further damage. GL could do better here, I think, which is the reason for 4 stars overall.
Kristin A Gilbert
10 mei 2025
Great quality and nice features, unfortunately I purchased the black bag on special and received the grey one and now the special pricing is not available. Amazon is trying to fix the problem. Very nice bags though.