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Materials used in the construction of the Tully is that that white water rafts are constructed , not only waterproof , durable and UV resistant .
Fitting the Tully to the bike is simple , inbuilt loops allow the strap hooks to easily anchor to the bike when and attached at the four points the bag was going nowhere . We were able to not only fit the larger of the bags to the rear rack and seat of most bikes we also found that it ’ s a perfect fit for the top of an aluminium panier , so versatile it even fit the panier rack so could be used as a soft option .
The smaller of the Tully ’ s was not only used as a tailbag we were able to adapt it to work as a tankbag as well as an engine bar bag , whilst secure it did need a little extra work , yet it demonstrated how versatile these bags can be .
There ’ s no doubt that Flying Solo Gear has thought long and hard about the design of the Tully and it has paid off , they work well . This is an impressive piece of kit , that is not limited to a specific form of motorcycling . The Tully is versatile enough that it has been designed as a tailbag that can be used as a backpack or messenger bag , we recommend it is also used as a panier , tank , engine bar bag … even a camera bag .
The Tully is quality without the ridiculous cost of a big brand bag .
And why Tully ? Well , the Queensland town of Tully is regarded as Australia ’ s wettest place . With an average annual rainfall of 4,000 millimetres , it is indeed wet , that ’ s 4 metres , over 13 feet of rain , very , very wet and Flying Solo Gear are confident the Tully tailbags will cope with that sort of water , so are we …
More information on the Tully tailbag can be found at flyingsologear . com
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