Rok Straps Review & How-To | Product Review | Motorcyclenews.com

What's not to like? Two straps that cost under £20 are all that's needed to secure an 80-litre bag with no fear of it slipping. No bungees, no scratchy metal hooks. Brilliant.

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[Lessdeth]

Nice, fastened and secure, with two great flaps that aren't secured and could very easily make it into the rear wheel, much like they did to a friend of mine who subsequently crashed and died. Make sure to secure EVERY flap when you're fastening your luggage like this. It may save your life.

[MrTaliz]

I'm just using regular cheap straps around my weather protected 80l bag, attached through the passenger handles on my ER6. Has worked fine for years.

[BJMoorhouse]

I have some and they're amazingly easy to use.
Actually make it look quite difficult and unsafe in this video, definitely worth spending some pennies on. I use one to strap a heavy rucksack to the back seat for my commute, never budges.

[BJMoorhouse]

Nah, it doesn't. Remember that the footpegs move with the seat, not the wheel.
Also, one of the beauties of this strap is the elastic. Where normal straps do loosen through vibrations, this absorbs them in the elastic... allowing it to move very slightly and pulling it back.

Trust me, they're ace - I use them daily :)

[shiftyshamsk]

Get yourself an Oxford T30 dry stash and a couple of sets of these. Job done.

[BrewCityRider]

What do you do with the loose ends? You cant just leave them flapping around in the wind or they could get caught in the wheel or rub paint off or something.

[BJMoorhouse]

How would the weight of the rider loosen the straps?
Agree it's a bad review though; he didn't tuck the loose ends into the elastic, and trust me (I know from experience), not doing so will bring you to a skidding halt with strap around your back wheel!

The straps are amazing though :)

[NaudanX]

rOK straps are awesome. I would recommend to everyone.

[DarkAristocrat]

I love these straps. I have the medium and large sizes. So useful

[duwaynegoddard]

Awesome video! i have that exact bike and need to do a 2 day trip on my bike and looking for a cheap and easy solution to carry my luggage without having to buy saddle bags. can you please tell me what size or model number straps you used?

[richardsimpson]

My experience is they work loose in bumpy conditions unless you tie them.

[steher]

Is that Edward Norton? One more thing, when the rear wheel shock compresses, will he lose that bag?

[jrmcosta]

What is the length of those straps on the video? There are 2 models: 1 Meter, and 1, 5 meters...

[JLUnlimited]

The straps would loosen up because the straps would move around from the foot pegs to the bag around the to the back .. The weight of the rider would cause the bag to bounce and shift around if you are in a corner . .

[MotorcycleExtremist]

I guess there's no built in provision for dealing with all that extra strap flapping about?

[willbrum]

Nice bit of free kit if i give it a plug? New model test fantastic great responsive engine and handling then a year on the mk2 comes out they have sorted the fuelling ho hum and uprated the crap suspension. Are Journos salesman we know how the kissed Murdochs backside.

[macsporran]

CLOse up shots of attaching the straps to the various points on the bike would have been better rather than a single shot - or perhaps this was a shoe string budget

[shiftyshamsk]

No good if your carrying a birthday cake...

[Majorvideonut]

The problem I see is that rear wheel is going to move when the uneven ground is encountered.

[richard]

Hmmm lets investigate rok prices now after seeing that...