One pleasant surprise, and a nice touch, from the staff at the Shanghai Yamaha dealer yesterday (see post #93 here ). They gave me as a present a Yamaha tank bag. Not too big, black nylon, attached with magnets, has a clear map pocket, and turns into a little backpack! I will post a picture soon.

They also threw in a generic made-in-China dust/rain cover, but I think it is a little too short for the YBR 250. Oh well, can't look a gift horse in the mouth. By the way, is there any danger of these things melting or catching on fire if you put them on while the engine is still hot?

DS