richard6121@excite.calm

Hi all,

Just got a nice Xmas gift, the legendary Window Roll!

Great idea, one showstopper: Where did Clover Patch find these POS
Duraflex-wannabe buckles? These things will not grab the tie-down strap
AT ALL. I inserted a thicker strap into the buckle and it still allowed
the strap to slide right out. You cannot tighten the bag to the roll
cage^H^H^H^Hsport bar like this.

Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I pulled one of the real Duraflex
buckles off of my KLR's tankbag and it grabbed the strap just fine.

Anyone seen this?

RM

twaldron

Don't know anything about the Window Roll problem, but I've got a KLR
too! ;)

richard6121@excite.calm wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just got a nice Xmas gift, the legendary Window Roll!
>
> Great idea, one showstopper: Where did Clover Patch find these POS
> Duraflex-wannabe buckles? These things will not grab the tie-down strap
> AT ALL. I inserted a thicker strap into the buckle and it still allowed
> the strap to slide right out. You cannot tighten the bag to the roll
> cage^H^H^H^Hsport bar like this.
>
> Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I pulled one of the real Duraflex
> buckles off of my KLR's tankbag and it grabbed the strap just fine.
>
> Anyone seen this?
>
> RM

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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twaldron

Don't know anything about the Window Roll problem, but I've got a KLR
too! ;)

richard6121@excite.calm wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just got a nice Xmas gift, the legendary Window Roll!
>
> Great idea, one showstopper: Where did Clover Patch find these POS
> Duraflex-wannabe buckles? These things will not grab the tie-down strap
> AT ALL. I inserted a thicker strap into the buckle and it still allowed
> the strap to slide right out. You cannot tighten the bag to the roll
> cage^H^H^H^Hsport bar like this.
>
> Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I pulled one of the real Duraflex
> buckles off of my KLR's tankbag and it grabbed the strap just fine.
>
> Anyone seen this?
>
> RM

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

twaldron

Don't know anything about the Window Roll problem, but I've got a KLR
too! ;)

richard6121@excite.calm wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just got a nice Xmas gift, the legendary Window Roll!
>
> Great idea, one showstopper: Where did Clover Patch find these POS
> Duraflex-wannabe buckles? These things will not grab the tie-down strap
> AT ALL. I inserted a thicker strap into the buckle and it still allowed
> the strap to slide right out. You cannot tighten the bag to the roll
> cage^H^H^H^Hsport bar like this.
>
> Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I pulled one of the real Duraflex
> buckles off of my KLR's tankbag and it grabbed the strap just fine.
>
> Anyone seen this?
>
> RM

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

Robert Brace

I've got a Clover Patch and the buckles & cinch straps work perfectly.
I have been using it all summer with no problems whatsoever. I always cinch
it tight to the rollbar and then tie off the free ends of the straps as you
would normally do with any harness type of attachment.
Bob

<richard6121@excite.calm> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0412240412310.17495@panix2.pani x.com...
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just got a nice Xmas gift, the legendary Window Roll!
>
> Great idea, one showstopper: Where did Clover Patch find these POS
> Duraflex-wannabe buckles? These things will not grab the tie-down strap
> AT ALL. I inserted a thicker strap into the buckle and it still allowed
> the strap to slide right out. You cannot tighten the bag to the roll
> cage^H^H^H^Hsport bar like this.
>
> Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I pulled one of the real Duraflex
> buckles off of my KLR's tankbag and it grabbed the strap just fine.
>
> Anyone seen this?
>
> RM

Robert Brace

I've got a Clover Patch and the buckles & cinch straps work perfectly.
I have been using it all summer with no problems whatsoever. I always cinch
it tight to the rollbar and then tie off the free ends of the straps as you
would normally do with any harness type of attachment.
Bob

<richard6121@excite.calm> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0412240412310.17495@panix2.pani x.com...
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just got a nice Xmas gift, the legendary Window Roll!
>
> Great idea, one showstopper: Where did Clover Patch find these POS
> Duraflex-wannabe buckles? These things will not grab the tie-down strap
> AT ALL. I inserted a thicker strap into the buckle and it still allowed
> the strap to slide right out. You cannot tighten the bag to the roll
> cage^H^H^H^Hsport bar like this.
>
> Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I pulled one of the real Duraflex
> buckles off of my KLR's tankbag and it grabbed the strap just fine.
>
> Anyone seen this?
>
> RM

Robert Brace

I've got a Clover Patch and the buckles & cinch straps work perfectly.
I have been using it all summer with no problems whatsoever. I always cinch
it tight to the rollbar and then tie off the free ends of the straps as you
would normally do with any harness type of attachment.
Bob

<richard6121@excite.calm> wrote in message
news:Pine.NEB.4.61.0412240412310.17495@panix2.pani x.com...
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just got a nice Xmas gift, the legendary Window Roll!
>
> Great idea, one showstopper: Where did Clover Patch find these POS
> Duraflex-wannabe buckles? These things will not grab the tie-down strap
> AT ALL. I inserted a thicker strap into the buckle and it still allowed
> the strap to slide right out. You cannot tighten the bag to the roll
> cage^H^H^H^Hsport bar like this.
>
> Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, I pulled one of the real Duraflex
> buckles off of my KLR's tankbag and it grabbed the strap just fine.
>
> Anyone seen this?
>
> RM