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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> The Cafe >> home done tour pack /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1464017195 Message started by Gus on 05/23/16 at 08:24:52 |
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Title: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 08:24:52 Not completely done. I'm going to put a back pad on the front side. I'd also like to find a chrome rack for the top of the box. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by DesertRat on 05/23/16 at 09:23:13 I want to know more about the chrome LOWER rack MOD; make, model, DIY? |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Serowbot on 05/23/16 at 10:19:45 Nice box,.. what's it made of?.... metal?... :-? |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 10:21:47 755442544345635045310 wrote:
Hurley,as someone here refers to them, made it pretty easy. Any 3 bar rack from the mid 60s to late 70s. Late panhead or shovelhead in the AMF years will work. Here is an example. I'll get a pic of it on the bike tonight. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 10:25:53 4D425548434B1E4340481E2C0 wrote:
Hurley,as someone here refers to them, made it pretty easy. Any 3 bar rack from the mid 60s to late 70s. Late panhead or shovelhead in the AMF years will work. Here is an example. I'll get a pic of it on the bike tonight.[/quote] Sero, the box is a Military Surplus, aluminum, night vision goggles case. I ground the latches off the sides (front & back on the bike). There are still 4 latches left. Stout for sure. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 10:33:12 This wasn't a cheap project but it turned out to be what I wanted; not what someone wanted to sell me. This thing I removable,made of metal and rugged. Just what I was looking for. Gravel roads aren't going T shake this apart. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/23/16 at 10:49:23 See!?!? That's what it's About. Some of this, a little bit of that, and Yeehaa,, Waterproof, any bigger would've looked disproportionate, Did you manage to keep any padding on the inside? |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 10:58:51 392620273A3D0C3C0C34262A61530 wrote:
I was very worried about the size before I got it In the mail. I was so afraid it was going to be to big! I think its borderline. But it'll have to do. It actually looked better for size when it was OD green. The Silver makes it look bigger. Old Sliver is a pack mule now!!![ch55357][ch56844] |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/23/16 at 12:58:10 It's borderline too big, visually, but the job needs room. If you could get it to sit lower, maybe pull the slats and just mount to the framework? |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 15:03:58 2E3137302D2A1B2B1B23313D76440 wrote:
Pulling the slats would only gain me 1/4-3/8". Before I go through anything like that I want to go to a bigger tank. Hopefully that will diminish the size of the box. Alter in the color of tbe box is an option too. You'll notice it doesn't look nearly as large in OD. I did put some padding in the base. Some closed cell foam. About 1/2" or so. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by verslagen1 on 05/23/16 at 15:18:13 I had mounted a trunk to a board then mounted the board to the fender after I relocated the rectumfryer. The board fit under the loop for the rear seat ('96) and I mounted a piece so it would bolt to the location of the missing rectumfryer. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by mrlvlagic on 05/23/16 at 15:51:57 Very nice. Now all you need are some knobby tires, and two ammo cans forpanniers and people will think you have an Adventure bike |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 16:28:00 5C435D475D50565852310 wrote:
It'd take a boat load of modifications to make old Sliver look like an Adventure bike. Couple more ammo cans ain't going to do it. I don't like cruisers much. I bought old Sliver be cause he was a thumper and newer tech than most thumpers (cepting dirt bikes). Our markets today don't call for good one cylinder bikes. We Thumper nuts have to do what we can. The S40 is a good economy motorcycle. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/23/16 at 16:49:55 ulling the slats would only gain me 1/4-3/8". Before I go through anything like that I want to go to a bigger tank. Yeah, that should put things in perspective somewhat. And the color did really change the apparent size. Hopefully that will diminish the size of the box. Alter in the color of tbe box is an option too. You'll notice it doesn't look nearly as large in OD. I did put some padding in the base. Some closed cell foam. About 1/2" or so. Good, a metal box is hard on the cargo. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/23/16 at 17:48:42 Little better perspective on the rack. |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by DesertRat on 05/24/16 at 09:24:31 Gus, what's the white thing under the rack? |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/24/16 at 09:41:15 That is what is left of the pillion after taking the cover and foam off. The rack will not fit with the full pillion on |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by DesertRat on 05/24/16 at 10:51:20 is that the 2 piece seat set? |
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Title: Re: home done tour pack Post by Gus on 05/24/16 at 10:57:49 Yes it is a 2003. I traded struts with a guy on the west coast. He got the better of the deal. Mine were like new; his not so much but that's another story. Suffice it to say, not everyone on this site is . . .well shall we say . . .forthright. |
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