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upside down parker
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Location: nashville, tn
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i've seen these in person and they're cooler than they look in pictures. i didn't get to see the bike rack though. very nice.
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08-26-2009, 02:49 PM
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n00b
Joined: Aug 2009
Location: UK Bristol
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Ammo
Seems a great idea! Let me know the result ASAP as my shoulders are getting cut by my day sack!
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08-26-2009, 06:01 PM
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Godspeed, Robert
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: East Atlanta Village, Atlanta, Georgia
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Dammit, bmwblake, I keep putting off writing you and your lovely bride a thank you note.
Hope you guys are well. baldwithglasses screwed with this post 08-26-2009 at 06:12 PM |
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08-26-2009, 07:00 PM
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Neo-Luddite
Joined: Oct 2007
Location: Western MD
Oddometer: 465
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"Ammo boxes" without the weight
Only weigh 4 lbs. and cost $16 per: http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3124_200153124
Might mount some up on my XT350.
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08-27-2009, 06:26 AM
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upside down parker
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: nashville, tn
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no note needed. we were glad to have you. you'd been radio silent on here for a while. glad to see you're doing well.
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08-27-2009, 08:21 AM
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Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: RVA.
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They Have Those Plastic Ammo Boxes At Walmart And West Marine Also. Last I Saw They Had Them On Sale At West Marine.
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08-27-2009, 08:25 AM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2007
Location: Flagstaff AZ
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Very nice find there MZR. These may be the ticket for penny tech panniers. The two biggest drawbacks to the steel ammo cans are weight and having to work around the diagonal reinforcement piece that can get in the way. These take care of both and they're dirt cheap.
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08-27-2009, 09:00 AM
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Godspeed, Robert
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: East Atlanta Village, Atlanta, Georgia
Oddometer: 789
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That compares to the total ~23lbs total weight for unladen Jesse bags or Happy Trails bags. As for the diagonal support, I used an angle grinder to take it off on one side of each of the boxes. I also used it to trim some of the excess lip material off can lids. I might have knocked off three pounds total off the boxes that way. The other drawback that I have found is that they will not fit a full sized helmet, unlike some of the aluminum boxes. |
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08-27-2009, 09:14 AM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Location: "Poughkeepsie?!?!"
Oddometer: 19,851
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I bought a couple of those as well thinking I might try this, but yeah, they might as well be made of brick for what they weigh.
Those little plastic boxes for the XT sound pretty cooL!
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08-27-2009, 09:03 PM
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Blanco Trasho
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Snohomish County
Oddometer: 686
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really heavy but waterproof, durable and 70 bucks...
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08-28-2009, 02:53 AM
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Godspeed, Robert
Joined: Jul 2007
Location: East Atlanta Village, Atlanta, Georgia
Oddometer: 789
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Nice, Abdelhub!
Now, can you show us the mounts? |
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10-12-2009, 09:05 AM
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Homely Adventurer
Joined: Feb 2008
Location: Further...
Oddometer: 452
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Abdelhub,
what the sizes of those boxes and where did you get them?
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10-12-2009, 09:48 AM
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Dare to be Stupid
Joined: Jul 2008
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Oddometer: 3,780
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wow, a GS that looks even more 'GI Joe' than mine does
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10-12-2009, 10:26 AM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2009
Location: Linz, Austria
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I have such ammo boxes on my XT500 for about 1,5 yrs. Just have to reinforce the GIVI-Carrier that I modified.
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10-13-2009, 10:21 AM
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At Large
Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Keeping up with the Joneses, OK ?
Oddometer: 1,168
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Looks like the $16 dollar plastic ones also come in...
Drumroll please....... KatieM orange.  Personally on the 650 I'm using a set of Night Vision Goggle cases I got at the Surplus for about 15 bucks I think . They're 11.5" X 13" X 6" so just two inches narrower than the plastic ones and they're made of steel.. And they don't weigh very much... Probably two or three pounds each.... I have to admit I didn't weigh them but they're pretty light. A little Hamertone Black and they look just fine.  The other day I did an accidental "Sturdiness Test". Pulled into the shop a little bit hot. Caught the right rear corner of the R100GS bag with the left front corner of the left bag on the 650 and knocked the GS off the center stand... So the GS rolls forward luckily falls towards me... I catch it and now I'm holding two motorcycles up.. Barely... I managed to get the side stand down on the 650 and was able to rescue the GS without any damage to either. So I guess they're both prety tuff... John
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