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[Baron Tynan]

Howdy, Just wondering if anyone has made some homemade sidecases out of military ammo cases? If so, what method did you use to attach them to your racks? I have some homemade racks that have worker great so far for soft luggage but want to try and mount some ammo cases that I got for free (I know Mermite cans are preferred but, as I said, these were free). I would like to mount them to the racks so that they can come off pretty easy when I get to my camp spot. I have a MIG so welding on some attach points isn't a problem. I included some photo links of what I have to work with: http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack003.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/e92205c0.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack001.jpg (hope they work!) TIA Bonsall Baron

[Rick Hutton]

Get a hold of Gabe here on the list or G-unit on the klr650.net page. (same guy) He made some out of Mermite food boxes (spelling?) and used a Happy Trails rack to mount them up. Rick --- Baron Tynan wrote:

> Howdy, > > Just wondering if anyone has made some homemade > sidecases out of > military ammo cases? If so, what method did you use > to attach them to > your racks? > I have some homemade racks that have worker great so > far for soft > luggage but want to try and mount some ammo cases > that I got for free > (I know Mermite cans are preferred but, as I said, > these were free). I > would like to mount them to the racks so that they > can come off pretty > easy when I get to my camp spot. I have a MIG so > welding on some > attach points isn't a problem. I included some photo > links of what I > have to work with: > >

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack003.jpg

>

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/e92205c0.jpg

>

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack001.jpg

> > (hope they work!) > > TIA > > > > Bonsall Baron > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: >

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[scarysharkface]

Look in the photo section under "John's Ammocan Panniers" [http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/photos/browse/ac53%5d and take a gander at mine. I've decided to go ahead and get a Happy Trails SU rack instead of using the ammocans as part of the structure because I want to be able to remove them quickly and without pulling bolts out of the frame. Mermite cans are alleged to work well and they look even better. I'm thinking that with the Happy Trails rack and several different sized pairs of ammocans I can be set for however much stuff I want/need to carry on any given jaunt. I can't see me paying $$$ for aluminum panniers when these are only marginally heavier and my total investment in the ammocans pictured is $22.00. I'm sure it would be different if weight was critical enough that a few pounds might make the difference between going/not going. For me the issue is economic (and of course the massive *cool* factor). John --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Baron Tynan" wrote:

> > Howdy, > > Just wondering if anyone has made some homemade sidecases out of > military ammo cases? If so, what method did you use to attach them

to

> your racks? > I have some homemade racks that have worker great so far for soft > luggage but want to try and mount some ammo cases that I got for

free

> (I know Mermite cans are preferred but, as I said, these were

free). I

> would like to mount them to the racks so that they can come off

pretty

> easy when I get to my camp spot. I have a MIG so welding on some > attach points isn't a problem. I included some photo links of what

I

> have to work with: > >

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack003.jp g

> http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/e92205c0.jpg >

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack001.jp g

> > (hope they work!) > > TIA > > > > Bonsall Baron >

[Chris Jennings]

I did it http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7747&highlight=world+chris I have since taken them off becaus of issues with the exhaust side turn signal. I may put them back on with a different turn signal mounted on the fender.

On 3/1/06, scarysharkface wrote: > > Look in the photo section under "John's Ammocan Panniers" > [http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/photos/browse/ac53%5d > and take a gander at mine. I've decided to go ahead and get a Happy > Trails SU rack instead of using the ammocans as part of the structure > because I want to be able to remove them quickly and without pulling > bolts out of the frame. Mermite cans are alleged to work well and > they look even better. I'm thinking that with the Happy Trails rack > and several different sized pairs of ammocans I can be set for > however much stuff I want/need to carry on any given jaunt. I can't > see me paying $$$ for aluminum panniers when these are only > marginally heavier and my total investment in the ammocans pictured > is $22.00. I'm sure it would be different if weight was critical > enough that a few pounds might make the difference between going/not > going. For me the issue is economic (and of course the massive > *cool* factor). > > John > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Baron Tynan" > wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > Just wondering if anyone has made some homemade sidecases out of > > military ammo cases? If so, what method did you use to attach them > to > > your racks? > > I have some homemade racks that have worker great so far for soft > > luggage but want to try and mount some ammo cases that I got for > free > > (I know Mermite cans are preferred but, as I said, these were > free). I > > would like to mount them to the racks so that they can come off > pretty > > easy when I get to my camp spot. I have a MIG so welding on some > > attach points isn't a problem. I included some photo links of what > I > > have to work with: > > > > > http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack003.jp > g > > http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/e92205c0.jpg > > > http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack001.jp > g > > > > (hope they work!) > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > Bonsall Baron > > > > > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[scarysharkface]

Let me add that the most problematic part of doing this is creating a stiff-enough unit that they don't wobble/sway at certain speeds or on bumpy roads. On mine, I initially ran a piece of 1" flat steel across the rear bottom, bent out to clear the rear tire. That wasn't stiff enough, so I changed it to 1/2" square tubing, which helped enough for me to be comfortable riding 100's of miles on good roads with it, but not enough to truly instill confidence that the whole shebang wouldn't launch if I hit something. I think if you ran a U- shaped 3/4" or 1" square tube around the back side and anchored to the bottom rear of the ammocans it might be stiff enough *if* you could make it stiff in torsion (twist). Another option would be to run square tubing around the rear and use flat steel connected at a 45-ish degree angle to the rear of the ammocan and the square tubing to create a stiff triangle. Happy Trails gets around the issue of having all the frame mounting points located in a straight line by including the rear tubing with stiff torsional anchors. Otherwise the whole thing has nothing to keep it from twisting uncontrollably. If it's not stiff, it can feel a lot like having a couple of kids climbing around back there while you're trying to keep the bike out of opposing traffic at speed. I hope this helps. Post pictures of the entire process, should you pursue this (which I hope you do). John --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "scarysharkface" wrote:

> > Look in the photo section under "John's Ammocan Panniers" >

[http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_KLR650/photos/browse/ac53%5d

> and take a gander at mine. I've decided to go ahead and get a

Happy

> Trails SU rack instead of using the ammocans as part of the

structure

> because I want to be able to remove them quickly and without

pulling

> bolts out of the frame. Mermite cans are alleged to work well and > they look even better. I'm thinking that with the Happy Trails

rack

> and several different sized pairs of ammocans I can be set for > however much stuff I want/need to carry on any given jaunt. I

can't

> see me paying $$$ for aluminum panniers when these are only > marginally heavier and my total investment in the ammocans pictured > is $22.00. I'm sure it would be different if weight was critical > enough that a few pounds might make the difference between

going/not

> going. For me the issue is economic (and of course the massive > *cool* factor). > > John > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Baron Tynan" > wrote: > > > > Howdy, > > > > Just wondering if anyone has made some homemade sidecases out of > > military ammo cases? If so, what method did you use to attach

them

> to > > your racks? > > I have some homemade racks that have worker great so far for soft > > luggage but want to try and mount some ammo cases that I got for > free > > (I know Mermite cans are preferred but, as I said, these were > free). I > > would like to mount them to the racks so that they can come off > pretty > > easy when I get to my camp spot. I have a MIG so welding on some > > attach points isn't a problem. I included some photo links of

what

> I > > have to work with: > > > > >

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack003.jp

> g > > http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/e92205c0.jpg > > >

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/barontynan/motorcyclerack001.jp

> g > > > > (hope they work!) > > > > TIA > > > > > > > > Bonsall Baron > > >

[Bogdan Swider]

> > I have since taken them off becaus of issues with the exhaust side turn > signal. I may put them back on with a different turn signal mounted on the > fender.

I'm surprised that often klristas don't modify their turn signal arrangement after installing panniers that render the signals obscured from the sides. In my case a couple of aluminum bars - about 6" long - extended the signals so they would again be visible in all directions. Bogdan

[Don Bittle]

On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:55 A I've decided to go ahead and get a Happy

> Trails SU rack instead of using the ammocans as part of the structure > because I want to be able to remove them quickly

Has anyone tried the top loading Pelican boxes? don a17

[largelybored]

I've got some pics of some 20mm cans mounted on my KLR at this URL. http://zbros.net/~marko/ammocans/ Its very rigid. I took two spills on pavement with the cases already. Its not quick-release in the current config. -M

[scarysharkface]

Beautiful! John --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, largelybored wrote:

> > I've got some pics of some 20mm cans mounted on my KLR at this URL. > > http://zbros.net/~marko/ammocans/ > > Its very rigid. I took two spills on pavement with the cases already. > Its not quick-release in the current config. > > -M >

[Lourd Baltimore]

This morning on WWDC 101.1 they were talking about some story from yesterday about a guy either claiming or endorsing running motorcyclists off the road. They mentioned this yesterday, but I got to work before they got to it. Anyone have any info about this? Thanks, Josh A7 . --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]