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| | | daz | | Zeus |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,705 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 04:12 Post title : have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? | | | Been thinking about this a long time but i just can't find a place for tools and a tire plug kit. I don't want a fork bag for several reasons. But theres just no where to put anything. I was thinking of a PVC tube with end caps under the bike somewhere like i have heard others suggest, but still theres no where that it can easily go some sort of issue. Have any of you come up with anything yet?
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| | | Loubird | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/12/2009 | | Posts | : | 105 | | Location | : | Campbelltown, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 04:55 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: daz) | | | I know what you mean Daz....I've been racking my brain on and off for a while now about this same issue.
The best idea I could come up with, was when I saw my mate take his R3 seat off with a simple turn of his ignition key and he stored some of his stuff there. I know there's bugger all room under our seat, but if we managed to remove the air ducts as mentioned earlier, we could place a smallish (narrow width wise) container of some sort running front to back that would still allow plenty of air intake (remember I have already removed the seal to the airbox) . The container could be hard or soft that could be attached to the underside of the seat pan after the ducts have been removed.
If that was sorted, then we would have to sort out how to make our seat a quick release item (like the R3) rather than have to f&%k around with two hex bolts. An easy solution would be to maybe source some wing headed bolts that could easily be loosened or tightened by hand, but the better option would be to somehow come up with a catch and release system like the R3.
My thoughts so far....
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,705 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 05:14 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: Loubird) | | | I wouldn't do that because i intend to do the seat mod and i don't want anything there impeding air flow at all. But as for you if you do this, i wouldn't worry about the bolts. After all, this is a emergency kit you may never need and if you do it's likely it will be rare, maybe once i 3 or 4 years. So removing the bolts is no big deal being a 2 minute job that rarely. by the way, in case you don't know there is a allen wrench for the seat screws under the left side cover.
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| | | Domino | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 230 | | Location | : | Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 08:34 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: daz) | | | Lots of space under the rear mudguard- i.e. above the front edge of the rear wheel. Inconspicuous, accessable - kinda. just needs a water-proof box/bag. Could even be held on with strong magnets just there. 
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 11:04 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: Domino) | | | How about this Daz?
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| | | Ted | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/06/2010 | | Posts | : | 551 | | Location | : | March, Cambs, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 12:14 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: daz) | | | My OCDs extend to my refusal to leave home without a puncture repair kit and clutch cable (+ clean hanky, armoured boots, Swiss Army knife). There was a similar space issue on my Speed Triple so I used to wrap the kit up in bubble-wrap and tape it to the inside of the side panels. I guess this could work similarly on the T'bird. Although I invariably have some kind of bag, somewhere on the bike, and I just sling the ex-helmet bag that now works as my toolbag into the bike bag/pannier.
John Deer (tractors) do sturdy plastic toolkits that I & others used on our Tiger 955is for about £10. Try the Tiger forums:
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I'm afraid that's the best I can do, just wasted an hour trying to find the right post.
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| | | Sam | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 91 | | Location | : | Lansdale, PA, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 13:25 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: Ted) | | |
Ted wrote:
...tape it to the inside of the side panels. |
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This was my suggestion as well, though you'll be hard pressed to fit more than a few small tools in there. I keep a set of hex keys and a small screwdriver in mine. It's not going to fix MUCH, but it might help get things along to the next gas station.
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,705 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Sep 2010 - 14:06 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: Sam) | | | I have thought about the side panels too, but theres not enough room at all. I could fit a plug kit there i suppose, and might if i can't find a better way. Not tools tho. And it's probably not a good thing to fill them up because there are sensors in there like temp sensor and one or 2 others i believe. An the bike is tuned with those in the side covers with no obstructions. So any obstructions could possibly change the way the ECU determines fueling. At least thats a possibility i would thing. In any case i cant fit what i want there. On the fork tune thing...Uh uh ! Like i said, i don't want a fork bag, but more than that i don't want ant wart on the bike like that. If it can't be hidden then i may have to give in. Till then i will continue to look for better options.
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Sep 2010 - 04:46 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: daz) | | | This is just a thought,but if ya bought a set of the leather bags used on the SE model,or a set of after market bags,you could store some crucial things in em.I have the SE model which comes with the bags and store a tire plug kit,a small air pump,a small leather travel bag containing enough tools to get me out of most situations as long as I don't have to overhaul the machine on the side of the road,lol,a heavy jacket,gloves,some rain gear,and a couple of bungi cords.Plus I also put on one of those magnetic tank bags.You'd be surprised at what you can put in there.And then I bought a leather bag to fit on the luggage rack which can hold a pair of shoes or a couple two liter bottles of soda,a loaf of bread,etc.These things are better than nothing but only an option if anyone is interested.Since the first brand new machine I bought in 1966,I've always had saddle bags,whether they're factory of after market.One of the problems with motorcycles is that you're limited on what you can carry,but there are things that ya need and that's the only way to carry em. Dave!!!
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| | | gruffyd | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/12/2009 | | Posts | : | 34 | | Location | : | Yarloop, WA, Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Sep 2010 - 09:00 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: daz) | | | Here hang about Daz I thought you were riding a Trumpy not a Harley so tell me why do you need to carry tools??
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| | | ezrider3 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 505 | | Location | : | Maryland, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Sep 2010 - 09:29 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: gruffyd) | | | OUCH!
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| | | mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 15 Sep 2010 - 12:12 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: gruffyd) | | |
gruffyd wrote:
Here hang about Daz I thought you were riding a Trumpy not a Harley so tell me why do you need to carry tools?? |
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Its just in case of a Harley broken down and blocking the way.
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,705 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Sep 2010 - 14:13 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: gruffyd) | | | harleys use tires too, and tires go flat on triumphs just as easily as on HD. Touche. 
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| | | DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Sep 2010 - 17:16 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: daz) | | | I'm looking at a cartridge box for SKS ammo. It's about 14 cm long and can attach to the side of the throttle body.
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| | | Gonzo | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 643 | | Location | : | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 16 Sep 2010 - 04:02 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: Domino) | | |
Domino wrote:
Lots of space under the rear mudguard- i.e. above the front edge of the rear wheel. Inconspicuous, accessable - kinda. just needs a water-proof box/bag. Could even be held on with strong magnets just there. |
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I agree, Domino.
There is certainly a "hole" there that I kinda find annoying in that either the fender should have been brought further around the front to make it looked filled in, or as you suggest (hadn't thought of it myself - nice one) maybe a box securely fastened in there and openable with (yet another) key.
I've been looking at that for aaaaages wondering how to "fix" it. Thanks for the idea. :)
Gonzo
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,705 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 16 Sep 2010 - 04:40 Post title : Re: have any of you come up with tool kit placement options? (Re: Gonzo) | | | yeah that sound like a possibility. I'll have to check that out.
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