Next thing you know, you'll ditch the bike gloves and just use a pair of welding gloves to ride around in. And instead of sheep skin covers for the seat, a piece of old discarded 70s shag pile carpet - rock'n :)~ hahaaa.
@michaelrossonline I've since modified the box a bit further to be able to strap a duffel on top of it if need be. Time to start planning another trip!
Hell ,yeah!!! That's a damned good idea... I'm going to Home Depot right now and getting my DR converted to rock'in-shag and swapping out my MX gloves for some nice cozy gauntlets!!!
Looks really great! Cheap and functional solution. But I wouldn't recommend taking food with you in it when also carrying fuel, the fumes escaping from the jerry can, can get in the food and make you really sick / poison you... (same goes for carrying food in a tank bag btw..)
Nice job and congratulations on now having a DR650 “Woody”. Years ago, when I had my 1400 Intruder I mounted some soft saddle bags. Not happy with the low position and overlapping strap, I mounted some quarter inch plywood using hose clamps and the frame. Then riveted the bags to each side panel. Looks like it could hold a 12-pack.
@Spacecoastz Over the years I have done many mods and fabrications that, had I the skills, would have been better in metal than wood. Oh well, whatever works! How about two 12-packs? I'll probably find out before too long! :)
You can put A LOT of beer in that thing! LOL. That's actually a really good idea, and some nice work you did there. You may want to get a patent on that ;)
Very awesome! Have you rigged anything together for the 919? I want to figure out a cheap solution to carry luggage, when I don't want to use my soft tail bag.
@britex3186 The Kolpin containers are specifically made to be mounted on stuff, and they make a bunch of different sizes. Mine is 1 1/2 gal, and it was sheer luck that it fit inside the box so well!
@billmaa Thanks! The plastic box is gonna suit me fine for my short trips and local errand running, but you'll no doubt be a lot better off on this next trek with that hugely versatile Motofizz bag.
Nice solution ya got there. I have a Stanley FatMax toolbox mounted on the luggage rack of my Kawasaki Vulcan 500. Poor-mans luggage bro.....nothing wrong with it.
haha...good enough for a knolly ole dr 650 :>)....it works!
jimhikeat 1 month ago
@jimhikeat cheap and functional ... not much not to like!
dprider02 1 month ago
You did a great job. My action packer is still going strong. Not a single problem for the entire 7500 miles I did over the summer.
byersm66 1 month ago
@byersm66 The thing works great, and I don't know that I would have found it if I hadn't seen your vids. Thanks!
dprider02 1 month ago
I cant wait to get mine
Storeface 1 month ago
Next thing you know, you'll ditch the bike gloves and just use a pair of welding gloves to ride around in. And instead of sheep skin covers for the seat, a piece of old discarded 70s shag pile carpet - rock'n :)~ hahaaa.
Actually both gas and box set ups are good ideas!
michaelrossonline 7 months ago
@michaelrossonline I've since modified the box a bit further to be able to strap a duffel on top of it if need be. Time to start planning another trip!
dprider02 7 months ago
@michaelrossonline
Hell ,yeah!!! That's a damned good idea... I'm going to Home Depot right now and getting my DR converted to rock'in-shag and swapping out my MX gloves for some nice cozy gauntlets!!!
KesherMedia 5 months ago
Looks really great! Cheap and functional solution. But I wouldn't recommend taking food with you in it when also carrying fuel, the fumes escaping from the jerry can, can get in the food and make you really sick / poison you... (same goes for carrying food in a tank bag btw..)
Sponge1310 7 months ago
@Sponge1310 Point taken about fuel and food in the same bin ... not a good combo!
dprider02 7 months ago
Nice job and congratulations on now having a DR650 “Woody”. Years ago, when I had my 1400 Intruder I mounted some soft saddle bags. Not happy with the low position and overlapping strap, I mounted some quarter inch plywood using hose clamps and the frame. Then riveted the bags to each side panel. Looks like it could hold a 12-pack.
Spacecoastz 7 months ago
@Spacecoastz Over the years I have done many mods and fabrications that, had I the skills, would have been better in metal than wood. Oh well, whatever works! How about two 12-packs? I'll probably find out before too long! :)
dprider02 7 months ago
You can put A LOT of beer in that thing! LOL. That's actually a really good idea, and some nice work you did there. You may want to get a patent on that ;)
seekinsoul 7 months ago
@seekinsoul Haha! I actually thought about the beer thing. I guess there's no reason you couldn't do the same set up with a small cooler :)
dprider02 7 months ago
@ericplloyd Haha! Yeah, I probably couldn't handle any more action than that thing can hold. :)
dprider02 7 months ago
Very awesome! Have you rigged anything together for the 919? I want to figure out a cheap solution to carry luggage, when I don't want to use my soft tail bag.
ToastToGo 7 months ago
@ToastToGo No, I never came up with anything cool for the 919. Just a tank bag, a back pack, and a duffle strapped to the seat.
dprider02 7 months ago
Looks good to me!
dbauernf 7 months ago
@dbauernf Thanks. Yeah, it works great, and on the DR it doesn't look too bad!
dprider02 7 months ago
That's pretty cool, I have never seen a gas can like that either. Good idea Duf!
britex3186 7 months ago
@britex3186 The Kolpin containers are specifically made to be mounted on stuff, and they make a bunch of different sizes. Mine is 1 1/2 gal, and it was sheer luck that it fit inside the box so well!
dprider02 7 months ago
Handy top case idea, had I not my motofizz, I would probably run with this rubbermaid set up...Thanks for posting a tutorial
billmaa 7 months ago
@billmaa Thanks! The plastic box is gonna suit me fine for my short trips and local errand running, but you'll no doubt be a lot better off on this next trek with that hugely versatile Motofizz bag.
dprider02 7 months ago
It looks perfect on the DR!
dirtdadx 7 months ago
@dirtdadx Yeah, it actually kind of suits the bike! :)
dprider02 7 months ago
Nice solution ya got there. I have a Stanley FatMax toolbox mounted on the luggage rack of my Kawasaki Vulcan 500. Poor-mans luggage bro.....nothing wrong with it.
p0kerp1aya 7 months ago
@p0kerp1aya A tool box is a good idea too. I was thinking about that before I ran across this thing.
dprider02 7 months ago
Awesome thinking DP. Looks great and on the cheap makes it that much better.
Wilks89 7 months ago
@Wilks89 Thanks. Yeah, it really doesn't look all that bad, and a price of $19 makes it look even better!
dprider02 7 months ago
Very good idea. I think i'm gonna try to do this so that i can throw my backpack in it when i have to ride to school in the rain.
heartlesspinto 7 months ago
@heartlesspinto Sounds good. I haven't tested it in the rain yet, but it should be fine.
dprider02 7 months ago
Sometimes the cheapest solutions are the best and it looks like you've come up with a winner. Great tip DP!
MAG315 7 months ago
@MAG315 You've got that right! A plastic bin bolted to the rack suits me fine!
dprider02 7 months ago