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Nipsey
Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 10:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Planning a trip around Lake Superior in July and wanted some spare petrol….just in case. I opted for a 1 ˝ gallon Kolpin with mount. Figure that it will get me at least 60 miles additional range. Pricewise not too different than tool tubes and MSR bottles – and about 50 times the cost of a bungee cord and little can strapped to my seat. I fashioned a mounting board out of a high tech space age polymer (plastic cutting board), cut it to the beaver tail shape, added some slots/holes that more or less line up with said tail. Then bolted the Kolpin mount to the custom fabricated piece and attached it to the beaver with straps. I will add one more strap around the whole thing when travelling. Total cost $62 bucks more or less. Some nice time in the garage…priceless.





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12bolt
Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just bolted the mount to the triple tail, on the other side so I can still run with the top case. works great.
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Slowride
Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 01:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

12bolt

Pics Please, sounds like a good mod.
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Luftkoph
Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 11:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nipsey
very rare to find high test in northern ontario FYI
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12bolt
Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 11:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Sorry, this is the only one I have. I'll try and get some of the mounting later.



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