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Nipsey
| Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 09:42 pm: |
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A winter project that I am just getting around to posting. I very seldom ride tandem and as cool as the triple tail is I never use it other than to move to get the seat off. I wanted a waterproof trunk that isn’t huge and thought that a pelican would be nifty. So after buying a Touratech tail rack did the following: Made a little adapter out of 1/8 aluminum and then added some polysomething or other blocks with a threaded insert I then attached the adapter to the tail rack which created two threaded attachment points to hold the trunk down Next I added a stiffening plate made of another type plastic that provided a secure attachment for two locater blocks made out of polysomething –these keep the trunk from moving side to side, front to back, etc. Finally a couple of threaded knobs to hold the trunk to the adapter, a little wedge of foam to make it sit right, and a yellow locking foam piece to prevent the knobs from backing out Final looks like this
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Innocent_criminal
| Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 11:02 pm: |
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Looks nice! I've considered doing something similar because I rarely(never) ride two up and and would like to move that weight forward. What bars are those and how do you like them? |
Gunut75
| Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 06:31 am: |
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I like it too. Pelican cases are top notch stuff. I absolutely DIG the "baby inside" sticker. Cheers. |
Nipsey
| Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 08:09 am: |
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IC - This setup does move weight forward but leaves enough room for a tent and kermit chair between my tuchus and the the pelican. Bars are Pro Taper Pastrana FMX, and I like them - a little higher and a different sweep from the stockers. Bar Link http://www.protaper.com/products/handlebars/contou r |
Yjsrule
| Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 11:29 pm: |
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Which Pelican is this? I have seahorse side cases and would like a matching topcase. |
Nipsey
| Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 08:05 am: |
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It is the iM2450 (Hardigg Industries) |
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