D Green
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Hi Fred
I personally like the look of your bike with luggage fitted
I personally like the look of your bike with luggage fitted
Modified the new 1250 - can you spot the difference?
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fred_jb
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Hi Fred
I personally like the look of your bike with luggage fitted
Thanks.
I just use my bike as a tourer, so this suits my needs, and I'm not looking to maintain the adventure bike look with the big boxes.
Cliffbase
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As long as you are happy Fred, the rest is pure gibber.............
Exactly right. Its your bike, do what you like thumby:
Cliffbase
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thumby hehehe
devashishchanana
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Any reason you have lowered the exhaust
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Any reason why you couldn’t be arsed to actually read through the thread first ?
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julio100
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Great chichen strips
Hi Fred, in one of the pics I can see a small padlock next to the toolbox. Have you come up with some way of locking the lid? I've got a very similar H&B toolbox tube
and would feel less paranoid if I could lock it.
and would feel less paranoid if I could lock it.
fred_jb
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Great infantile comment!
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When I was modifying the Shad pannier mounts I added a bracket on each side to mount the tool tubes to and made it long enough to partly overhang the lid. I then put a hole in the end of the bracket to line up with a stainless steel ring fastened to the lid with a locking nut on the inside. It turns out that the thread on the lid always puts the lid in the same position when fully tightened, so I was just able to mark the required position of the ring on the lid when fully tightened knowing that it will always come back to the same position. In use I usually just back off the lid position a little to tighten up the padlocks so that they don't rattle.
I found an old picture of the completed arrangement which should give you a good idea of how it works:
Can't find details of the padlocks, but bought as a pair which used the same key and are supposed to be weather resistant.
Ring bought from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M0JJY98/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
fred_jb
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Yes it needs a hole in the lid, but I made the hole a very close fit and put a little sealant on the inside, so have had no problems with water getting in.
Bike looks good Fred, as has been said. All well fitted together.
As a "tool tube expert" I continue to be amazed that they do not gain any moisture inside despite (or because of?) the little hole.
As a "tool tube expert" I continue to be amazed that they do not gain any moisture inside despite (or because of?) the little hole.
fred_jb
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Thank Bem - and to others who have made positive comments. There must have been a change of shift at the UKGSer comment mills and the cynics have gone home!
I first fitted the tubes to my 1200 a couple of years ago and had forgotten about the "breather" hole. In my case it is well sheltered under the mounting bracket and I haven't experienced any moisture ingress, but if you do, I suppose you could drill another hole in the lowest point to allow any water to drain out.
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