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TECHNICAL MOTOBRICK WRENCHING In Remembrance of Inge K. => The Motobrick Workshop => Topic started by: Scott_ on August 25, 2012, 10:33:32 AM
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I thought I'd put this in a new thread to keep from getting off topic in the other thread.
Seems that here lately a couple brickers have had the side bags fall off of their bikes.
I'm not saying that there is a right way or a wrong way to secure the bags to the Z-rails of the bikes. This is what I do when I'm traveling more than my daily commute.
Yes I lock the lower catch as the 1st step.
I picked up 4 of these "not for climbing" bungee cords, though I can't remember where.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/electro_handyman/Bike%20Tech/DSCF3542.jpg)
I loop the cord thru the remaining "hole" in front of the lock catch of the rail from the backside and then hook it with the clip and pull it tight.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/electro_handyman/Bike%20Tech/DSCF3543.jpg)
I then run the bungee up to the top of the case. The thickness of the catch body fits perfectly between the case and the z-rail to help prevent the case from slipping "in" towards the bike.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/electro_handyman/Bike%20Tech/DSCF3545.jpg)
I hook up the 2nd cord and loop it once around the top case bracket, than wrap it a couple of times around the side case handle and then hook the remaining clip to the clip of the 1st cord.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk91/electro_handyman/Bike%20Tech/DSCF3544.jpg)
Granted, this won't work well for a bike without a top trunk. But you get the idea.
This works for me with my LT's and I have yet to loose a bag. Nor do I want to.
I have to give credit for this idea to OTG. He did it 1st, and it works.
YMMV.
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The Z rails on my bike are a bit worn. To increase the friction between the bags and the rails, I wrapped them in some Gorilla duct tape. Incredibly sticky, and increased the size of the rails. They are now a severe pain in the ass to get off, but I don't worry about them moving around at all.
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Those are the coolest bungee cords that I have ever seen. Is there a name and/or model number on them?
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Those are the coolest bungee cords that I have ever seen. Is there a name and/or model number on them?
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=carabiner+bungee&_nkwusc=caribiner+bungee&_rdc=1 (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=carabiner+bungee&_nkwusc=caribiner+bungee&_rdc=1)
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Those are the coolest bungee cords that I have ever seen. Is there a name and/or model number on them?
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Very cool. If I had seen this a couple of weeks ago, I might not be looking for a new case option for my brick! *chagrin smile*
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Almost lost my left saddlebag recently - I just happened to pull over on a ride to/from the coast to stretch, and noticed the left bag was wobbly and loose.
Turns out the allen bolts that hold the Z-frame to the bike had pretty much walked out of the holes and the whole thing was kind of just hanging off the bike barely. Fortunate that on that day I didn't have much in the way of gear in the bags.
Cause? When I had buttoned up the machine after a recent clutch replacement had _not_ used any loctite on these bolts when torquing them to spec, since rectified all the way around.
Lucky to notice it in time...
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.......Turns out the allen bolts that hold the Z-frame to the bike had pretty much walked out of the holes and the whole thing was kind of just hanging off the bike barely.....
I hear you there. I had the same thing happen to me when I got my 1st K and was having a dealer service it. When I got it home (100+miles) I found 2 of the fasteners hanging out of the brackets. Luckily no bags mounted at the time.
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.......Turns out the allen bolts that hold the Z-frame to the bike had pretty much walked out of the holes and the whole thing was kind of just hanging off the bike barely.....
I hear you there. I had the same thing happen to me when I got my 1st K and was having a dealer service it. When I got it home (100+miles) I found 2 of the fasteners hanging out of the brackets. Luckily no bags mounted at the time.
Great info! Thanks.