i386
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- Aug 24, 2004
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Hey y'all! It's that time of year when I start making stuff to keep from going crazy.
I got rid of my Honda Shadow earlier in the year and bought a dual sport bike. There are plenty of dirt roads and forest service roads near here so this kind of riding suits me better. Now instead of polishing chrome, I just hose it off occasionally.
Anyway, I'd seen guys making these bags out of old army mermite cans. They're insulated aluminum cans used to transport hot food (or at least something that's supposed to be food I'm told). I decided to give it a go and here's the results.
Got these at 2 different antique malls for about $25 a piece.
Had 'em sandblasted
Gutted them and added some rubber trim. It had the same kind of foam as boats have for flotation.
Once you get the inner can cut out, the foam gets ground out with a wire wheel. You leave that bit
at the top for strength plus that's where the gasket sits.
They're mounted to a rack that was made by some good folks in Texas.
It's not especially pretty, but then again neither is the bike. I'm looking forward to
putting my laptop in there instead of wearing a backpack on the way to work. I might even
do some camping too.
I got rid of my Honda Shadow earlier in the year and bought a dual sport bike. There are plenty of dirt roads and forest service roads near here so this kind of riding suits me better. Now instead of polishing chrome, I just hose it off occasionally.
Anyway, I'd seen guys making these bags out of old army mermite cans. They're insulated aluminum cans used to transport hot food (or at least something that's supposed to be food I'm told). I decided to give it a go and here's the results.
Got these at 2 different antique malls for about $25 a piece.
Had 'em sandblasted
Gutted them and added some rubber trim. It had the same kind of foam as boats have for flotation.
Once you get the inner can cut out, the foam gets ground out with a wire wheel. You leave that bit
at the top for strength plus that's where the gasket sits.
They're mounted to a rack that was made by some good folks in Texas.
It's not especially pretty, but then again neither is the bike. I'm looking forward to
putting my laptop in there instead of wearing a backpack on the way to work. I might even
do some camping too.
