hppants
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This is not re-inventing the wheel, but I thought it might be worth sharing. I recently bought camping gear for my bike trips. I got a large waterproof compression sack to hold everything. On my first trip recently, I used bungee cords to secure it to the bike, which produced results that were less than desirable. I looked online and found a company called Rok Straps – for $25.00 plus shipping, I could have a pair. Or….for about 1/3 of that, I could make my own.
Actually, I got mine for free because my friend Loki purchased all of the materials for me and refused to allow me to re-pay him (many thanks brother). However, a quick search on the web shows that you can get the materials below for about $8.00 shipped.
You will need about 15-20 feet of 1” strap webbing and 4 male/female plastic clips.
Of course the FJR has a 2-piece saddle.
The first step is to make four (4) of these.
I cut a 24” piece of webbing and burned each end with a lighter to prevent unraveling. Then on one end I made a loop with a 2” hole.
My daughter is an excellent seamstress, so she bought some heavy duty thread and double stitched (thread from top and bottom on the machine) in a “box and X” pattern as shown. With all my might, I could not rip apart the tester.
Same pattern on the female clip end, with the loop here being tight.
These assemblies will be used to secure to the bike. Just loop the strap onto itself.
Here they are with the seat installed and ready to accept the bag.
Then, with the remaining webbing, I made two (2) male longer straps. Total web length is about 6 feet for each strap, which is way more than you will likely need, but it doesn’t hurt to have extra.
Then all that is left is to secure the bag. When I pull down on these babies, the bag now becomes part of the bike. I have an extra male/female clip stowed in my bike bag just in case one clip breaks.
Actually, I got mine for free because my friend Loki purchased all of the materials for me and refused to allow me to re-pay him (many thanks brother). However, a quick search on the web shows that you can get the materials below for about $8.00 shipped.
You will need about 15-20 feet of 1” strap webbing and 4 male/female plastic clips.
Of course the FJR has a 2-piece saddle.
The first step is to make four (4) of these.
I cut a 24” piece of webbing and burned each end with a lighter to prevent unraveling. Then on one end I made a loop with a 2” hole.
My daughter is an excellent seamstress, so she bought some heavy duty thread and double stitched (thread from top and bottom on the machine) in a “box and X” pattern as shown. With all my might, I could not rip apart the tester.
Same pattern on the female clip end, with the loop here being tight.
These assemblies will be used to secure to the bike. Just loop the strap onto itself.
Here they are with the seat installed and ready to accept the bag.
Then, with the remaining webbing, I made two (2) male longer straps. Total web length is about 6 feet for each strap, which is way more than you will likely need, but it doesn’t hurt to have extra.
Then all that is left is to secure the bag. When I pull down on these babies, the bag now becomes part of the bike. I have an extra male/female clip stowed in my bike bag just in case one clip breaks.
