Mixing Passions

[double_entendre]

I posted a while ago here about the idea of attaching my clubs to the bike after meeting a couple guys who had done it. Well, last week my company had their world conference in San Francisco, so I decided that this would be a perfect opportunity to figure out how to attach the clubs to the FJR and take a trip.

In the end, solution A was pretty easy. All I had to do was buy a 4' long piece of square section tubing from Home Depot and a couple of U bolts. I put some felt padding on the tubing and also along the bottom of the section of grab rail behind the passenger to protect the paint.

Then I bought some 1/2 inch webbing from REI along with some clip-together connectors. I put the clubs on the passenger seat and then fastened them to the tubing with four pieces of webbing. A couple bungee cords to keep the loose compartments on the bag from flapping in the wind and, voila. I tested it up to <ahem> miles per hour (40 over the speed limit officer? ) and everything was rock solid. The handling wasn't noticeably affected, which was great, and I got to play a round of golf with some buddies in Pleasanton and then another round at La Purisima. Pretty cool deal.

The downside: Because the clubs are fastened across the bike, it's damn near impossible to split lanes. I've got the FZR mirrors on the FJR and the bat is still wider than that. Figure the clubs are more or less 48" across, given that I've got a 45" driver and then some extra space at either end.

Next on the agenda is to find a way to attach them to the side of the bike at a more or less 45* angle, but in the direction of travel of the bike. Then if I've got the other saddlebag on and a top case (a Givi 52 is being contemplated), I've got plenty of luggage space and my sticks too AND can split lanes!

Oh yeah. I also learned that the stock saddle sucks and I'm going to be giving our friends at Russell some money. *insert seriously saddle sore not-so-smiley here*

Bob

Huntington Beach, CA

 

[Toecutter]

Two compression straps. One around the pillion seat and one around the rack and through the grab handle of the bag. K.I.S.S.

Lane-split friendly and Z-rated. Just make sure all the zippers are closed up.

 

[mdisher]

You guys are killing me

 

[C&C]

Wow, not half bad at all. Good solutions guys.

 

[chornbe]

The fundamental flaw in your plan was that you actually *wanted* to ruin a good walk with chasing a little white ball

 

[AdrianNKY]

The fundamental flaw in your plan was that you actually *wanted* to ruin a good walk with chasing a little white ball

Very inventive though.

 

[FJRMGM]

nice work.

I have a friend with a Gold Wing and he has a bike rack mounted on the hitch on it so he can carry his road bicycle cross-ways.

I asked him if he noticed the additional weight: "hey, the bike weighs over 950 lbs already so what's 20 more?" Good point.

 

[double_entendre]

Two compression straps. One around the pillion seat and one around the rack and through the grab handle of the bag. K.I.S.S.
Lane-split friendly and Z-rated. Just make sure all the zippers are closed up.

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I thought about doing that, but I'm slightly worried about getting creamed from behind from some blind ***** in an SUV, driving those clubs into my spine. Granted I always wear the back protector, but still, I've already messed up my spine in a wreck. No need to court additional trouble.

Bob

Huntington Beach, CA

 

[Toecutter]

I thought about doing that, but I'm slightly worried about getting creamed from behind from some blind ***** in an SUV, driving those clubs into my spine.

Yeah, pretty risky stuff, as opposed to getting creamed from behind by some ***** in an SUV, just driving his whole damn car through my spine. That's why I always lane split when possible and do my best to travel 20 mph faster than the traffic behind me. Otherwise, I might as well just sell the bike and throw my clubs in the back of my own SUV. Since I've yet to be rear-ended in 30 years of road wars, I'll continue to play the calculated risk game.
Maybe I should add a hi-vis ribbon when I'm haulin' the sticks, since I won't be flashin' the Fred H. Givi lights when the box is at home.

 

[double_entendre]

I thought about doing that, but I'm slightly worried about getting creamed from behind from some blind ***** in an SUV, driving those clubs into my spine.

Yeah, pretty risky stuff, as opposed to getting creamed from behind by some ***** in an SUV, just driving his whole damn car through my spine. That's why I always lane split when possible and do my best to travel 20 mph faster than the traffic behind me. Otherwise, I might as well just sell the bike and throw my clubs in the back of my own SUV. Since I've yet to be rear-ended in 30 years of road wars, I'll continue to play the calculated risk game.
Maybe I should add a hi-vis ribbon when I'm haulin' the sticks, since I won't be flashin' the Fred H. Givi lights when the box is at home.

Point conceded.

I've only been rear-ended once on a bike. Got hit from behind by an Alfa Romeo Spyder when I was on my 1985 500 Interceptor. Had a buddy of mine on the back of the bike and just barely got hit, fortunately enough. Amusingly, the front end of the Alfa stuck itself between the rear tire and the rear subframe, locking the bike in an upright position. We got her pried off and there wasn't any damage of substance, happily enough.

My last car, on the other hand, was totalled when I was stopped on the freeway (slow & go traffic) and the minivan driver behind me never noticed that traffic stopped. He creamed me doing at least 40. Ever have one of those moments when you look in the rear view mirror and think, "There is no way he's gonna stop"? I had one of those, then just put my head back against the headrest and tried to relax.

Bob

Huntington Beach, CA

 

[SMC]

:blink: As Benjamin Franklin stated; "neccesity is the mother of invention". Glad you were able to come up with a solution for your golf clubs, just glad you don't lane split, if you do, be Toecutter's solution might be a better mouse trap.

Something tells me that pair of 205-210 cm racing skis I used to compete on from '79-'89 strapped in that fashion wouldn't of fit too well in some lanes.

:wacko: :trinibob: :thumbsdownsmileyanim: :tomato: :headbonk: I wonder if I could put a gun rack and carry my shotguns to the areas that I go dove or quail hunting on? How would that be received by the cager community on the highways and more important LEO community...nah, better not, just a thought...and a bad one at that?

 

[FJReady]

This thread is causing some activity in my normally lonely skull.

I've seen skis tied onto a bike and someone here had a bicycle precariously perched on his FJR a while back.

So I'm guessing there are several other 'attachments' we haven't seen yet.

How about at years end or other convenient time (WFO?) we have awards for non typical bike mods, grafts, attachments etc. Given that we do have quite a colorful memebership I imagine there's quite a creative collection out there beyond the now common farkles we've become accustomed to.

Possible categories:

Best intentional 'attachment'

Best unintentional 'attachment'

Unsafest...............

Ugliest...............

Most likely to cause destabilizing man-**** harmonics

Best live animal attachment (who hasn't seen a dog or cat. I once saw a guy with a pet raccoon that stuck his head out of a GW saddle bag as they rolled along)

Best organized dashboard electronic gizmos shelf

Worst .......................................................shelf

I'm sure there are several more.

OK, back to work for me (I know, thank God.)

 

[6mmbr]

SMC:

Its all about how you package the product.

Lambs aren't scared if all they see are lambs.

 

[Rogue]

This thread is causing some activity in my normally lonely skull.
I've seen skis tied onto a bike and someone here had a bicycle precariously perched on his FJR a while back.

So I'm guessing there are several other 'attachments' we haven't seen yet.

How about at years end or other convenient time (WFO?) we have awards for non typical bike mods, grafts, attachments etc. Given that we do have quite a colorful memebership I imagine there's quite a creative collection out there beyond the now common farkles we've become accustomed to.

Possible categories:

Best intentional 'attachment'

Best unintentional 'attachment'

Unsafest...............

Ugliest...............

Most likely to cause destabilizing man-**** harmonics

Best live animal attachment (who hasn't seen a dog or cat. I once saw a guy with a pet raccoon that stuck his head out of a GW saddle bag as they rolled along)

Best organized dashboard electronic gizmos shelf

Worst .......................................................shelf

I'm sure there are several more.

OK, back to work for me (I know, thank God.)

How about this:

 

[05fjrBluedevil]

I posted a while ago here about the idea of attaching my clubs to the bike after meeting a couple guys who had done it. Well, last week my company had their world conference in San Francisco, so I decided that this would be a perfect opportunity to figure out how to attach the clubs to the FJR and take a trip.
In the end, solution A was pretty easy. All I had to do was buy a 4' long piece of square section tubing from Home Depot and a couple of U bolts. I put some felt padding on the tubing and also along the bottom of the section of grab rail behind the passenger to protect the paint.

Then I bought some 1/2 inch webbing from REI along with some clip-together connectors. I put the clubs on the passenger seat and then fastened them to the tubing with four pieces of webbing. A couple bungee cords to keep the loose compartments on the bag from flapping in the wind and, voila. I tested it up to <ahem> miles per hour (40 over the speed limit officer? ) and everything was rock solid. The handling wasn't noticeably affected, which was great, and I got to play a round of golf with some buddies in Pleasanton and then another round at La Purisima. Pretty cool deal.

The downside: Because the clubs are fastened across the bike, it's damn near impossible to split lanes. I've got the FZR mirrors on the FJR and the bat is still wider than that. Figure the clubs are more or less 48" across, given that I've got a 45" driver and then some extra space at either end.

Next on the agenda is to find a way to attach them to the side of the bike at a more or less 45* angle, but in the direction of travel of the bike. Then if I've got the other saddlebag on and a top case (a Givi 52 is being contemplated), I've got plenty of luggage space and my sticks too AND can split lanes!

Oh yeah. I also learned that the stock saddle sucks and I'm going to be giving our friends at Russell some money. *insert seriously saddle sore not-so-smiley here*

Bob

Huntington Beach, CA

I have just strapped them on with out any extra bar they fit nicely acroos the bags as you have picture, just secure your rain cover to hold the clubs in, lane splitting is a no no!!!!

Unless you mount them hanging off the back as someone already pictured...

Every one looks at you a little strange when you tooling down the road with clubs on the bike but who cares