Bikes and christmas

[sAsLEX]

Now with the rush on to get presents, every where is jammed packed full of people in cages. The great thing about being on the bike is you can park right by where you want to go, not spending half an hour trying to find a park half a k away from your destination. Then just strap everything on and off you go with the electrical tape you keep in your jacket, or just balance it on the tank.

[Nitzer]

I think you need a rucksack for Christmas mate

[R6_kid]

done that many a time with different objects including pizza, fairings, tyres (round my waist), cameras and a bunch of other stuff i cant remember.

Didnt you take a rather large printer home that way once?

[sAsLEX]

Didnt you take a rather large printer home that way once?

Maybe http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8789&d=1112077170

[Beemer]

I once rode from Lower Hutt to Otaki with a pavlova in a tin in my tank bag, and two oven racks on the back of the RG150 - although I wouldn't recommend riding with sheep salt lick blocks in a top box... I forgot I had them in there and took the long way home from town - via Palmerston North! Got home to find a lot of dust in the bottom and two significantly smaller salt blocks!

[Sniper]

Your real name Rangi?

[Steam]

I strapped 5 swappacrates to my GN250 and rode from the Hutt to Wellington city last week. They were empty of beer, but still they weighed a lot and it was awkward and astoundingly noisy with all the bottles rattling around.

I wouldn't do it again.
But I learned Ratchet tiedowns are amazing things.

[LilSel]

I strapped 5 swappacrates to my GN250 and rode from the Hutt to Wellington city last week. They were empty of beer, but still they weighed a lot and it was awkward and astoundingly noisy with all the bottles rattling around.

I wouldn't do it again.
But I learned Ratchet tiedowns are amazing things.


Now with the rush on to get presents, every where is jammed packed full of people in cages. The great thing about being on the bike is you can park right by where you want to go, not spending half an hour trying to find a park half a k away from your destination. Then just strap everything on and off you go with the electrical tape you keep in your jacket, or just balance it on the tank.


:laugh: Nice one!!

OOOooOOoo Swappa crates!! I drank half a crate last night and was a little :sick: this morning lol... Just got back to auckland about half n hour ago... ah the good ol crate, my mates laughed at me for showing up with a crate n asked if I'd been watching once were warriors lately :shutup:
But taking 5 on a bike?? even empty!?! good effort!

[Big Dog]

Now with the rush on to get presents, every where is jammed packed full of people in cages. The great thing about being on the bike is you can park right by where you want to go, not spending half an hour trying to find a park half a k away from your destination. Then just strap everything on and off you go with the electrical tape you keep in your jacket, or just balance it on the tank.
What you need is a elastic cargo net ($15 at most bike shops), fits in most pockets or under your seat, between that and a back pack bought presents for 11 people last year.

Brilliant for those impulse purchases.

[sAsLEX]

($15 at most bike shops)

Tape was 1.50 for three rolls and lasts a long time, also very versatile!

[Swoop]

Bikes and x-mas...
What a wonderful combination!!!!

[Big Dog]

Tape was 1.50 for three rolls and lasts a long time, also very versatile!

True, but a cargo net does not lose it's grip when in the sunshine and doesn't look like you can't afford a bag.

[dawnrazor]

Now with the rush on to get presents, every where is jammed packed full of people in cages. The great thing about being on the bike is you can park right by where you want to go, not spending half an hour trying to find a park half a k away from your destination. Then just strap everything on and off you go with the electrical tape you keep in your jacket, or just balance it on the tank.

If only there was some kind of bag you could put on your tank that you could put all kinds of wonderful things in...lord knows what you'd call it though...

[Big Dog]

If only there was some kind of bag you could put on your tank that you could put all kinds of wonderful things in...lord knows what you'd call it though...

Try and fit that under your seat....

[sAsLEX]

If only there was some kind of bag you could put on your tank that you could put all kinds of wonderful things in...lord knows what you'd call it though...

So you carry your tank bag, of which I have two by the way, around every where with you?

The glory of tape is that a random purchase no matter how large can be attached with ease!

[pervert]

I strapped 5 swappacrates to my GN250 and rode from the Hutt to Wellington city last week. They were empty of beer, but still they weighed a lot and it was awkward and astoundingly noisy with all the bottles rattling around.



That's fucking grand, do you have a photo of your tower?

[dawnrazor]

So you carry your tank bag, of which I have two by the way, around every where with you?

The glory of tape is that a random purchase no matter how large can be attached with ease!

no I hate the things LOL backpacks for me everyday, mind you theres usually so much crap in there I couldn't get in any unplanned christmas gifts if I tried LOL

[kneescraper]

There are some real creative people on this forum.. 5 swap-a-crates, thats the best so far. I can only imagine what people watching you thought.

Classic

[Steam]

There are some real creative people on this forum.. 5 swap-a-crates, thats the best so far. I can only imagine what people watching you thought.

Classic

They probably thought "Hell, somebody call the police, that's an accident waiting to happen!"
But the load was solidly ratcheted on, and would've stayed on even if the bike had been laid on its side. I reckon I would have been Ok if the fuzz had seen it.