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26 Aug 2007
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Looks good. Here's what I whipped up w/ some surplus 'Pelican' cases from eBay.
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10 Sep 2007
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Cool...I'm willing to try and do one for me but just for a spare helmet
Ride safe!
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10 Sep 2007
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Some can some cant!
I tried to make my own panniers! The boxes were OK. 2mm ali with 2mm angle and pop rivits. Had a nice little bend for the exhaust and all. Then it came to the frame. Well it looked like a bird crapped all over the welding , but i think it was strong. Then the fixing to the frame. Thats where i lost my temper and quit! Pissed off i sat in front of the computer and ordered the first panniers i saw on the net! So now my panniers are worth more that my bike!
So, only make panniers if you really have to , or really want to!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by orrin
I tried to make my own panniers! The boxes were OK. 2mm ali with 2mm angle and pop rivits. Had a nice little bend for the exhaust and all. Then it came to the frame. Well it looked like a bird crapped all over the welding , but i think it was strong. Then the fixing to the frame. Thats where i lost my temper and quit! Pissed off i sat in front of the computer and ordered the first panniers i saw on the net! So now my panniers are worth more that my bike!
So, only make panniers if you really have to , or really want to!
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I dont understand this. i spent more time on the boxes than frame. basically you need some place to fasten the frame to the bike (i made my own) and some kind of frame (my is very simple, to small arms around 12 cm (as in picture) and a rectangular frame on back of the box (basically its not necessary) but its good to have to make it stronger.
I did ofcourse do everything in wood first (a fullscale model) to see if it fits. i think most people just start to weld and end up messing up the hole thing. a model makes you more flexible and give time for experimentation. (when welding, you usually only have one chance)
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Hi,
Those are some impressive looking panniers! Im sure they will be great for Norway to Italy, but please BE WARNED; that frame will disintegrate on a trans Africa trip- guaranteed! I have snapped 25mm steel angle iron frames twice on very long very rough roads...
Home-made is the only way to go! Just think strong and use as many attachment points as possible- indicator mounts dont count!
Jim
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