Milk crate on motorcycle

What size milk crate works for a MX bike stand and where do you get them from?

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Milk crate on motorcycle

Discussion in ' Equipment ' started by Queen of Spades , Oct 29, Log in or Join. Adventure Rider. A slightly better version of the milk crate? Queen of Spades , Oct 29, I have a small rack installed on my DR and want to mount a crate for hauling small lightweight items around like grocery shopping. Is there a better and not much more expensive option than the good old milk crate? Marylander , Oct 29, Rubbermaid container of a decent size? That's what Leon would do:. TonyKZ1 likes this. For some reason I'm always equal parts impressed and horrified by people who use a motorcycle as a pickup truck Subframes are expensive to replace. Dirtwannabe , Oct 29,

I use an old school wooden milk crate.

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Recently I order a half-case of wine on the Internet, and the six bottles were delivered in a large box to our office via UPS. Carrying fragile cargo requires care and finesse. Three bottles, nestled inside a special cardboard carrying box, fit perfectly in the trunk. After tearing the cardboard box that held the bottle case into small pieces, I layered the cardboard strips and extra shirts between six bottles laid horizontally in each pannier. But all of us—wife, me and 9 liters of primo vino—arrived safe and sound. Trying to carry loads that are ridiculously large or heavy on a motorcycle is dangerous, and dumb. Learn what to carry on your next motorcycle camping trip. Then I got smart and bought my first motorcycle, a used Yamaha FZ sportbike. Besides solidly mounted saddlebags or a trunk, having a luggage rack on the back of your bike provides a good place to carry items and have them be securely fastened to the bike. Remember when most folks just used a milk crate lashed to the rear of the bike?

Milk crate on motorcycle

Discussion in ' Equipment ' started by Queen of Spades , Oct 29, Log in or Join. Adventure Rider. A slightly better version of the milk crate? Queen of Spades , Oct 29, I have a small rack installed on my DR and want to mount a crate for hauling small lightweight items around like grocery shopping. Is there a better and not much more expensive option than the good old milk crate? Marylander , Oct 29,

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Is it me or do people really tend to gawk at you and wonder, I think, who and what have we here??? It's good for heavy stuff I find. They all had some sort of legal warning on them.. Is there an increased chance of wiping out, etc etc. Privacy Policy. JavaScript is disabled. Aluminum back with 4 sections of 4" pvc pipe zip tied to it. Show Ignored Content. Refbacks are Off. Do you or have you used a plastic milk crate for a front or rear cargo carrier Yes, Works great, Cheap and cheerful, Votes: 18 For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I ended up overloading too often and eventually broke the TW sub-frame after riding over some rough stuff. Please consider creating a new thread.

The thing about motorcycles is, you can carry a lot of the same things if you plan appropriately. It might take a little more thought and investment in storage solutions to transport all necessary items, but it can be done—well, within reason.

The one I got is made by MSR and it is about 17" tall. I use one everyday. I have a small rack installed on my DR and want to mount a crate for hauling small lightweight items around like grocery shopping. Related Topics. I think I'd just leave those sides or walls intact and attach them togrether with screw clamps again. That's what Leon would do:. Likes: 4. Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. Like gallon jugs of water, gasoline for the riding mower I snagged this idea from the other forum I check daily www. No more creaking joints. As for stability, I used those nite eyze style flexi-ties, and have no concerns. Like I said, I hate how it looks but it works. Should I cut out one "wall" or just lieave things as is?