The bandit made a great mtn bike carrier, I fail to see the problem of carrying another mode of two-wheeled transportation on my motorcycle.
Got lots of looks, smiles, and met a few new people who loved it.
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Aug. 21, 2011 9:52 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
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Aug. 21, 2011 10:48 a.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
I see one like this quite often.
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Aug. 21, 2011 11:10 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
mmm...I may have to build something like that
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Aug. 22, 2011 12:09 a.m. wjones New Reader
I know a guy who built a rack to port his bicycle to races on his sport bike. It was a fork mount rack. This was about 20 years ago.
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Aug. 22, 2011 11:11 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
i'd be worried about the weight up high and far back combined with the large aero load on the rear. did it feel stable? i'd think the front end would feel pretty light. then again, i worry about all kinds of stuff, and am too much of a Bob Costas to ride a street bike.
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Aug. 22, 2011 11:57 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Couldn't even feel it back there. the Mtn bike only weighs 24lbs. about the same as my work laptop and case w/ tools.
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Aug. 22, 2011 12:08 p.m. 44Dwarf Dork
Last year at bike week we saw this BRITE yellow Gold Wing with this tall gray plastic case hanging off the back. It looked like a sarcophagus...King tut (born in AZ move to balalona....) Guy had reflective tap all over it. We kept wondering what the hell it was finally caught up to him and got a web address of the case. Looked it up it was a hard bag for golf clubs.
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Aug. 22, 2011 12:47 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
http://2x2cycles.com/ is the first google search result I found
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Aug. 22, 2011 1:35 p.m. akamcfly Reader
Can the handlebar assembly be detached from the stem easily? That would make it a bit more compact....
On my bike, the end cap comes right off.
Hot link alert!
My mountain bike weighs 18lbs more than yours.
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Aug. 22, 2011 3:04 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Cannondales are very light weight thin wall aluminum frames. I should upgrade the fork. I could probably lose another 3-4 lbs doing that.
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Aug. 23, 2011 12:54 a.m. Joshua Reader
This thread is making me go
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Aug. 23, 2011 1:07 a.m. Trans_Maro Dork
Grtechguy wrote:
Cannondales are very light weight thin wall aluminum frames.
I've got a Cannondale Gemini 2000..
It doesn't agree with you.
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Aug. 25, 2011 1:42 a.m. donalson SuperDork
Grtechguy wrote:
you can tell this isn't a mtb forum as no one has mentioned your faux pa of using bar ends with riser bars... tisk tisk ;-)
thats how I ride also lol...
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Aug. 25, 2011 9:21 p.m. akamcfly Reader
donalson wrote:
you can tell this isn't a mtb forum as no one has mentioned your faux pa of using bar ends with riser bars... tisk tisk ;-)
thats how I ride also lol...
I saw it right away, but I'm an adult. Plus, they're at an appropriate angle.
My bike looks like this.
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Aug. 25, 2011 10:39 p.m. Cotton Dork
AngryCorvair wrote:
i'd be worried about the weight up high and far back combined with the large aero load on the rear. did it feel stable? i'd think the front end would feel pretty light. then again, i worry about all kinds of stuff, and am too much of a Bob Costas to ride a street bike.
A fat passenger would be much worse. Not that I'm speaking form experience or anything...
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Aug. 26, 2011 12:08 a.m. Trans_Maro Dork
akamcfly wrote:
I saw it right away, but I'm an adult. Plus, they're at an appropriate angle.
My bike looks like this.
Like what?
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Aug. 26, 2011 7:24 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
Whats wrong with my bar ends? they've been on there for 14 years
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Aug. 26, 2011 7:36 a.m. akamcfly Reader
Trans_Maro wrote:
Like what?
Red X? Works here....
Here's a stock pic from the intertubes.
Except mine has a black saddle and grips as well as a few other parts changes.
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Aug. 26, 2011 7:38 a.m. Taiden Dork
There's a guy who swings by through Maine on his gs1200 every summer. He rides from Oregon, and typically carries a fully assembled mountain bike, a 2 person tent, full sized maps of the united states, extra tarp, a 250' section of paracord, and other various sundries. He made a platform out of 4" PVC pipe as watertight storage and a mount to hold the bicycle. Looks wicked.
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Aug. 26, 2011 7:57 a.m. akamcfly Reader
Grtechguy wrote:
Whats wrong with my bar ends? they've been on there for 14 years
Nothing. But the snooty would poo-poo bar ends on a riser bar because it's not fashionable.
So what? They're functional.
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Aug. 26, 2011 8:17 a.m. Grtechguy SuperDork
akamcfly wrote:
Grtechguy wrote:
Whats wrong with my bar ends? they've been on there for 14 years
Nothing. But the snooty would poo-poo bar ends on a riser bar because it's not fashionable.
So what? They're functional.
ahh...the same type that comment on my ammo can saddlebags because they're not a $1300 GIVI set
