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Tool tube

bigtex

bigtex

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While waiting for my seat to come back from the saddle guy, I whipped up a tool tube to fill the space on the right side of the pannier racks. I usually carry a small batch of tools for myself and others, and I wanted to be able to ditch the bags and still have my tools handy.

I used a length of 4" ABS pipe and some aluminum straps.

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Bolted to the bike with a couple of vertical straps that use the existing bolts and holes (I love adding and fabbing stuff, and always give myself extra points if I can do it cleanly without altering or drilling the stock works at all).

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Works pretty good, holds all of this:

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Nice bigtex, blends in well and looks the part.
I also got a 41 year old Morris car which I carry a few tools in , but cant for the life understand the need to carry tools on a brand new bike. All my 'character breakdowns have needed mega tools or sensors.
 
Looks good Tex, The Oz forum on ADVRider did a group buy a while back on THIS TOOL TUBE HERE I've got one just waiting to fill the same spot you put yours.... now all I need is a Stelvio!
 
Gary wrote:
Nice bigtex, blends in well and looks the part.
I also got a 41 year old Morris car which I carry a few tools in , but cant for the life understand the need to carry tools on a brand new bike. All my 'character breakdowns have needed mega tools or sensors
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You are quite correct, this is overkill for a new bike. HOWEVER, I did use a bunch of them at the national meet, when working with the MGUSA tech guy and we wanted to do some tweaking that including body panel removal. I'd rather have them and waste an infinitesimal bit of gas every mile than get in the middle of nowhere and need them and not have them.

Besides, sometimes I have to ride with Ducati riders and BMW riders and ...
 
Mike.C wrote:
Looks good Tex, The Oz forum on ADVRider did a group buy a while back on THIS TOOL TUBE HERE I've got one just waiting to fill the same spot you put yours.... now all I need is a Stelvio!
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Yep, that is the hot ticket for sure. For me, it came down to having room for something even bigger. I probably could have fit 2 of those given the cavernous space we have on the Stelvios.

Of course, the really hot ticket would be a Mistral on one side, and a matching Mistral shell on the other side, hollowed out. But that is a project for another day.
 
I use mine for jumper cables, tire patch kit and a fuel bottle. Don't care if you don't like Guzzis, those are good things to have.

Someone suggested painting it blue and running a braided steel line to it, so it looked like a nitrous bottle. :laugh:

Plumbing from Home Depot, a simple steel strap, two large hose clamps, some paint.
 

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good idea! I suggest to use the tube as additional petrol tank. 3-4 Liters of petrol can help:)
 
What an excellent idea, hopefully I'll never need to open it but a few tools and a can of tyre weld never hurt.
 
Precisely! Anybody can zip tie a pre-tabbed tool tube, but true lunacy requires a design and a prototype and a static & dynamic stress analysis and a second prototype and ...

Of course, I guess some people just ride these things. :silly:
 
bigtex wrote:
Of course, I guess some people just ride these things. :silly:
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I'm still relatively new to biking, and now ... riding tool tubes? I guess that piques my curiosity! :silly:
 
If I'm doing serious mileages I like to be as self sufficient as possible, tools / tyre weld etc can take up a lot of room and are a nuisance ,if you have to lug the panniers about packing and unpacking. Do you want to pay to be taken off a French motorway just because you didn't pack a few extra tools?
I agree with the over engineering nothing sentiment but could you make it any cheaper yourself if you had to buy the soil pipe etc?
 
I dunno about carrying extra gas in a saddlebag/tooltube. Had a buddy long ago, that used to carry about an extra half gallon of gas in a metal container. He strapped it on his Honda or stored it in one of his saddle bags. He almost never used it cause he was always worried about it leaking, exploding etc. Due to the increased vigilence we stopped for gas as often as needed. When he did use it, to start camp fires, fill his Zippo (!) or whatever, the container and his self would smell like gas. Afterword he couldn't/wouldn't put it IN a bag, and his concern about leaking/explosions etc increased due to the fumes.

In this case carrying extra gas didn't make the ride more carefree. I've since relied upon the 5 gallon can that came fromn the factory and fill up about every 100 or so. Plenty of insurance.

Alex
 
Usually I carry two 32 oz MSR fuel bottles strapped together with duct tape. They came in handy once when on the Stelvio during break-in, I wasn't sure how good the fuel gauge or reserve were, and I stopped off an interstate that advertised, (but didn't have any) premium gas. The next station and exit were 15-20 miles away. I could have filled up with regular, but instead poured the 2 quarts of gas in and said good bye. Filled up tank and bottles at the next exit without any suspense or drama.
They're also handy to help out a fellow biker who runs out of fuel.
The MSR bottles don't leak liquid or vapor, they're light, compact, and relatively easy to pour and fill. I like 'em.
One might even fit in the tube. They're maybe 3.5" - 4" diameter(??))
 
Tonerjockey wrote:
I dunno about carrying extra gas in a saddlebag/tooltube. Had a buddy long ago, that used to carry about an extra half gallon of gas in a metal container. He strapped it on his Honda or stored it in one of his saddle bags. He almost never used it cause he was always worried about it leaking, exploding etc. Due to the increased vigilence we stopped for gas as often as needed. When he did use it, to start camp fires, fill his Zippo (!) or whatever, the container and his self would smell like gas. Afterword he couldn't/wouldn't put it IN a bag, and his concern about leaking/explosions etc increased due to the fumes.

In this case carrying extra gas didn't make the ride more carefree. I've since relied upon the 5 gallon can that came fromn the factory and fill up about every 100 or so. Plenty of insurance.

Alex
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I have an MSR fuel bottle. Very rugged and sealed very well. Wrapped in a rag and down in the tool tube. Not worries. I have had to use it already. I had a couple of 'I'm late for work' then 'I'll fill the tank the next day' commutes. On the third day I had to pull out the bottle of fuel to get to work. :eek:hmy:

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