Retro Style Rear Carrier Box

[Scoobynut_imp]

I was looking for a cheap, detachable solution for grocery runs and this is what I came up with. I think it suits the spirit of a retro bike like the CB1100 just fine:



I figured rubber bands would be easiest to put on and take off. They're cheap, plentiful and easily replaced if one breaks. When he saw my setup, my mechanic friend suggested I should probably double them up for added security:

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[the Ferret]

Lol..cool. Lost in the 70s. :banana:

 

[kevbroce_imp]

Rubber bands would make me worry... I'd pickup some reusable zip ties. Much more secure, still easy to put on and off.
Wow, I'm an idiot, you win... I need some coffee!

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

Rubber bands would make me worry... I'd pickup some reusable zip ties. Much more secure, still easy to put on and off.
Wow, I'm an idiot, you win... I need some coffee!

Lol!

 

[scott will_imp]

i like it! alot
i currently use a cargo net and duffle, yours is much more similar to what my honda sl70 looked like back in the day when i ran to local market.

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

Hey, thanks, Scott!

 

[scott will_imp]

not a pic of my actual bike, but it was blue n white and i hauled more stuff with that bike

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

Cool bike, Scott. I can see that rockin' a milk crate. Have you ever seen this website? This guy restores those little SLs and other Honda minibikes:

http://www.marblesmotors.com/bikesforsale.htm

 

[dlhmatt_imp]

I wouldn't trust rubber bands for that. Get some of those black rubber bungee cords for that. I know a guy who rides from cocoa beach to Orlando with a milk create bungeed to his sportster everyday.

http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Flatb...e-of-10-EPDM?gclid=CLbFp-X5v70CFVFp7AodxmcAbg

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

Thanks for the tip, dlhmatt, I'll have to look into those things.

 

[kevbroce_imp]

Please tell me the rubber bands are an April Fools joke... I'm not so sure now.

Milk crate wouldn't be a bad idea for those times you need to carry something. Not having a car, I could find that useful, but I'd use something like this.

Amazon.com

I've got a rear rack and with a bungee net I can get by fine most the time.

 

[The Spaceman_imp]

Right on! I can't tell you how many times I've thought about bungee cording a milk crate to my rear rack to complete the 70's look!

 

[CB4ME_imp]

Sure beats a couple of bungee cords across the seat - lost more than a couple bottles of booze that way.

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

Man, I don't know how to break it to you guys, but the milk crate, the rubber bands, everything, it's all due to being April 1st. I had a good laugh, hope you all do too, but I figured I better nip this in the bud before people starting strapping milk crates to their bikes. :rofl:

 

[Lord Popgun]

Awesome joke! ROFL

The outboard zinc on the fender would have good today too...

 

[the Ferret]

Man, I don't know how to break it to you guys, but the milk crate, the rubber bands, everything, it's all due to being April 1st. I had a good laugh, hope you all do too, but I figured I better nip this in the bud before people starting strapping milk crates to their bikes. :rofl:

Wow... Don't know what to say...I feel so violated.

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

Man, I don't know how to break it to you guys, but the milk crate, the rubber bands, everything, it's all due to being April 1st. I had a good laugh, hope you all do too, but I figured I better nip this in the bud before people starting strapping milk crates to their bikes. :rofl:

Wow... Don't know what to say...I feel so violated.

Lol, try taking a shower, washes lame hoaxes away like nobody's business!

 

[kevbroce_imp]

Immediately after closing my first post I realized what day it was haha... You definitely got me. That said, I wouldn't hesitate to strap a milk crate on my bike for a grocery run. Not having a car, that's not a bad idea!

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

Immediately after closing my first post I realized what day it was haha... You definitely got me. That said, I wouldn't hesitate to strap a milk crate on my bike for a grocery run. Not having a car, that's not a bad idea!

Must've got you before you had your coffee. I've got another bike I use as a pack mule, but yeah, I can see a milk crate being handy on a bike. Just don't use rubber bands to hold it on!

 

[dailyrider_imp]

not a pic of my actual bike, but it was blue n white and i hauled more stuff with that bike

You too huh. I used a milk crate on my SL-125 & SL-175 back in the day. My younger brothers learned to ride on the SL-125 in North Dakota & my pregnant wife learned on the SL-175 in Detroit MI. Same color as yours. Those were two great bikes.