saddle bag ammo cans

[Joel K-Man]

Ammo cans make pretty good saddle bags for small items. I took the chrome strips off of the rear fender and inserted longer bolts, then replaced the strips. Drilled two holes in the cans and painted them black, and applied reflectors to the corners ( the original ones are covered by the cans). Here is the result...
http://s2.postimage.org/1ep3m1uzo/0716110811.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1ep3m1uzo/)
http://s2.postimage.org/1epp41des/0716110811a.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1epp41des/)

http://s2.postimage.org/1epu2new4/0716110812.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/1epu2new4/)

[mrlmd1]

Do a search on here for ammo cans, you'll see threads that go back to 12/08, with my mounts to the saddlebag supports and a suggestion on locks for the cans.

[jonathan180iq]

Well done, Joel.

There is also some good information buried deep here in the forum archives:

Ammo Can Saddlebags
A rather sturdy and lockable option which only costs a fraction of "real" hard cases is to fit surplus military ammo cans in place of the saddlebags.

Mad props to Badbob, and others, for their write-up on how to install ammo cans on the GZ.
Follow this link for a How-to and discussion on the install:

http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopi ... =ammo+cans (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=87&hilit=ammo+cans)

http://www.robertkeeney.com/gallery/d/8259-1/2005_GZ250_Ammo_Can_Panniers_SAW_04.jpg

[Realist]

20mm cans may be too heavy, but you could cram a lot of stuff in 'em!

[Water Warrior 2]

Heavy for their size but the GZ can haul a lot more with ease. The GZ is a workhorse in 3rd world countries.