Ammo Can Saddle Bags

[D Futch]

Yes I used the bolt hole at the rear of the seat, just got a longer one and put a spacer under the rack to make it as high as the seat and made some braces and bolted then to the cans for the rear of the rack.

[Badbob]

After breaking three bolts all of them on the rear of the bike I have ordered some grade 8 bolts to replace the cheap grade 2 bolts I used originally. The place I ordered them from doesn't think they will break but I'm not. I ordered two spares for my tool kit.

[mrlmd1]

I mounted 2 saw box cans very simply to the bag supports I put on the bike with 3 j-bolts around each support through holes drilled through the side of the can arranged in a triangle (front, rear and bottom),cut off the extra length of bolt inside the can and filed it smooth. So far, after a few hundred miles they are on solid with no rattles. The 6 j-bolts came from Ace hardware, galvanized (who knows how long they will last, but no rust yet after 5 months), and only cost about $3, and very easy to do with no fabricating of anything. I'll post a few pictures when I get the bike back from getting new tires installed. My tops hinge at the front, open to the rear, and I think it's easier to access the contents that way and is easier to access a lock if you put one on.

[samato]

mrlmd1,

Yes, please post the pics when you get a chance. Sounds like a very cool solution.

[Sarris]

I went to this site http://www.armysurplusworld.com/disp...partmentID=118 and found a myriad of ammo can sizes.

They are as follows:

30 cal = 10.5" x 4" x 7"

50 cal = 12" x 6" x 7.5"

Saw Box = 12" x 6.75" x 8.5"

25mm = 12.5" x 5.5" x 14"

20mm = 17" x 7" x 15"

30mm = 18.5" x 9.5" x 14.5"

Looks like you can get just about any size you want. Does anyone have any thoughts what size will fit the best?

[Badbob]

Size depends on how much you want to carry.



I found the standard 50BMG to small and the SAW about right. As you go up in size the weight goes way up. The cans in the photo above weigh about 20lbs each. This would require a lot more than a few bolts to get them mounted so they would stay on the bike.

[patrick_777]

I want to see that bike painted Army green, a white star on the side of the tank and a 15' CB antenna whipping off the back.

[Sarris]

Bob;

Which cans are those? Also, which cans did you have on your GZ?

[Badbob]

I have SAW boxes now. I started with 50BMG because I had lots of them.

The cans on the Rebel are 20mm mortar.

[Badbob]

It's not the same bike but its OD green.