Tool Tubes

[Tigertriple]

I have fitted a couple of tool tubes to my Girly. I bought one a few months ago off a guy on fleabay. Since then I have managed to buy several from Agri Supplies in the US. I ordered them direct and had them shipped to my Brother in Law who has a home in New Jersey and he brought them back to Scotland for me.

Here are a few pics of them fitted to my Givi pannier rails. The one on the left side was the fleabay one the other is one from Agri Supplies. I fitted them using stainless steel 16mm P clamps with rubber covering. The left tube needed a small bracket also. I keep chain lube in one tube and general crap in the other as I dont use my luggage on a daily basis.

I have tried using acetone and also brake cleaner to remove the yellow graphics on then, but without any success. Any tips appreciated.









Set up with new trekker top box.

[pastyman]

i like these and have just ordered some  :D

[GavD]

Hey pastyman,

Was considering getting 1 or 2 of these myself, unsure where to mount them on my steamer tho. Where have you mounted yours?

[pastyman]

will let you know when they turn up, but prolly on the bottom of pannier mounts.

with you avatar what ship are you on

[GavD]

Left in '07 after my 22, couldn't face any more of that shit.
Had a stint on Invinc, but mostly T42's & T23's, all out of Pompey.

Shame I haven't got a luggage rack, I don't think the bash plate bars are feasible, might knock up a suitable bracket to sling one of those tool tubes under the rack.

[bunker]

A tool tube was the first mod i did to my '94 steamer; again i used 16mm rubber P clips and mounted them to the side of the Triumph luggage rack - everyone at work asked if it was a posh flask  :roll:  it stayed there till last week when i discovered that it made fitting throwover panniers a bit difficult - i remounted it to the front o/e engine bars with no problems so far

[Sin_Tiger]

Might not be practical getting the paint off without damaging the surface finish. Might be easier to put appropriate stickers over the top, though I do not like stickers for the sake of stickers, there is a time and an appropriate place for them.