Wheres my dog
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Thought about it for a long time now and kept putting it off as I thought it would be too hard to do... but it turns out it is pretty easy actually!
As the engine sits lower then the seat, I decided to build above the engine itself and mount off of the upper two bolts for the clutch housing.
Swung by Lowes and picked up (2) 6" L brackets (shelf brackets) with pre-drilled holes in them that turned out to line up exactly to each other. They are roughly 3/16" thick and seem to be made of some type of pot metal.
Simply ran the stock bolts through them with loctite and lined them up evenly for a mounting surface.
They seem to hover about 1" or so above the top of the engine cover, so I do not think heat will be an issue, and cooling of the engine will not be an issue either.
When I do a final mounting after painting it, I will throw a touch of Seals All on the back side of the brackets to keep them from shifting front to back.
As seen in the pictures, I will be mounting an 8" x 8" piece of sheet metal to them and this will give me the space to mount a lunch bag to it with zip ties run through the bottom of the bag to hold it secure.
In the second picture, take note of the four holes above the clutch housing, this could easily be adapted as well for a side bag, or side fuel tank!
Will add the finished pictures tomorrow, but just wanted to throw out the idea to other fellow GEBE riders!
As the engine sits lower then the seat, I decided to build above the engine itself and mount off of the upper two bolts for the clutch housing.
Swung by Lowes and picked up (2) 6" L brackets (shelf brackets) with pre-drilled holes in them that turned out to line up exactly to each other. They are roughly 3/16" thick and seem to be made of some type of pot metal.
Simply ran the stock bolts through them with loctite and lined them up evenly for a mounting surface.
They seem to hover about 1" or so above the top of the engine cover, so I do not think heat will be an issue, and cooling of the engine will not be an issue either.
When I do a final mounting after painting it, I will throw a touch of Seals All on the back side of the brackets to keep them from shifting front to back.
As seen in the pictures, I will be mounting an 8" x 8" piece of sheet metal to them and this will give me the space to mount a lunch bag to it with zip ties run through the bottom of the bag to hold it secure.
In the second picture, take note of the four holes above the clutch housing, this could easily be adapted as well for a side bag, or side fuel tank!
Will add the finished pictures tomorrow, but just wanted to throw out the idea to other fellow GEBE riders!