I decided i wanted to mount up some Rotopax one gallon fuel and water containers on my TW. I had been thinking of a way to mount them up where i could remove the mounts if i didnt need to carry them and could also reconfigure them to carry 1 pack if i did not want both. What i came up with was to modify my rack to accept 2 rotopax ATV mounts so i would mount the packs side by side on the rack. This will allow me to still put my bag on top if i want to and i also can remove the mounts and remount them so can carry 1 pack if i want. I welded up some mounts with nuts welded to the bottom so i can easily remove the entire setup when i don't need it. Here are some pics of what i have done, all that is left to do is cleanup the welds a little and paint it.. I plan to do this to my other TW as well.
Here is a shot of what i did with one of the Rotopax mounts attached with a couple bolts. You can see the cross bars i made and welded in place.
Here is the bottom, i welded nuts to the braces so i can easily remove everything if i want to.
Here are the two packs mounted up. I didn't take a pic of the single pack but i can later.
Here is a shot of what i did with one of the Rotopax mounts attached with a couple bolts. You can see the cross bars i made and welded in place.
Here is the bottom, i welded nuts to the braces so i can easily remove everything if i want to.
Here are the two packs mounted up. I didn't take a pic of the single pack but i can later.