KLR ammo cans

[D_H_TX_900LTC]

OK so I'll start this off. I picked up a 2007 KLR with 700 miles on it 2 months ago and love the thing. The previous owner added a Jardine pipe, taller windshield, and the highway pegs/crash bar and then never rode it. I have been commuting (splitting time with the new 2008 C14) and am planning a spring excursion somewhere yet to be determined. Picked up a couple of ammo cans last week and now I'm trying to figure out how to fashion/make/find a bracket to hold them on as panniers. Anyone have any pics of their homemade setup to share?

[Spok]

i'll be watching your progress on this. i have an interest in adventure backroad riding. lots of forrest service roads in the part of the country.

[Drifter]

I have made bag mounting brackets for several bikes but not a KLR....yet anyway.

[skewterdewd]

see if this helps any?

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[bross]

Just search for some saddlebag mounts either for soft bags or hard, buy what looks close to what you need, then take some donuts / beer to your favorite welder / fabricator and post pics when you're done. Start with something like this...

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[Inquisitive]

D_H_TX_900LTC, I used a rectangular six gallon milk crate mounted lengthwise / crosswise atop of my 08 KLR cargo rack. I used small "ball bungies" to secure the milk crate, which it's inside dimensions are 12"W x 18"L x 11"D, which effectively three .50 cal ammo cans fit perfectly into (actually a bit snug). I learned there are different depth, or height .50 cal ammo cans. The ones I use are about 7" deep, though I also saw .50 cal ammo cans that were about 10" deep. I loaded up three .50 cal ammo cans, and decided I need more stowage. I set another milk crate above the first (they nest very well together with only one good quality bungee to secure the top to the bottom, though I used several bungees, and a cable and lock to help keep the honest, honest). In the second milk crate I put two more .50 cal ammo cans, and one .30 cal ammo can. The .30 cal ammo can I could easily remove for access, and access the other two .50 cal ammo cans. The three .50 cal ammo cans were much more of a pain in the back side to access and remove, however I simply put hopefully not needed tools and supplies in them. All in all such a system worked well for me, and my 6' 220# body wearing a full Aerostich effectively perfectly shielded my cargo from wind, though I am sure I caught a lot more cross and or tail wind from my cargo load. Also made the bike a bit top heavy. Such was never a problem I noticed while riding, and I recently took a long trip, often traveling 90mph for extended periods of time, once even got up to 110mph for a brief period of time. The two crates seemed to make no difference in top end speed. Along my trip I went 100mph for an hour straight - no problem. Though once I stopped, and parked the bike a gust of wind would have blown the bike over if I had not been close enough to catch the bike while tipping over... I had 70 pounds of "cargo" including the six ammo cans and one milk crate added extra to my KLR. The "first" milk crate I have left permanently attached to my KLR since I brought it home. Makes for a convenient "catch all" to carry most anything, though is usually empty.