There are many types of personal vehicles: cars, minibuses, etc., but they all do not give the freedom you feel when riding a motorcycle. The wind playing in your hair, the oncoming sun, cool dark glasses, the dust of roads. In general, one romance. So I want to take and go somewhere on a trip. Stop, what to take? After all, in motorcycles there is no trunk for travel things, and if there is, then a bottle of water is hardly placed there. Here is the catch. What to do in such a "tight" situation? Perhaps the only correct way out is motocopra. But how to find them, how to choose? Or maybe do it? This is not an easy task. But let's start from the beginning.
Introduction
Everyone who at least once tried to ride a motorcycle regularly asked himself: “Where are you going to put things”? Often this question remained rhetorical. But lovers of long trips cannot leave this nuance in silence, so it’s worth deciding something. The ideal solution is to make your own case for motorcycles.
What are such devices? These are boxes of all shapes and sizes, colors and qualities, which are tied to the frame of the bike using special straps. These inventions perfectly cope with their direct task - transportation of things.
A variety of motorcycle "glove compartments"
The motorcycle wardrobe trunk can be of any shape. All existing types of such devices simply can not be counted. And there is a simple explanation for this. Each rider makes an individual carry case for himself. But still, certain groups can be distinguished.
Leather motorcycle trunks are particularly popular. Why so? There are many reasons for this. Firstly, leather is the material of any biker, it looks stylish. Such a product is strong and wear-resistant, which is what is needed in the final result. At the worst, leather motorcycle trunks are always in fashion. They are also easy to find and purchase.
Plastic wardrobe trunks for a motorcycle are also not far behind. They can most often be seen on scooters and scooters. Plastic is lightweight, plastic, multi-functional. Of course, there are problems with the strength, impact resistance. But this is fading into the background because of cheapness. Plastic motorcycle trunks are a bit worth it. Maybe that's why many "budget" bikers give them preference.
And the last type is textile wardrobe trunks for a motorcycle (ordinary glove compartments on a fabric basis). What can they please? Simplicity of manufacture and relatively low price. A motorcycle is a difficult thing, so you can always break something. In this case, the fabric base does not win much, because any incision - and you can say goodbye to the contents. Textile motorcycle wardrobe trunks have the right to life and are quite popular among their fans.
Buy or do?
Wardrobe trunk for motorcycles is an indispensable and necessary thing. Therefore, each biker must seriously ask himself the question of acquiring this equipment. But there is another side to the coin.
On sale you can find the same, sometimes low-quality specimens that do not differ from each other in anything. But where can I get normal wardrobe trunks for a motorcycle. With your own hands, you can also achieve a satisfactory result. In addition, home-made wardrobe trunks will not fly into a pretty penny. Individualism is what adorns and distinguishes each biker. Home-made case is what you need.
Training
The biker path is similar to the path of each samurai. They both must overcome all sorts of difficulties on their way. Making motorcycle wardrobe trunks is how to learn Zen. Here you need patience, hard work and, of course, perseverance. So, having gathered all these qualities together, we begin with the preparation of the sketch.
This stage is important for further work. Everything is simple here. Right now the further fate of the wardrobe trunk is being decided. What form it will have, size, pockets, zippers and other additional parameters. You can make one large wardrobe trunk for a motorcycle or two small, and indeed, anything you want, which is enough for imagination.
Materials
An equally important part is the choice of the future basis, that is, the material. Here you need to build on the type of product. Once again, it is worth listing: there are leather, plastic and textile wardrobe trunks. Each material has its own peculiarity. But let's do it in order.
The skin should be at least three millimeters thick. Solid, without visible mechanical defects such as scratches, scuffs and creases. Good quality requires a good foundation, so it is so important to find a quality material that meets all the requirements.
Plastic motorcycle wardrobe trunks can be bought on the market; you cannot make them yourself. The textile glove box will be stitched from solid burlap. A solid frame is required. Again, the fabric must be strong, able to hold even in the most difficult conditions.
Making motorcycle cases
Solemn moment - the time has come for practice. Do not rush somewhere, endurance and patience play a significant role here. The first material used will be leather. To begin with, it is necessary to outline it on the details: the sides, the base, the cover, the fasteners and the rest. Care must be taken to ensure that everything exactly fits together. The edges of the cut figures must be processed so that all the roughness is gone. For this, a sharp sharp knife is perfect. They should, relying on something solid, as if combing out all the bumps.
So, the little puzzles of future wardrobe trunks are processed. What now? And now the fun begins - stitching the parts. At first glance, everything is fine. No needle with a thread will frighten a brutal biker going to his goal. But there is a catch, which is expressed by the special density of the material taken.
Thick skin cannot be pierced with a needle. Of course, you can use the good old awl, but then all the holes will be too large, and the seam itself will be uneven and crooked. What to do? There is in the world a special invention for
working with the skin, it is called a grooving cutter. This tool looks like a thin screwdriver with a forked flat end. It should be placed to the surface at an angle of ninety degrees and driven in with a special wooden hammer.
But if everything was so simple, then making motorcycle cases for motorcycles was not considered a difficulty. New tip: leather is not a fabric. Any holes are clearly visible. A simple rule follows from this: on each parallel part, the holes should coincide. The quantity should also be the same. This is difficult, so you should have a hard pencil and patience.
Leather motorcycle case - the final stage
If you sew all the details, you get a simple leather box, unremarkable and “dry”. According to the biker, something is missing. The first is belts, the second is jewelry. In this case, you can kill two birds with one stone. Buckles will be attached to the case cover.
But I don’t feel like making holes again, getting threads! Smart people have long found a way out - rivets called "holnitene." Exactly they will serve instead of traditional threads and needles. To fix the straps, you need to make holes in them. This can be done carelessly, since the rivet hat will hide all the bumps. The principle of the lock: one part, inserted through the hole made, connected to the second, then the blow of the hammer - and you're done. But you need to do this carefully so as not to bend the "holnit". A small number of these rivets look very personal. And additional patterns will bring a whole new look.
Alternative option
No leather - no wardrobe trunk? This argument does not work here. After all, you can try and do something of your own, not necessarily even in a classic form. It’s difficult to carry out a plastic case by ourselves, but a textile case just right. The great thing is that it is easy and convenient to work with the fabric. No stress. Again, it is worth starting with a pattern. Details must match. Putting them together is not difficult. The sewing machine can be operated in a few minutes. Textile wardrobe trunks need a frame. It will be replaced by aluminum tubes of small diameter.
Each biker needs a motorcycle coffer. A homemade trunk will become an adornment of the “iron horse”.