Transporting rods via motorcycle

[Eric Lowney]

Doers anyone have any tips for transporting 2 piece or 4 piece rods via motorcycle?  The 4 pieces are just barely too long to fit in the tour pack or the saddle bags, but it would make getting down to the Rap so much faster if I could take the HOT lanes.  Considering backpack with tube or affixing a tube to the bike, but open to ideas/solutions.  I attached a picture of my bike in case it helps and thanks in advance for any insight!

P.S.) I have considered buying a 7 piece for this exact purpose

[Scott Stankus]

I don't have much insight into the motorcycle question - though a backpack with a rod tube (or tubes) sounds like a really good idea. Try Gear Ties (made by Nite Ize) to attach the tubes to the backpack.

As for the 7-piece rod, I have an 8-wt Orvis Frequent Flier and I love it! I use it more often than any other rod, and not because it's 7 pieces. In fact, I hardly ever even break it down. 

On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Eric Lowney <lowne...@gmail.com> wrote:

Doers anyone have any tips for transporting 2 piece or 4 piece rods via motorcycle?  The 4 pieces are just barely too long to fit in the tour pack or the saddle bags, but it would make getting down to the Rap so much faster if I could take the HOT lanes.  Considering backpack with tube or affixing a tube to the bike, but open to ideas/solutions.  I attached a picture of my bike in case it helps and thanks in advance for any insight!

P.S.) I have considered buying a 7 piece for this exact purpose

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[Connor Donovan]

While not a motorcycle, I rock a Yamaha Vino that for several years had spinning rod holders.  Took them off this past winter when the bungee chords rotted out but plan to put them back on soon.

The two pieces of wood were held together with two right angle brackets and a few random screws of differing sizes and lengths (whatever I could find laying around).  The wood was held to the moped with a series of well placed bungee chords of varying lengths and strengths (whatever I could find laying around).  To keep the rods in the holder I used a rotation of string, old fly line, and a bungee chord (whatever I could find laying around). 

I never got around to adding fly rod holders but was/am planning to use PVC dropped off the side similar to the spinning rod holders.  Basically drop another piece of wood off the other side, use a drill bit to make two holes in said pvc, one close to the top and one close to the bottom, big enough for a drill, drill bit, and screw to fully sink a screw and not block the rod from being inserted.  It would likely be for just the rod and sock, no rod tube.  Might be a good idea to drill another hole in the bottom just in case water gets in there too.  Or glue on a cap that has the screw-in/out insert.  The other option which may be better is to use some sort of conduit/pipe/tube hanger/fastener that goes over top of said pvc with screws on either side of it.   

I've also thought about affixing a single tube to the handlebars like folks do with guns on atvs so I can free up space for a flag holder. 

On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 12:34:27 PM UTC-4, Scott S wrote:

I don't have much insight into the motorcycle question - though a backpack with a rod tube (or tubes) sounds like a really good idea. Try Gear Ties (made by Nite Ize) to attach the tubes to the backpack.

As for the 7-piece rod, I have an 8-wt Orvis Frequent Flier and I love it! I use it more often than any other rod, and not because it's 7 pieces. In fact, I hardly ever even break it down. 

On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Eric Lowney <lowne...@gmail.com> wrote:

Doers anyone have any tips for transporting 2 piece or 4 piece rods via motorcycle?  The 4 pieces are just barely too long to fit in the tour pack or the saddle bags, but it would make getting down to the Rap so much faster if I could take the HOT lanes.  Considering backpack with tube or affixing a tube to the bike, but open to ideas/solutions.  I attached a picture of my bike in case it helps and thanks in advance for any insight!

P.S.) I have considered buying a 7 piece for this exact purpose

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[Carl Z.]

Use your Google-Fu

https://goo.gl/images/qSxhPW

https://goo.gl/images/Bhp2Yc

There are some nice 5pc rods that might just fit in the bags.  

I would use a pvc tube anyway since the aluminum tube would get banged up (and potentially bang something else up).  If you loose the pvc tube, it won't matter.

Carl

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On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Connor Donovan <don...@gmail.com> wrote:

While not a motorcycle, I rock a Yamaha Vino that for several years had spinning rod holders.  Took them off this past winter when the bungee chords rotted out but plan to put them back on soon.

The two pieces of wood were held together with two right angle brackets and a few random screws of differing sizes and lengths (whatever I could find laying around).  The wood was held to the moped with a series of well placed bungee chords of varying lengths and strengths (whatever I could find laying around).  To keep the rods in the holder I used a rotation of string, old fly line, and a bungee chord (whatever I could find laying around). 

I never got around to adding fly rod holders but was/am planning to use PVC dropped off the side similar to the spinning rod holders.  Basically drop another piece of wood off the other side, use a drill bit to make two holes in said pvc, one close to the top and one close to the bottom, big enough for a drill, drill bit, and screw to fully sink a screw and not block the rod from being inserted.  It would likely be for just the rod and sock, no rod tube.  Might be a good idea to drill another hole in the bottom just in case water gets in there too.  Or glue on a cap that has the screw-in/out insert.  The other option which may be better is to use some sort of conduit/pipe/tube hanger/fastener that goes over top of said pvc with screws on either side of it.   

I've also thought about affixing a single tube to the handlebars like folks do with guns on atvs so I can free up space for a flag holder. 

On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 12:34:27 PM UTC-4, Scott S wrote:

I don't have much insight into the motorcycle question - though a backpack with a rod tube (or tubes) sounds like a really good idea. Try Gear Ties (made by Nite Ize) to attach the tubes to the backpack.

As for the 7-piece rod, I have an 8-wt Orvis Frequent Flier and I love it! I use it more often than any other rod, and not because it's 7 pieces. In fact, I hardly ever even break it down. 

On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Eric Lowney <lowne...@gmail.com> wrote:

Doers anyone have any tips for transporting 2 piece or 4 piece rods via motorcycle?  The 4 pieces are just barely too long to fit in the tour pack or the saddle bags, but it would make getting down to the Rap so much faster if I could take the HOT lanes.  Considering backpack with tube or affixing a tube to the bike, but open to ideas/solutions.  I attached a picture of my bike in case it helps and thanks in advance for any insight!

P.S.) I have considered buying a 7 piece for this exact purpose

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[Philip Brown]

On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:39:36 AM UTC-4, Eric Lowney wrote:

Doers anyone have any tips for transporting 2 piece or 4 piece rods via motorcycle?  The 4 pieces are just barely too long to fit in the tour pack or the saddle bags, but it would make getting down to the Rap so much faster if I could take the HOT lanes.  Considering backpack with tube or affixing a tube to the bike, but open to ideas/solutions.  I attached a picture of my bike in case it helps and thanks in advance for any insight!

P.S.) I have considered buying a 7 piece for this exact purpose

Maybe mount something like this to the rear of the chrome on your hard sided saddle bag (see attached)

If I used it, I think I would want a bungee cord attached to the trunk for further secure my rod, or some other additional security for the rod, even it were as simple as drilling two holes

in the side of the rod holder, and using sting (parachute cord or a thin bungee cord) to better secure my rod within the rod holder, and make sure it doesn't bounce around or bounce out.

[Eric Lowney]

Thanks everyone for the ideas!  I definitely think I'm leaning towards installing a tube somehow to the chrome around one of the saddle bags.  I just need to make sure it won't impede my legs/feet when coming to a stop.  The rod holder from bass pro is pretty neat though, and I could definitely pop a full size American Flag in there for parades, etc.  

On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:39:36 AM UTC-4, Eric Lowney wrote:

[namfos]

Check out Pinterest you might find something there that works

[Craig Conover]

I bungee my two piece 9foot rods to the handlebars of my Yamaha Virago using the small bungees with the ball on the end.

On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 11:39:36 AM UTC-4, Eric Lowney wrote:

[Ryan DiAndrea]

I usually just bungee the rod tube to the sissy bar. But on your you bike i would try the metal brackets on the bags.  Harley also makes "luggage racks" that can attached to the top of your bags.  They are a little pricy (as is everything with Harley) but might be worth looking into. Could help for more than a rod.

http://www.harley-davidson.com/store/air-wing-tour-pak-luggage-rack

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