My brother and I are building a Rear storage box CHECK IT!

WHAT DO YOU THINK SO FAR?

We are thinking of taking off the rear rack and mounting it directy to the tire carrier. I Have already moved my Tire under the cowling.

Looks pretty good!

The first thing I was going to say was "holy crap that's gonna be heavy!" But then I saw the holes you made. Very smart. Smile

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Looks nice. Fits the styling of the cowls well. I too thought "holy crap thats going to be heavy!" until I saw the holes....

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-Paul O.

75 Vespa Primavera "Parmakit 130", P200E,

It is actually still kinda heavy. that is our biggest concern. We are covering it with Fiberglass right now. This is one of the reasons I want to mount it to the tire carrier instead of the rack - to eliminate the rack weight. I sure hope it can handle it...

you could use a router and rout out some of the mdf too to lighten it up. do it in the places that dont need much strength...

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-Paul O.

75 Vespa Primavera "Parmakit 130", P200E,

We are thinking about it...

Hi,

I wanted to do the same thing as you, but ended up instead buying an ice chest at a yard sale for $1.00, then two cans of black Krylon Fusion spray paint (for plastics). Cleaned the ice chest real good and painted it. Then bought a chrome locking latch for $9.00 and some mounting hardware. I have a twist screw release on the inside to disengage the front of the ice chest from the spare tire rack. This allows me to swivel the ice chest rearward to let me access the spare tire without having to comletely remove the ice chest. It matches the color of my bike, is weather proof, big and works great. Total cost about $20.00

I'll send you some pics if you're interested, or just go to the Bajaj Forum, and look for "Chetak on a carrier" in the photos section.

Bill

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'06 Chetak
'05 Baron 150-PM
'82 Yamaha Champ

I put a red milk crate on my jade green chetak on the rear rack.It looked like crap,so
I took it off and painted it black with krylon fusion paint.It looked realy nice.Now the paint is
peeling off. Sad

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Just how fast can you run before I pull this trigger?Make my day!

The problem with milk crates is that most are made from polyethylene, and are darn near impossible to get paint to stick to.

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-Paul O.

75 Vespa Primavera "Parmakit 130", P200E,

I've built car body sections out of polyurethane foam and fiberglass which might help with your weight problem, plus it has the benefit of being extremely strong when fully glassed. If you google R.Q. Riley and go to his site, there is a free document for downloading on building cars and three wheelers using the foam/glass method.
Marshall

We are now routering all of the MDF out.....as expected....it is getting way to heavy.....but is is starting to take shape Check It Out!

I bet that is gonna hold a whole lot! That thing is a Caddilac of a top box. I bet it will look sharp when you paint it. Smile

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It was just an innocent gas pump fight...who would know it could be dangerous?

Well...I routered out most of the MDF board and applied some more fiberglass for support.....

I have a big question now - the thing is SOO big - it blocks the rear turn signals and...break light!!

SO I have to install some on the box - should be pretty easy...But I need to know where I can find some coolish turn signal lights...

Anyone know where I can get some stylish lights??? - looking for PX style

Don't know about the lights, but you might want to look into a wheelie bar!

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I know this is a long time coming.. but i finally had some time to finish my case.. well these projects are never really finished....

here are some pics..

What do you think?

I think it looks great...........a good job well done.........thanks for the pix.

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Keep the thing upright

ShaZaam! That is certainly not lacking in retro style Cool

Good job bringin' a project to completion.

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"I see a big market for designer tin foil head gear..."

"Grow up and stop posting like a 14th Century Vatican Flat Earth Zealot."

i can't help but think that this would look better if you had a single seat and moved it forward.
you could even add a back pad.

the lights are a sensible touch.

	Dover wrote:
	i can't help but think that this would look better if you had a single seat and moved it forward. you could even add a back pad.

This is a safety consideration too. When I rode up to the Redneck Scoot-a-Que and met Matty/et al I was just minimally packed for overnight camping and had no trouble pulling wheelies. Most all the scoots weight is on the back tire, and any box puts additional weight behind the rear axle and makes the issue worse.

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"I see a big market for designer tin foil head gear..."

"Grow up and stop posting like a 14th Century Vatican Flat Earth Zealot."

I did have an issue with wheelies when I origionally had the box mounted on the rear rack. When I mounted it directy to the spare rack mount it brought the box closer the the front and elimiated most of the problem. I really need to watch it depending on the loadout. I have learned to ride on the front of the seat when it is loaded up which makes a big handleing differance. But so far thing have felt pretty good, and I have not said "oh ya, i rode my scoot to the store.... I wont be able to carry these two gallons of milk home" while shopping at the store.

A box is super handy indeed. I sold my rack so I'll be redoing my old box to mount directly on the mount, right behind the tire.

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"I see a big market for designer tin foil head gear..."

"Grow up and stop posting like a 14th Century Vatican Flat Earth Zealot."

I've seen that fancy box Rufus is braggin' about... Wink

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The "X" stands for ex-Chetak owner.

So are you going to make front storage area/box as well? Bring the weight forward and clean up the aerodynamics a little?

Did you remember to put a couple of drainholes in the bottom (broken beer bottles cause a big mess)?

It is a sweet looking box. Great job.