Battery box rubbers ....

[ukjules]

I refuse to buy any more battery
box retaining rubbers. as per pic.

Project : How to make them from an
old inner tube ?

As per pic how can we / I make these
stretchy rubber toolbox / battery box
holders ?

 

[Brendan W]

I have used rubber tree ties and seriously big o-rings.

 

[ukjules]

Yes that would do it but ... I am trying
to make with zero cost and most have many old
inner tubes.

Is the a way to attach a cut section
of inner tube that has the benefit of
looking exactly the same as original.

- cut outs at each end with a leather
hole punch ? (I'll try that )

- but is there a way using thick wire
a d attaching to rubber ends ?

 

[Baatfam]

And why do you need this?

 

[ukjules]

Reasons:

why not make something so useful out of everyday
objects ?

cost - can get them from china for 4?
but I have fencing wire , better qual rubber
and just need the final thing to make this ....

I am not one of throw away culture

on travels I have learnt and now enjoy to make
things work out of nothing.

For my gsx side toolbox, gs550e battery
and be useful on RD

I can make them to any length I desire

it may help other skint motorcyclists like me

 

[Baatfam]

Sorry, I wasn't very clear.

Why do you need that strap at all? Where is the battery gonna go?

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

I’m with Bob. My bike has never missed not having those rubber bungees over the battery. The battery would have to get through the air filter box (which is tight against the battery), the seat, then me. And if it’s that determined to leave the bike, f$&k it, set it free.

 

[Guest]

I've done the inner tube trick several times in the past, and on my current GS850. I cut a ~1" wide section out of an inner tube and put large key rings on both ends. Doesn't look factory by any means, but works well.

 

[ukjules]

Some ideas....
I will start the project later as
I have wire and rubber. I also have
nothing to do for the foreseeable future....

My battery is on the LHS and held in by a
long rubber strap. it is held by pos and
neg lead only otherwise.

on the gsx the toolkit must have a rubber strap
or it would fall out onto inside of plastic
side panel. My RD needs them too.

I desire more than anything for a good
looking, hard wearing solution from items
one has in the garage.

so assume that I need it.

wander if rubber glue would hold a fold
at each end to hold my bended wire
end clips ?

 

[Baatfam]

Ah...OK. The battery just has no where to go on my 1100E.

Good luck....

 

[ukjules]

attempt 1:


This needs a redesign with larger
ends as rubber might snap.

- still need a method of introducing
the wire for perfection

 

[Brendan W]

My battery is on the LHS and held in by a
long rubber strap. it is held by pos and
neg lead only otherwise.

The Z400B is like that as well. Battery basically sitting on a shelf open to the inside of the left side cover.
I'm probably a bit ocd about battery fixing in particular what happens when you drop the bike and a positive terminal goes hunting for something to weld.

 

[Grimly]

Made from 1" strip cut from tube, and 1/10" fencing wire, similar to wire coathanger gauge.

By the time I'd bought a pukka ones and paid for the postage for three of them for different bikes and supplier, it would've cost me more than 20 quid and nearer 30. Much more sensible to make them for nothing.



This image is dated early 2015, so they've held up well and if they fall apart any time soon, I'll make some more.
For nothing.

For those who wonder why you should bother - give your heads a shake. See how you feel after a damn good shaking session. Batteries don't like bouncing around very much.

 

[LAB3]

I'm with you 100% on the re-use and "Throw away culture" thing! Here's my 1/50 of a dollar: Use a small, thin piece of metal on both sides of the folded parts of the rubber you want to join and fasten with a couple of small diameter nuts and bolts keeping the hole diameter as small as possible. A little rubber cement on the rubber side of the metal parts probably wouldn't be a bad idea, certainly wouldn't hurt anything.

 

[cowboyup3371]

Ah...OK. The battery just has no where to go on my 1100E.

Good luck....

Bob, the battery on my 550 just has to go through the left side cover if I took a turn too hard so it's a good idea; but I also haven't had to buy another strap in quite awhile and they are still available from Suzuki. Still, this would be a good idea if you had to make a roadside repair

 

[Rob S.]

The battery just has no where to go on my 1100E.

It could easily slip out. It's only protected by the air box, a frame sub member, the tank and the seat. And the battery box.

 

[ukjules]

Just checking back on the project.
Excellent... we have a method.
I'll set to work tomorrow.

I see on mr grimly's you use the inner tube
and cut so it's a full circle of rubber
thus not needing a join.
For some mad reason I didnt think of that....

I'll make one as above tomorrow as I have the wire
at hand.

I can barely wait for the light of the morn
to start ...
will post result.

 

[Guest]

+1 on the reply to Grimly! I hadn't thought about doing that either. I have a couple other bikes needing rubber strap retainers & will make them like you recommended.

 

[rphillips]

Just looking, as my "83" GS1100E has one to hold the tool kit, From Suzuki these straps are $4.xx. My Honda CB1100f has what looks like the same strap, also holds the tool kit, From Honda $15.xx....Rekon the Honda is $11.xx better quality?

 

[Brendan W]

Just looking, as my "83" GS1100E has one to hold the tool kit, From Suzuki these straps are $4.xx. My Honda CB1100f has what looks like the same strap, also holds the tool kit, From Honda $15.xx....Rekon the Honda is $11.xx better quality?

The strap or the tools.................