Necessity, the mother of invention

[Yol Bolsun]

Had to find a way to transport the flyrod on the RT. I had some nylon cable ties on hand but did not like the way they cut into the rubber of the hand-grips. A visit to the local Ace and I found a variation on cable ties, Grip Strip® Velcro Fasteners. These are wide enough to not cut into the hand-grips, are reusable and did the job nicely. The rubber of the hand-grips provided enough grip on my flyrod tube to keep it in place and one-and-a-half wraps of each of the two velcro strips secured it for the entire trip. Plus, it was high enough to allow access to saddle bag without moving it. Mind you, the first fifty miles, I nervously was checking on it every few minutes but after that, I would just give it a shake each time we stopped.

These velcro strips now reside in the 'glove' box for whatever future need.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Great idea. I use the velcro strips to keep my flags rolled nicely when not in use. You've got to be careful with the rear handgrips I strapped a bag to them for my trip to Spyderfest and even though I used soft ties it still rubbed a dull spot in the grips.

 

[boborgera]

Great idea :thumbup:
You know i was just thinking if you paint the tip of the tube red and put a gun sight on it ,That will keep tailgaters at bay.:roflblack:

 

[clueless]

good to know. I saw that the demo bike the dealer had had the grip rubber cut into when they used them to tie something down to the passenger seat.

so I have avoided tying anything to the heated rear grips.

 

[Yol Bolsun]

Great idea :thumbup:
You know i was just thinking if you paint the tip of the tube red and put a gun sight on it ,That will keep tailgaters at bay.:roflblack:

Let's see. Paint tube flat black, label on side "LAWS", paint end to look like rocket tip in the tube. See how long b4 cops stop me. Naw, doesn't sound like fun. Nice thought tho. :roflblack:


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[capt.jim]

I made a piece of pvc pipe and plastic tie wrapped it to my grips,but was starting to leave marks, the velcro cable ties sound better. I was nervous also and kept looking back there also, good fly rods don't come cheap!