Luggage straps or bungees what do you use

[Noggin the Nog]

The most logical place to strap your tent, chair and other long objects is on the pillion seat, if your riding solo that is, so the best place to tie em to is the pillion grab handles, but what could I use and not scratch or rub the paint off em ?
I cant use the Suzuki lugs on the handles, as when I tour I'll have Kiwi Dave's side case mounting plates attached there.
I'd be interested to know your method or what make of straps or whatever you use to tie things on and how you avoid marking the bike in doing so.

Thanks,
G.

[Bluebottle]

I use both and I picked up a small stretchy cargo net too and some non slip mat to protect the paint. All bought reduced in TK Maxx.

My bungies are bike specific, flat with big plastic "non-scratch" hooks but I always loop the elastic through the handles and link the hooks over the the load where they can't do any damage to paint - only the elastic is touching paitn and if it is a long journey (noy just back from the shops) there will also be non-slip mat in between.

I don't trust bungies so I use double the amount I need to just hold the object on.

The straps I are about 2cm 3/4 inch or so with click buckles (like on rucksacks) not hefty ratchet jobs. They can get nice and tight and I try to put the buckle somewhere inaccesable like under the load to discourage enquiring fingers during refreshment stops etc. I use these for heavier loads or longer journeys.

My Burger has a passenger backrest which comes in handy for keeping loads stable.

[Waldorf]

I make webbing straps the right length to fit my regular luggage - it goes on the pillion seat.
I buy the webbing and plastic buckles from B&Q or its equivilant over here.
I loop one end of the strap through the the male part of the buckle and fasten it using pop-rivits and washers (I make the holes in the webbing with a proper hole-punch; the female part attaches in the usual way so I can tighten the straps.

The set for my biggest bag is in two pairs, (one for each side of the bike); a loop and a long strap plus a separate loop two thirds of the length of the bag
Each pair consists of a webbing loop with a male buckle - I loop it through itself on to the grab rail - and another part with a loop at one end and the female buckle loose at the other. This part is also looped through itself on the grab rail.
It easy then to stretch the long end over the end of the bag and fasten the buckle. The separate loop goes along the top of the bag and I thread the 'end' straps through it to ensure they can't slip off.
It's simpler to make and attach than it is to explain.

Like Bluebottle, I use a non-slip mat on the seat with the pillion backrest helping to keep the load steady.

[kayz1]

The most logical place to strap your tent, chair and other long objects is on the pillion seat, if your riding solo that is, so the best place to tie em to is the pillion grab handles, but what could I use and not scratch or rub the paint off em ?
I cant use the Suzuki lugs on the handles, as when I tour I'll have Kiwi Dave's side case mounting plates attached there.
I'd be interested to know your method or what make of straps or whatever you use to tie things on and how you avoid marking the bike in doing so.

Thanks,
G.

If you look undar the pillion grab rails you will see two ( each side ) captive nuts that take an eye- bolt fixing 1a for the use of..
10mm head whatever that is M6 maybe...I wrap tape around my grab rails for Euro trips and fit my eyebolts to clip/tie to..
Lyn.

[Bluebottle]

Aren't they the lugs he said he couldn't use or have I missed something?

[mottza]

I just use cheapo bungies, luggage straps and cargo net.

[richie the 1st]

I just use cheapo bungies, luggage straps and cargo net.

So do i..???.Round my top box..

[tarmacburner2]

I've made some straps from webbing. Some are loops, some have the plastic (rucksac type). Combined with adjustable bungees loads can be carried with relative ease. When carrying a kayak bag it is wrapped in a Pacsafe mesh security webbing. This is locked to the scoot using a security strap and padlock so it can't be nicked (unless you have a pair of bolt croppers handy) and secondly it can't fall off the scoot.
One of the handiest things to have is a cargo net.

At the end of the day I still think the best thing to have is hard luggage, much more secure and less likely to come off when moving.

Cheers,