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#1 · (Edited)
I have sold out of straps. First, thanks to those who have bought a pair. Given the response I will be taking orders to run a 2nd run of straps. I will keep the order open until December 1st. $45 shipped in the US, $48 to Canada. I need to receive at least 5 orders to make it worth the time investment. Thanks! PM me your paypal email so I can send you an invoice.

Some say necessity is the mother of invention. I think it's cheapness. Not wanting to spend either $27.50 for just a carrying handle or $45.50 for a carrying handle with a sub par lashing system, I made my own. Oh yeah, those prices above are for just one handle. So really it's $55 or $91 for a pair, really? No way, I can make them myself.

I took some measurements of my Trax boxes that came on my 2012 V-strom 650. I wanted to straps to be long enough to lash a 40 Liter dry bag to the top of the boxes to carry light gear, like sleeping mats & sleeping bags. I needed them to lash to the boxes for when the wife is in the passenger seat. When shes not there, I use them for small dry bags for gear I want quick access to, like raingear.

So I found some handles, some double side adjustable quick releases, and polypropylene webbing & hit up the sewing machine once again.

As you an see, the straps are fully adjustable & can hold up to a 40 Liter bag (really they can fit any size, but my dry bags are 40 liters so I cut the tag ends.
Also, the tag ends are fully contained in the handles & box lashing points, so no tag ends flap in the breeze or melt on the exhaust.
Finally, I needed a solution to quickly adjust the straps so the tag ends do not flap when not using dry bags, but just using the straps as handles. I sewed in a thin red line (ha) so the straps always are adjusted the same way & super-tight.
Super adjustable, totally funtional, and oh yeah, a lot less than buying them on the web.
More pics at: https://picasaweb.google.com/Dan.Repella/TraxBoxStraps
 

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#114 ·
Hello,
Thanks for inquiring about the Trax box handle straps.
The supplies are on there way in & I anticipate the straps will be shipping by the first week of April. If you would like to preorder a set, please PM me your paypal email address and I can send you a paypal invoice.
Thanks,
Dan
 
#115 ·
I have 5 sets of handle/lashing straps left. This will be the last of them till the fall time due to work. Get them while they last. PM me for an invoice.


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#131 ·
I'm interested in another set

I'd be interested in another set. If you aren't interested in making more how about a link where the parts can be found?
 
#133 ·
Similar but not the same.
 
#136 ·
A small suggestion from when I did something similar in leather:
Where the handle attaches to teh end straps you can make a small "roll" and sew the ends and middle - just where the handle straps sit.
This helps when actually hoisting the bag since the strap "loops" are on a rounded/narrow section and not trying to work against the entire strap width.
Of course this assumes the center stays centered - which seems do-able since yours are adjusted on each end.
 
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