June 20, 2012
Recently bought four of these made in China ROK straps. Yes, I am still, it would seem, in the planning stage for what I might call, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, yes, my alluded trip to the mountains.
Actually, I have most likely spent more time in my planning than folks who are traveling the world. Will I ever make it to the mountains might be my mantra.
Anyway, back to the straps.
Prior to picking-up my bike at the dealership, I purchased an assortment of bungee cords. The ones I bought were strap-like and not the regular rope-like bungees that I remember from back in the old days. Anyway, they worked well and I use them to strap my rain suit to the passengers seat.
In previous posts I've shown snaps of my Ortlieb saddlebags and huge duffel that I have. If this trip ever gets off the ground, I have no plans at this time to use the duffel; however, if I do the ROK straps should work well.
The ROK straps differ from bungees in that they are actually two pieces with each end having a loop. The loop makes them easy to attach to just about anything, particularly the rear foot-peg brackets.
I think there are two basic seizes in the ROK straps. The ones I bought are the thin ones and have a range of 12" to 42", which should be fine for my purposes. The ROC straps have regular webbing, I guess I'd call it, with an elastic part of several inches that helps cinch down the straps. Yes, I did try them and they seem to work well. At least statically, hey...I ain't left the garage with them yet. And, so it goes.
I've started many projects and finished few. My goals for this new venture, or possibly adventure, are few and modest at this time. I recently purchased a Honda CBR250R and I'll try to chronicle what happens as I try to relearn motorcycle riding skills after having not ridden regularly since about 1970. I hope to do a modest amount of traveling or touring, with my first venture planned for the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. I invite you to follow along if you're so inclined.
Also, I'm going to be posting rants, if you will, about religion, politics, so-called complimentary and alternative medicine in addition to anything else that comes along that I find interesting. Please excuse how the format of this blog/website. Though I have many blogs, I'm a neophyte at best in how to properly design them.
Also, I'm going to be posting rants, if you will, about religion, politics, so-called complimentary and alternative medicine in addition to anything else that comes along that I find interesting. Please excuse how the format of this blog/website. Though I have many blogs, I'm a neophyte at best in how to properly design them.
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Yes, it's good to be prepared. George, you should write a preparation manual.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep watching for the big trip.
Lou