Carrying a chain

[DrDonnyBrago]

Morning all,

How do you lot carry your chain around on the bike?

I don't have a top box, rack, panniers or anywhere I can think of to tie the chain on my bike without it rattling around and ruining the paintwork. The underseat storage is minimal.

I'm after something to carry it in as I don't fancy having a heavy chain in a backpack or a tank bag, a tail pack would be ideal but I'm a bit too poor to be splashing out.


What are these things like?

https://www.motorcycleclothingshop.co.uk/shop/motrax-motorcycle-lock-carrier-universal-fit.html

They look quite small, my chain is a 1.5m 12mm link jobby, will it fit? Anyone have any experience of these or similar?

[Scotsman37]

If the lack of money is problem then sling it over your shoulder is the cheapest option but have you thought of a U-Lock which can either fit underneath the seat (some manufactures have made space for that on the newer bikes) or find a place on the bike to where it can be attached safely for carrying.

https://www.saundersonsecurity.co.uk/acatalog/Motorcycle_U-Lock.html

[owl10]

I can fit mine under the seat.

However, Ive bought a cheap top box and a spare pillion seat unit, drilled through the seat and attached the box, so If im going anywhere where the bike needs to be left i swp seat units over (about 5 seconds) and put the chain in that. Keep a disc lock under the seat as well just in case i forget.
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[DrDonnyBrago]

Cheers for the suggestions guys, I already have the chain though so kinda want to find a way to carry it. I had considered the over the shoulder thing but figured if I came off then a 7kg chain around my neck wouldn't do me any favours.

I like the idea of a spare seat with a topbox drilled into it... Might look into that.


Any suggestions of tail packs?

[RichieZX6R]

Doesnt the CBR have 1 full size rear seat? Or is it 2 seperate seat?

The 1 full size doesnt have much room under but i used to carry 1 in a tank bag and on my CBR and it was fine. I also had a space under the seat on my old CBR for a U lock and a document holder... For the price of a u lock it was worth it!
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[johnsmith222]

Go for the kriega US-10. It is quite pricey but it's good quality. It's what is recommended by almax for carrying their chains. I have one but I got it included in the price when I told almax I was a member of visordown.

[UKRedwing]

[gmanxiii]

You should have loads of room under the seat of the 600f, I managed to get a 1.2m 12mm link with massive padlock under mine. Just need to snake it around the tray to fit. Also a HG disclock and basic toolkit (3 spanners, screwdriver, leatherman tool) in there too.

Also when touring, filled the underseat with more tools instead i've managed to wrap it around the grabrail. Just put a bit of Ducktape on the tail to protect the paintwork...
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[Paxovasa]

In a bag and use a cargo net over the pillion seat
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[RichieZX6R]

[DrDonnyBrago]

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[gmanxiii]

[Moo.]

I have some kind of yamaha waist bag thing that fits my 1.5 chain in it, i just loop the strap round the seat or a cargo net over it, works pretty well


EDIT: https://www.motostrada.co.uk/bikeDetail.asp?cat2=52&prod=515&make=&model=&filter=&records=

Thats the kinda thing i mean, just extend the straps around the seat
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[Swim41]

I have an Almax series 3, it's too heavy to go in the topbox and would likely smash it to pieces after a few rides bouncing around in there. I just put it in an old rucksack and bungee it to the pillion seat
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[Teflon-Mike]

I tend to slink the links in the bottom of the (throwover) paniers, on the 750, that has no luggage accomodation.
But other one, if the chain is long enough, is over the pillion seat, through the pillion peg brackets and back again....
Lad at college had an ingeniouse solution, I'm pondering for Snowie's pup.
He had an XJ900, with full three box system on it, but didn't want to be digging around in the boxes or have the lock rattling around chewing up his course work or whatever. He found a length of UPVC waste pipe from some left over DIY and ran it diagonally behind one of the paniers. Tube was the right diameter for teh chain, but too small for the lock, so he hacksawed the end at an angle and put a hole through, so after dropping chain down teh drain, he could lock it to the leaf at the end.... looked like a rocket launcher! MKII version he heated the pipe up with a paint stripping air gun, and made a neat curve so the whole length sat behind the boxed more neatly. Oh and the end was plugged so the chain didn't fall out, and it had a drain hole in the bottom so it didn't fill with water.... both aparently problems he'd discovered in use on the MKI... hey, engineering students, all that tax payers money, letting us play with engine dynometers and supersonic wind tunnels, and stuff.... not all to waste eh!
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[dextersaurus]

Since i got the alarm fitted, i rarely take the chain around with me and just use the disk lock.

When i do take the chain, though, it goes into a plastic bag, then into my tankbag. keeps the bag from blowing about and the plastic bag keeps it from getting anythig dirty. works a charm

[Ingah]

Almax 3 in a tank bag here.
It's been a couple of years using, and i'm only getting fed up of the arrangement now (getting tempted to use Dunkable's way with the alarm and disc lock - only the fact i can't afford to replace the bike i've pumped all my money into that's insured TPO is putting me off...) - and that's only because i have to carry the empty tank bag around at my destination too (as well as my rucsak and bike gear and helmet it's very annoying around uni). For physically carrying the chain - works perfectly. Think it was an Aldi special tank bag - magnets alone hold it just fine at all CB500 speeds.
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[blinky]

wish i could get my bloomin seat up on my hornet. its stuck! ...scared to break the key now

....you should have bungee hooks under the seat, if not theyre dirt cheap and as many have said, bungee it over the pillion seat. that way its secure and wont slide around potentially causing a crash etc.

hey presto!
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[Teflon-Mike]

[lozzypop1]

[raak]

[Ingah]

[dextersaurus]

As above, the only places i don't bother with the chain are at my girlfriend's house, my work, and my own house. each place i can easily see the bike and hear the warning chirps of the alarm...

Anywhere else i take the chain. you can never be too careful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D96QM-lzLM8

It's all too easy to take a bike unfortunately