Ammo Can Panniers

placidscene

placidscene

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I just added WWII .50 cal Ammo Cans to my bike for panniers.
I'm going tho use them to house the electronics and batteries for my lighting system.
 

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Thats awesome I bet it would look soo cool on an army theme m/bicycle either way looks cool on yours perhaps a paint job?
How about a nice matte black paint job on them or even the same color of the bike might make them appear stock even. Thats all personal preference , be careful not to add to much weight to the rear, one could fit a plethora of tools in those boxes
 
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Hadn't decided on paint yet. When I got the bike it was stock color poop brown, and I painted it red and flat black. That paint is showing a lot of wear from placement and replacing of motorized bicycle parts though. At some point I may tear down and repaint. I'm thinking red and black on the boxes too.
 
i've used those on a few bikes. they work great.

when i flipped my bike at 40mph the lid stayed closed and kept my gummy bears safe. hopefully you'll never have to experience that... :)
 
Been planning on using some ammo cans like that for several years no but have yet to get it done, I like the look and the function......
I plan to line mine with a thin foam rubber glued inside to cushion cargo and cut down on noise of things rattling around in them..... nice job....!

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If you painted the ammo cans an aluminum color, they would look a lot like the hard bags on the GS-650 and other adventure bikes.
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bairdco said:
i've used those on a few bikes. they work great.

when i flipped my bike at 40mph the lid stayed closed and kept my gummy bears safe. hopefully you'll never have to experience that... :)
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Heybairdco,
What caused the major malfunction that led to you flipping your bicycle @ 40+? OUCH ... that musta hurt .

I went down at 25-30 mph and felt it for a month..mine was black ice though not malfunction.. malfunction of the brain mabey!

All I remember was... all of a sudden I see the ground coming up fast and you say to yourself "this is gonna hurt .. then thud ,thud ,ooof ,crunch, & the screech or metal on the tar. then quiet" like that quiet few moments after a child hurts himself....up until the pain realization sets in then the wailing starts.
Except my wailing is me screaming out rude colorful metaphors and tossing the bike around for a few minutes. ...Let me guess chain locked up on ya?
 
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