Solo Travellers Trunk - Concept / Thoughts

[Nightwing_67]

Wanted to get some opinions or ideas on plans I'm working up for a solo riders trunk that would leave all the stock items in place but allow one to put a decent sized duffle of clothing in a lockable trunk (like the panniers) and give a decently high backrest for the rider. I did some quick concept art using photos of the F6B I found. I reckon it would be approx. 50L or larger, could easily store 2 full sized helmets if needed, or a weekend duffle (enough clothing for two or three days, with toiletries bag and a little space left over. I'm thinking about doing a model in clay, molding it up, then building it from fiberglass and padding the interior with thick fabric.

I've looked at the Corbin Smuggler for a bit, but it's too shallow to really be handy. While I don't mind going with a bag and roll strapped to the rack, the goal would be to put something together with a little more weather-friendly capability while using similar lines. It would be able to be unbolted rather quickly to convert back to the standard F6B daily use setup or once a cruise destination was reached, left in the room or maybe the campsite locked up.

I like the look. quick detach feature would really be cool too.

[Ridlikhel]

You have my attention.

[Patch]

Image here is a very early 3D rendering of the CAD work.

A little bit about what you see below in the image below... Upper image shows an area circled in red. This would be the "speaker package" front assembly (center panel is shown with an 8in woofer inserted) where you have a mid-carrier which could be cut any way you want to add up to two eight inch subwoofers side by side, along with an amp and possibly some 3x5s or 6x9's depending on how you fit things. The carrier, center panel and backrest panel locking together with a lip and sealed (seal mechanism is still being worked on).

The orange outline on the upper image is the trunk lid when the back, mid carrier, panel and backrest are all locked together.

The bottom image with the yellow circle shows an open mid carrier for full storage capacity. Note that the backrest panels on the back side are shelled so that they also allow for storage space should the center panel not be used.

The backrest panels shown are three varieties...mustang panel (lower section cut out for mustangs backpad), the standard panel (cut for stock seat), and customizers panel (slightly shorter but could be fitted with anything the owner wants....speaker grille, custom backpad, etc...

Still no idea on cost yet, but that will be coming once I finish final drawings and work out the material details. Right now I'm leaning toward a thick ABS injection molded set, rubber seals and an interlock system that could be exchange-able so an owner could swap configurations around based on need, or one could get only what you wanted by picking the mid carrier-panel(s) desired. The reason I'm leaning this way is to make it easy to apply a color matched paint, or supply an unpainted option so those with custom paint could match to the bike if desired.

While fiberglass is nice, the prep work involved to produce a nice finish is generally tedious and would likely drive the cost too high unless it was sold as a DIY build kit.



There is A LOT more to be done on the drawings, such as internal mechanics, locks, plates, light assembly, rear panel, and how it will be attached to the bike carrier deck or carrier...probably wont get to a final until after the big trip.

[Cool Hand Luke]

Image here is a very early 3D rendering of the CAD work.

WOW...JUST WOW!

That is a serious undertaking. Can't wait to see the final product!

I also love that you are making different versions for different seats, I have a Mustang seat (that I really like).

[Patch]

Well, I finally have a weekend free from everything and started the foam cutting and gluing. While it's out there setting up for further shaving, I shot a few pics of a draft concept. Once it's in clay I'll be building it in fiberglass. With my CAD skills I can eye it all day long but I really need to see what it's gonna look like, then enter the measurements to my drawings to get this going. May be overthinking things a bit, but I want to spend time with the modular details and figure out what the mount system is going to look like, how the speaker kit will work, and how I'm going to get the lighting set up.

Anyway...just a teaser while I wait for the glue to dry, then I'll be spending the next 22 or so hours working on the clay...and over course, more to come as it progresses. Bear in mind, this is the initial rough cut...there is alot of cutting and sanding to go before I can even start to apply the clay.

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[Az Wingrider]

I am really impressed with what you have done with this project. I would definitely be a buyer for this if you bring it to market. Please keep me informed on progress

Thanks

[stepbill]

Really like the looks of everything!

[soberbiker]

Excellent work there Patch! Anxiously waiting for the product to be ready for PRIME TIME.

[DaWadd]

[Kurare79]

Hi Patch! Any updates so far? Spring is there and summer is getting closer...