2025 Scooter Cannonball

[Slow-MoShawn]

Well went with the confusion of where to mount my spare fuel. Think I'm going to use my 2 gallon rotopax as a backrest. The idea of mounting it low just didn't seem to work out. Gota run to the nut and bolt store. I'll post some photos of my planed so far, Cannonball setup soon.

 

[Ben The Scorpion]

Just make sure it's securely mounted, or they may not pass it at inspection. I'm sure you saw that SCB thread 'supplemental fuel' thread where scootericeland had that 5gal tank bungeed on the back of their seat. At least with the Trail125 the rack is massive and makes a solid area for bracketing stuff to.

(Kinda wishing I had picked up that OEM rack Dmonkey had listed. So I had one to drill or cut into for modding mounts. Can't bring myself to do put new holes in my green rack )

 

[Slow-MoShawn]

Alright, here you go boys. I think I'm on to something close to my setup for Cannonball. I need some thin foam on the 2gal rotopax to make a comfortable backrest. Mounted it to the rack with 2 400lb L brackets. Have the dash setup to where I can read the phone, Garmin and speedo. Plus hangers to carry 3 water bottles, 2 easy access storage bags and cheap highway pegs lowish on my crash bar. Big tool bag replacing where the tiny OEM toolbox sat. Oh, and running duro hf-307s 3.00-17 front and rear. I'm new to these duro tires but I wanted something a little more street oriented than the shinko 244's.

 

[dmonkey]

What jacket will you be wearing, and does it have a spot for back armor? Rather than running a backrest on the top box on my bike, I've found back armor inserts to provide decent comfort when leaning back. Something to consider.

 

[Slow-MoShawn]

I don't have back armor but I'm already worried with the heat in Texas. My jacket might have to be shed in the heat. I'm also looking at ordering some summer weather adv pants. Also I'm carrying all my gear on the bike, so my basket will be quite loaded also.