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Title: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: brianjonze on 09 December 2016, 04:08:49 pm

A slightly leftfield question here, but after a career swerve I now work as a tree surgeon, I have got the main tickets and am working regularly for one firm, just starting to do work up in the trees. In order to expand my experience I may do some subcontractor work around London - for which using the bike would be ideal. My forum request therefore I whether anyone has any experience of carrying around a chainsaw on a bike safely, ideally without removing the bar and chain, so something which encases both, is secure and ideally allows me to lock away some gear on the bike while I work, so I think a hardcase pannier system, no topbox as most of my climbing gear fits nicely into a haul bag which I would strap to the back of the bike..


Any ideas appreciated.


Cheers.
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: celticdog on 09 December 2016, 06:20:44 pm
sorry fella, out of ideas for you on this one but someone has made a cool bike out of chainsaws apparently it's-


The combined power of 24 chainsaw engines is fed into to a 5-speed Harley-Davidson transmission by a series of twelve toothed belts :)
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: fazersharp on 09 December 2016, 07:21:10 pm
brianjonze on his way to work
 
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: Bretty on 09 December 2016, 07:29:01 pm
Hahahaha :lol
you'll want one of those bike courier boxes. http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=motorbike+courier+box&tbm=isch&oq=motorbike+courier+box&gs_l=mobile-heirloom-serp.12...0.0.0.48774.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..34.mobile-heirloom-serp..0.0.0.cczOSJLrYn0 (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=motorbike+courier+box&tbm=isch&oq=motorbike+courier+box&gs_l=mobile-heirloom-serp.12...0.0.0.48774.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..34.mobile-heirloom-serp..0.0.0.cczOSJLrYn0)


or a bike metal box, plastic topboxes are commonly broken into around London unfortunately.
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: Jules-C on 09 December 2016, 08:28:14 pm

The combined power of 24 chainsaw engines is fed into to a 5-speed Harley-Davidson transmission by a series of twelve toothed belts :)

Balancing 24 carburetors must be fun!
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: Graham53 on 10 December 2016, 12:25:12 am
How about a 48 cylinder Kawasaki , and it runs !!!
(http://foc-u.co.uk/webkit-fake-url://aa3a9bfc-07c7-497e-bd90-5aab757c4211/imagejpeg)
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: brianjonze on 10 December 2016, 06:26:31 am
It was a long shot, thanks for the amusing thoughts guys, I am not keen to put a pizza box on the back of my bike.. More mulling to do, or just get used to taking the bar and chain off daily..
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: darrsi on 10 December 2016, 10:03:48 am
How about a 48 cylinder Kawasaki , and it runs !!!
([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/webkit-fake-url://aa3a9bfc-07c7-497e-bd90-5aab757c4211/imagejpeg[/url])



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ratfuML9QA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ratfuML9QA)
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: darrsi on 10 December 2016, 10:07:30 am
More of a double edged axe man myself, but each to their own.  :lol



Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: fazersharp on 10 December 2016, 10:21:49 am
Ok what about getting a fibreglass case made - a bit like this

Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: fazersharp on 10 December 2016, 10:41:52 am
Forget that making one idea , you can actually get them, all you need to do is work out how to fit it on the bike

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=motorbike+rifle+case&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ6v3SsunQAhUBAcAKHaGRB4AQ_AUICSgC&biw=1728&bih=924#tbm=isch&q=chainsaw+case&imgrc=bb7s6XhUACP4IM%3A (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=motorbike+rifle+case&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ6v3SsunQAhUBAcAKHaGRB4AQ_AUICSgC&biw=1728&bih=924#tbm=isch&q=chainsaw+case&imgrc=bb7s6XhUACP4IM%3A)
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: slappy on 10 December 2016, 05:17:23 pm
Maybe ChristoT has still got that  that trailer :lol
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: Html33 on 12 December 2016, 12:41:18 pm
(http://imgur.com/ThbSJvi.png)

Top box! Easily get one in mine and you can get larger ones!
Title: Re: Carrying a chainsaw and gear on my fazer - thoughts on best option?
Post by: His Dudeness on 14 December 2016, 08:39:21 pm
You could put a scabbard over it but is the time you're saving by not taking the bar off really worth the risk? It's only one or two bolts. I'd take the bar off for peace of mind. Do you carry your full kit and ropes on a bike?