Saxophones Carrying a tenor on a (motor)bike?

[jonf]

I am really enjoying the Honda 600, it's great fun to ride. Have put new tyres on, it's in for a service at the moment and am having a scottoiler, hugger and mudguard extension added, all in a bid to cope with muddy wet Cumbrian roads. Got panniers for Xmas, which makes it easy for commuting - I like panniers better than a top box, though I forgot them the first time I tried to wheel it into the garage.........
Been missing from here for too long - too much saxophone playing and bike riding, and not enough internet time 🙂

Good to hear that you're still happy with the Honda despite the wet weather. A Scottoiler is a great addition, I've had one on my Honda 500 for years, and I reckon it more than doubles chain life. Well worth it, and a hugger and mudguard extension will help keep the crap off too.

I don't like top boxes much either. With panniers and other wide loads, the 'cat's whiskers' principle is a good one. If the panniers or load is narrower than the handlebars then you'll be fine - if the bars go through then the rest of the bike will fit.

Incidentally, that reminds me of a discussion with some biker friends about what is the biggest thing they've had on the back of a bike. One had carried a dining table, another a cooker, but my favourite was a neighbour of mine who once moved flat and the only vehicle he had was the Honda CX500 he used as a commuter bike at the time.

 

[Alc.]

Pete's image looks disturbingly like a coffin.

 

[kevgermany]

Canoe and motorbike only, have killed car 🙁

Hope you're ok. I've been wondering what happened to you.

 

[Jay]

Hope you're ok. I've been wondering what happened to you.

I'm fine thanks - I drove, inadvertently, through a deep, silty flood, which unsurprisingly my car didn't like. I've just had the call that they've written it off. Sigh. I liked that car. In the dark, we'd had a flood outside the house for three weeks but the 'sandbank' had moved overnight.....

 

[Andrew Sanders]

I'm sorry to her that Jay. I thought you'd got away quite lightly despite the deluge.
I had a car in the 80's with the letters SUB in the registration number.
Our Duncan was convinced it meant it could be driven underwater.
The car conked out in a huge summer storm in Northumberland.

I'm glad you're OK.

 

[ProfJames]

I'm sorry to her that Jay. I thought you'd got away quite lightly despite the deluge.
I had a car in the 80's with the letters SUB in the registration number.
Our Duncan was convinced it meant it could be driven underwater.
The car conked out in a huge summer storm in Northumberland.

I'm glad you're OK.

I wasn't a Marina was it? Or a Laguna?

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Do I look like a man that would drive a Marina?

 

[sax panther]

I carry my tenor on my ER6F. The case has rucksack style straps, and ideally at some point I'll change the case for something where I trust the straps a little bit more! I've got a top box that I can use, so for gigs where I'm alto/tenor and clarinet, I can have the clarinet in the box and the sax on the back. Brilliant for gigs where the venue doesn't have great parking facilities (or is anywhere in London!).

Looking to part chop it for a ZX6R at some point in the future, so will have to look for a tank bag that can fit a small clarinet case.

I've not yet attempted taking my bari to a gig on the motorbike, but the case does have wheels so I'm always tempted to cable tie the case handle to my top box rack and tow it like a trailer....or bolt it to the side like a sidecar - then I could give a lift to my trombonist if he was feeling brave enough.

 

[aldevis]

I carry my tenor on my ER6F. The case has rucksack style straps, and ideally at some point I'll change the case for something where I trust the straps a little bit more! I've got a top box that I can use, so for gigs where I'm alto/tenor and clarinet, I can have the clarinet in the box and the sax on the back. Brilliant for gigs where the venue doesn't have great parking facilities (or is anywhere in London!).

That was my Florence setting (XTZ660). Just don't get on any motorway, since it can be very dangerous.
My drummer had a reduced kit for his Yamaha TT

 

[Lesley]

I carry my tenor on my ER6F. The case has rucksack style straps, and ideally at some point I'll change the case for something where I trust the straps a little bit more! I've got a top box that I can use, so for gigs where I'm alto/tenor and clarinet, I can have the clarinet in the box and the sax on the back. Brilliant for gigs where the venue doesn't have great parking facilities (or is anywhere in London!).

Looking to part chop it for a ZX6R at some point in the future, so will have to look for a tank bag that can fit a small clarinet case.

I've not yet attempted taking my bari to a gig on the motorbike, but the case does have wheels so I'm always tempted to cable tie the case handle to my top box rack and tow it like a trailer....or bolt it to the side like a sidecar - then I could give a lift to my trombonist if he was feeling brave enough.

I use a clarinet gig bag when I'm travelling. Its great as one has hands free and very comfortable to wear.

 

[Targa]

Do I look like a man that would drive a Marina?

That's not a Marina, it's an Austin Ambassador.

 

[Andrew Sanders]

Exactly. And its a Y reg.

 

[Targa]

Exactly. And its a Y reg.

I just looked at the picture was there something in the clip comparing them?

 

[jonf]

I carry my tenor on my ER6F. The case has rucksack style straps, and ideally at some point I'll change the case for something where I trust the straps a little bit more! I've got a top box that I can use, so for gigs where I'm alto/tenor and clarinet, I can have the clarinet in the box and the sax on the back. Brilliant for gigs where the venue doesn't have great parking facilities (or is anywhere in London!).

Looking to part chop it for a ZX6R at some point in the future, so will have to look for a tank bag that can fit a small clarinet case.

I've not yet attempted taking my bari to a gig on the motorbike, but the case does have wheels so I'm always tempted to cable tie the case handle to my top box rack and tow it like a trailer....or bolt it to the side like a sidecar - then I could give a lift to my trombonist if he was feeling brave enough.

ZX6R - you're obviously a lot more supple than me! R1150GS Adventure for me - I like sitting high above everyone else.

 

[Jay]

I carry my tenor on my ER6F. The case has rucksack style straps, and ideally at some point I'll change the case for something where I trust the straps a little bit more! I've got a top box that I can use, so for gigs where I'm alto/tenor and clarinet, I can have the clarinet in the box and the sax on the back. Brilliant for gigs where the venue doesn't have great parking facilities (or is anywhere in London!).

Looking to part chop it for a ZX6R at some point in the future, so will have to look for a tank bag that can fit a small clarinet case.

I've not yet attempted taking my bari to a gig on the motorbike, but the case does have wheels so I'm always tempted to cable tie the case handle to my top box rack and tow it like a trailer....or bolt it to the side like a sidecar - then I could give a lift to my trombonist if he was feeling brave enough.

I fasten my tenor sideways across my pillion seat, wrapped in a waterproof sailing kit bag, but I'm guessing a bari might stick out a bit far! I would like to see it being towed like a trailer 😛

 

[Colin the Bear]

Economy trailer?

 

[aldevis]

Economy trailer?

Perfect for banjos and accordions. Not for saxophones.

 

[kevgermany]

Incidentally, that reminds me of a discussion with some biker friends about what is the biggest thing they've had on the back of a bike.

Biggest thing I ever had on the back of a bike was a mate of mine, many years ago. Six feet plus, 16 stone of solid muscle. Karate black belt and competing at County level. He had a reputation... Managed to fall off his bike more than 10 times between Manchester and North Wales. I gave him a lift to a concert once. Only about a mile. We came to the first corner and the idiot leant hard the wrong way. All I could do to keep the bike leant over and make the turn. You have to imagine what it looked like from behind. Bike leans into corner. Pillion leans out hard fast. Bike wobbles like crazy as rider yanks bars and throws all his weight into the turn. Bike runs wide but makes it.

 

[sax panther]

ZX6R - you're obviously a lot more supple than me! R1150GS Adventure for me - I like sitting high above everyone else.

possibly more supple, but definitely shorter - 30 inch inside leg rules out a lot of bikes for me! I'd be on my tiptoes with a zx6r, but I have a sportsbike itch that needs scratching.

 

[ProfJames]

possibly more supple, but definitely shorter - 30 inch inside leg rules out a lot of bikes for me! I'd be on my tiptoes with a zx6r, but I have a sportsbike itch that needs scratching.

Yamaha R6 may be lower or there are always replacement seat options. My pal is 5'4" and he rides and R1