looking to get a small front fender tool pouch and a nice rear rack and ditch the homemade one i have any suggestions on some would be great, also which ones to steer away from.

 

I have not had any luck with fender bags that have the hooks that strap to the sides of the fender. Mine fell off on the trail a few times and I saw it, stopped and picked it up. Last time I went riding it fell off and I did not notice, its gone forever.

I am going to go with a number plate bag that straps around the handle bars and fork tubes. Probably the one Wolfman sales.

 

Why not screw it into the fender?

 

Yes...bolt it on. Over many, many years I had all manner of rack bags, number plate bags, fender bags, and tank bags. Unless you're just riding on medium dirt roads, straps and velcro don't seem to cut it for reliable bag retention...especially if you have things like tools in them.

I never had much luck with tank bags on most dirt bikes, as they got in my way of scooting forward in aggressive riding situations. Also most all my bikes have had higher capacity fuel tanks that stick up a lot higher. In recent years I've come to like the Malcolm Smith fender bag and have it bolted to my front number plate. It's almost too big for a fender bag. For my fender bag and rear rack bag, I got mine from a bicycle shop. They seem to have more choices of all kinds of durable bags that are easily adapted to dirt motors. That front fender bag on mine is described as a cell phone bag, but it must be for a Jerry Seinfeld era portable telephone...LOL! The rear rack bag is a bicycle rack bag, and it's just the right size. Bicycle stuff is a great option. You might need to look online or at the shop's catalog to find some of this stuff, but it is a great option. I cover the rear rack bag with a couple of plastic grocery sacks just to be waterproof.

 

I got a moose front fender bag for like $20 at my local shop.

It is my toolbox on the trail, carries pretty much everything tool wise.

It is strapped down and stays pretty good. It does have a loop so you can zip tie it to the front fork. If I use the zip tie, it never comes off.

 

BigSky, that's not a tool bag on your fender, that's a very large, dead cat.

Mine's just a dead squirrel.

 

I have the same one Bigsky has. I had it bolted through the front fender for awhile but decided I didnt like it up there. In the terrain I ride I thought it was too much to have hanging on the fender. I have it bolted to the rear fender now where the rack and small stock bag used to be. Tube, pump, tire irons, registration, $20, ins card, master link, zip ties, etc in there.
Dan





Cant see it too good but its all i have

 

Ha ha, that was on a two day trip. So I had it crammed full of all kinds of tools.

It does look a little big there.

 

The Moose Racing fender pack is good to carry a spare inner tube. Dont know if I would carry anything heavier on the plastic fender. I like the Wolfman Enduro tank bag. Its smaller than many others.

 

Yeah, look at what happened to dan888's bike from having a front fender bag on it!