So, firstly I selected a suitable position for locating the tool canister. As there isn't a lot of room under the bonnet on my Supersport I chose to place it on the opposite side to the Apollo tank, as below:
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Next, I needed to make a small bracket to support the front of the canister. This didn't take long as I had some scrap stainless steel 1mm thick plate knocking about (it's a sort of semi-random shape):
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This plate was then attached using a spare bolt hole in the chassis flange next to the headlamp bracket:
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The kink in the bracket is needed to bring the main bracket up to the bottom level of the canister mounting plate. I added some self adhesive padding:
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The canister was then placed in position and attached using 2 small bolts complete with lock washers. The canister completely covers the bracket. I added 2 tie wraps for a 'belt and braces' approach:
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Here is the final picture, with the nose re-attached:
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Job done! It took about an hour to complete.
Thanks for checking out this short build-blog.
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