Sportster/Speedster Storage Compartments

[nofd843]

Has anyone developed a safe way to store some of those not so often used items, within the engine compartment? I know you need to be cautious about what you store back there, but curious if anyone has comeup with any ingenous ideas.

Thanks

Jeff

[m1dtom]

i bungee cord my life jackets in the left front corner of the eng compartment in front of battery ,sportster 4tec 155hp. i know people will say thats crazy but only adults ride in my boat and the river i ride in isnt very deep.

[Steve762us]

Has anyone developed a safe way to store some of those not so often used items, within the engine compartment? I know you need to be cautious about what you store back there, but curious if anyone has comeup with any ingenous ideas.

I don't know if it's "ingenious" or not, but I use 4" PVC pipe sections for storing miscellanous, infrequently used small stuff back there. Cut the pipe to length that you want/fits the compartment. Cap one end permanently with PVC cap and cement; use rubber "test cap" on the other end. The test cap comes with a stainless clamp (at Lowe's, anyhow). It's tough, watertight, and inexpensive.

[vwDavid]

While trailering I stuff my big buldgy bumpers up the cavity infront of the battery so I can put other stuff like ski's in the ski locker.