NC35 Tool Kit strap fitting

[GrahamReeves]

Hi, would anyone be able to post a pic or tell me how the rubber band goes to secure the OE tool kit please. I can see a slot in the side of the rectangular box where the tool kit sits but can figure out how the rubber strap goes! Thanks in advance

[Foxy400]

Sorry Graham, can't help you, my NC35 didn't come with a tool kit or strap. Hopefully another NC35 owner will supply the info you're after.

[GrahamReeves]

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it.. not a single pic of how it works on the internet either.

[Swingarm]

Maybe if you take a look here it might help.
https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/55 ... ear-fender

There seem to be two parts, no.4 and no.9 that mention the word tool.

No. 9 looks to be the strap that holds the battery so maybe ignore that I guess.

No.4 looks like it's a spring clip that fits into a corresponding cut-out in the rear fender, just outside of the "walled off box" area

(tool pack is here https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/55 ... 400rr/tool)

So my guess would be that the tool pack is held down by the clip immediately in front of that box area

[GrahamReeves]

Hi, thanks for reply. Number 4 is the rubber band that secures the tool kit. In the compartment where the tool kit goes there's a slot that the rubber band fits to but nothing that I can see on the other side of the slot to strap it down with.

[Swingarm]

What about that flange where no. 7 is pointing to?

[GrahamReeves]

Thanks, no there's nothing obvious near to where the kit fits. I found this video that shows the tool kit in place but it looks like the rubber band has just been wrapped round it and not secured.... https://youtu.be/nb1E7bWw1cI?feature=shared if you look from around 1:40 in on the video. You can see the slot for the band.

[Swingarm]

Is that slot deep enough to take two coils of band?

i.e. does the band start in the slot, wraps around the kit then returns back to the slot?

[GrahamReeves]

I thought that as well but it's a hard job to get just one loop in lol