I ordered the krytech rack from 2 wheel central. Thanks for the tip on this one. It looks clean and has an underseat mount that makes the rack very rigid. There is just too much drama with the PMB rack.
Giantloop bags are easier to mount, hold tons of gear, and don't stress the subframe. After mounting them you can attach as much stuff onto the top of the bag as a rack could hold.
Would it be possible to mount a giant loop bag over the top of a kyteck rack? My thinking is the rack would be great for short hauls and the rack might also help support the giant loop bag when used.
Giantloop works better sitting on the rear part of the seat and front part of the rear fender without a rack. They are quite versatile though so I'm sure you could get one over a rack. The beauty of Giantloop is it spreads the weight out over entire subframe, much like a passenger riding pillion would. the other really cool thing is you can bungie/strap on tent, pad, sleeping bag onto the top of the GL, so it serves as a mounting point much like a rack would. Jim
Anyone tried this one? $<100 http://www.ebay.com/itm/04-07-KTM-4...Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f228babaf&vxp=mtr by www.nomadic-racks.com
I haven't tired it, but that mounting system is really suspect. You are basically creating a big lever with a weak attachment point. But, maybe someone will chime in that has actually used the rack?
Ehhh, I'm not really trusting that rack too much.. I'm trying to get more details about exactly how the thing mounts but it looks like, as you said, a big lever. They rate the weight limit at 20 pounds but with the force of hitting large potholes, and just general crap in the woods, that is going to keep pushing down.. Any experience with these, anybody?
Got discussed earlier in the thread (bottom of 1st page), link is no longer valid, but same design. Back them people had same fears about it but no first hand experience then either. I'm about to list my Pro Moto Billet RFS rack in the Flea Market. I'm selling it plus the OEM fender/airbox plastics (already trimmed to fit). I'll try and list it today, been procrastinating
I'm looking for a new or used Krytech rear rack for my 2010 530 if anyone has one or a lead. I'm not getting any response from their website.
Not a rack, but this is what I've been using for the past year, and I'm very happy with it: http://wolfmanluggage.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=144 Very versatile, waterproof and no zippers to break. For day trips I put tools in a small bag on top. For long trips tools plus air filters and tubes go in a medium bag on the right, sleeping bag in a medium bag on the left, clothes in a small bag on top, and tent on top of that. I've also strapped gas jugs to the sides instead of bags. The only thing wrong is that the left side strap should be longer to fit on a 525EXC like it's pictured. I just added a strap slide for a buck and so it's single looped instead of double.
For more modest needs, I really like the bags from these guys http://dirt-bike-gear.com/lfb.html Why have a rack at all? This mounts firmly to the fender and has plenty of room for tools, phone, wallet, lunch, etc. The compression straps, which has the bag at about 1/3 size in the pic, keeps everything in place and not bouncing about. Really well thought out designs, I think, and good value at $40. On a different bike I used the number plate bag and really liked it too.
I use wolfman T-12. I like them a lot and you can strapa bag to it for more room. Only down fall is that i sit on the strap cause I am tall.
I've had this rack on my 2010 450EXC-CE for three years. I've brutalized it...1500 mile trip on trails from Utah to Canada...1000 mile trip on trails in MT...1100 miles on rugged single-track in Colorado. I've overloaded it with extra gas tanks and large bags. I use it with the DirtBagz setup and it works well. It has never bent or broken. It may not be as pretty as some of the others but I actually think the black looks better with my orange/black KTM and it works!
Damn the Kytech for the 2002-2007 is discontinued. I have the Nomadic, but reluctant to really use it with my Mosko 80L system because of the lack of front support. Maybe I will modify it with front arms similar to the Kytech.
