Homemade Luggage Rack w/ Hard Bags

goatherder · 08-01-2007, 01:40 PM

I couldn't see spending hundreds of dollars for a luggage rack and to mount some boxes on the side of my bike. So I fired up the welder and made my own. It's a bit Barney Rubble and it's still in the "prototype" stage but I think I'll be able to strap some stuff on and take off for a few days anyway.

The bag/mount comes off the luggage rack with two bolts each, and the rack comes off the bike with four bolts.

Here are some pics of what I did.

goatherder · 08-01-2007, 01:42 PM

Another

goatherder · 08-01-2007, 01:44 PM

Number Three:

goatherder · 08-01-2007, 01:45 PM

WTF? why can't I upload more than one at a time? Oh well.

lightsorce · 08-01-2007, 01:47 PM

I don't weld so I had a local shop make up a rack for my KLR out of aluminum and yours look better than mine!! I havent done it to mine either, but I've seen some of the commercial made racks have a bar that extends from the back side around the rear fender for side to side bracing.
EXCELLENT!

Wout67 · 08-01-2007, 02:59 PM

looks good, dude.

Sic bike, too.

love the paint job.

Chad_NC · 08-01-2007, 05:23 PM

That looks awesome. I bought a rack off of Ebay and it works well, if I had a welder it would be better. Great looking bike to.

daltonzach · 08-01-2007, 06:49 PM

I made a rack for two tall 50 ammo cans for my xl600. mine works and yours will too. i made the bar around the rear tire that goes from box to box and it really sturdies up the whole thing. $.02

irishdec · 08-01-2007, 08:19 PM

Hey mate,what kind of metal did you use for the racks,BTW,they look great.

BENRON · 08-01-2007, 08:25 PM

Between the right case and the fender looks like a good spot for a extra fuel can . Nice and protected, away from the exhuast...

Welders are fun

AtomicXRer · 08-01-2007, 09:03 PM

Nice racks...I wonder if one can just sketch a drawing, get it into a CAD program and then just mass distribute the drawings for ADVer's to decide how to fabricate them own their own? Would be cheap way to go...

goatherder · 08-01-2007, 09:29 PM

No, it's 16ga 0.750 mild steel square tubing.

I might run a tube around the rear behind the license plate...or maybe run braces up to the subframe underneath. I dunno yet. I just bolted the bags on there and rode around for awhile to see what would happen. See how floppy they are.

Tomorrow I'll load them up with bottled water and really put them to the test. Maybe I'll strap a cooler full of beer on the back too.

I was looking for a water bottle or fuel bottle today but haven't found the ideal container yet. Or a way to mount it. I'm looking for an aluminum bottle about the size of a 2 liter soda bottle.

Kyron · 08-01-2007, 10:23 PM

Very cool

Hondo · 08-02-2007, 07:02 AM

Great job on the custom rack!

Camas · 08-02-2007, 08:56 AM

Nice job!
A buddy of mine recently got a ticket here in WA for having his license plate mounted vertically like your's.

08-01-2007, 01:40 PM	#1
goatherder ^OP Wondering WTF? Joined: May 2007 Location: Olympia, WA, or the Aleutian Islands & Bering Sea Oddometer: 46	Homemade Luggage Rack w/ Hard Bags I couldn't see spending hundreds of dollars for a luggage rack and to mount some boxes on the side of my bike. So I fired up the welder and made my own. It's a bit Barney Rubble and it's still in the "prototype" stage but I think I'll be able to strap some stuff on and take off for a few days anyway. The bag/mount comes off the luggage rack with two bolts each, and the rack comes off the bike with four bolts. Here are some pics of what I did. Attached Images __________________ "Do what thou wilt" - Aleister Crowley 2001 KTM 640 LC4e goatherder screwed with this post 08-01-2007 at 07:34 PM

08-01-2007, 01:42 PM	#2
goatherder ^OP Wondering WTF? Joined: May 2007 Location: Olympia, WA, or the Aleutian Islands & Bering Sea Oddometer: 46	again Another Attached Images __________________ "Do what thou wilt" - Aleister Crowley 2001 KTM 640 LC4e

08-01-2007, 01:44 PM	#3
goatherder ^OP Wondering WTF? Joined: May 2007 Location: Olympia, WA, or the Aleutian Islands & Bering Sea Oddometer: 46	more Number Three: Attached Images __________________ "Do what thou wilt" - Aleister Crowley 2001 KTM 640 LC4e

08-01-2007, 01:45 PM	#4
goatherder ^OP Wondering WTF? Joined: May 2007 Location: Olympia, WA, or the Aleutian Islands & Bering Sea Oddometer: 46	And the last one WTF? why can't I upload more than one at a time? Oh well. Attached Images __________________ "Do what thou wilt" - Aleister Crowley 2001 KTM 640 LC4e

08-01-2007, 01:47 PM	#5
lightsorce Inner Banks Swamp Rider Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Northeast North Carolina Oddometer: 220	Looks Ok To Me I don't weld so I had a local shop make up a rack for my KLR out of aluminum and yours look better than mine!! I havent done it to mine either, but I've seen some of the commercial made racks have a bar that extends from the back side around the rear fender for side to side bracing. EXCELLENT!

08-01-2007, 02:59 PM	#6
Wout67 Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2007 Location: Portland, OR Oddometer: 1,383	looks good, dude. Sic bike, too. love the paint job. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you can never confirm their validity. - Abraham Lincoln www.iamsecond.com

08-01-2007, 05:23 PM	#7
Chad_NC Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Lillington, NC Oddometer: 3,211	That looks awesome. I bought a rack off of Ebay and it works well, if I had a welder it would be better. Great looking bike to. __________________ Chad 09 Buell Ulysses XB12XT 09 Wrangler Sahara Unlimited

08-01-2007, 06:49 PM	#8
daltonzach Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Kimberly Idaho Oddometer: 265	looks awesome I made a rack for two tall 50 ammo cans for my xl600. mine works and yours will too. i made the bar around the rear tire that goes from box to box and it really sturdies up the whole thing. $.02 __________________

08-01-2007, 08:19 PM	#9
irishdec Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto ,Canada Oddometer: 733	Metal type ? Hey mate,what kind of metal did you use for the racks,BTW,they look great.

08-01-2007, 08:25 PM	#10
BENRON I'm Mr. Crabtree Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Slinger, WI Oddometer: 3,065	Between the right case and the fender looks like a good spot for a extra fuel can . Nice and protected, away from the exhuast... Welders are fun __________________ 108 rustic roads 500 historical markers

08-01-2007, 09:03 PM	#11
AtomicXRer Wild Feral BRP Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Los Alamos, Northern NM Oddometer: 3,394	Nice racks...I wonder if one can just sketch a drawing, get it into a CAD program and then just mass distribute the drawings for ADVer's to decide how to fabricate them own their own? Would be cheap way to go...

08-01-2007, 09:29 PM	#12
goatherder ^OP Wondering WTF? Joined: May 2007 Location: Olympia, WA, or the Aleutian Islands & Bering Sea Oddometer: 46	Metal? I used Elmer's glue and sticks of wood! No, it's 16ga 0.750 mild steel square tubing. I might run a tube around the rear behind the license plate...or maybe run braces up to the subframe underneath. I dunno yet. I just bolted the bags on there and rode around for awhile to see what would happen. See how floppy they are. Tomorrow I'll load them up with bottled water and really put them to the test. Maybe I'll strap a cooler full of beer on the back too. I was looking for a water bottle or fuel bottle today but haven't found the ideal container yet. Or a way to mount it. I'm looking for an aluminum bottle about the size of a 2 liter soda bottle. __________________ "Do what thou wilt" - Aleister Crowley 2001 KTM 640 LC4e

08-01-2007, 10:23 PM	#13
Kyron Oncler Inds Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Not Cal Arizona Oddometer: 41	Very cool

08-02-2007, 07:02 AM	#14
Hondo What if its a Samsquamch? Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Oddometer: 7,742	Great job on the custom rack! __________________ LC8World.com - KLRWorld.com Forums - Nighthawk Forums "Life's an adventure, and I refuse to live a boring one."

08-02-2007, 08:56 AM	#15
Camas Rooster Bastid Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Lil Warshougal Oddometer: 469	Nice job! A buddy of mine recently got a ticket here in WA for having his license plate mounted vertically like your's. __________________ May a piece be upon you.

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