New Rack Coming Along Nicely

[Roadster Renovations]

Mock up of the new Roadster Renovations rack. It looks pretty sweet, even unpainted. Dimensions are 36x15x4. Total rack weight around 10 lbs. That leaves 30 lbs. for goodies!

 

[Big Arm]

Nice job of fabricating :2thumbs: :clap:

 

[cuznjohn]

looks great, is it going to be removable or permanent

 

[gened4288]

NICE RACK!!

(sorry...I couldn't resist!)

 

[tip]

rack

Looking very good Doc.
Are you going to paint them or powdercoat them?
If you were closer I could help you with the powdercoating.
What is next from the "Fab" shop?

 

[Chupaca]

Congrats..!!

progressing nicely and the finished product will be a looker...:2thumbs: :clap:

 

[ahh-cool]

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Mock up of the new Roadster Renovations rack. It looks pretty sweet, even unpainted. Dimensions are 36x15x4. Total rack weight around 10 lbs. That leaves 30 lbs. for goodies!

Doc I also made a rack similar to yours. The problem with the placement is it's too far forward. When my rear shock bottomed out I broke the plastic under the license plate.
Stefan

 

[WA5VHU]

Clear the Ball?

Looks nice, will it clear the hitch ball if left on?

 

[SPYD3R]

mud

a nice BIG MUD FLAP will be needed....
very nice job... cheers.... :clap: :thumbup:
Dan P
SPYD3R

 

[GunDoctor]

Really nice.


Another Day To Be My Kid's Dad [emoji379]

 

[Roadster Renovations]

looks great, is it going to be removable or permanent

It will be able to be unbolted. It is secured on 3 points and on and off in 5 minutes with a couple of hand tools.

 

[Roadster Renovations]

Looks nice, will it clear the hitch ball if left on?

Hitch ball will need to be removed. The main attaching bolt will go through the ball hole. We might make a version using a different connection method if there was enough response for it.

 

[Roadster Renovations]

a nice BIG MUD FLAP will be needed....
very nice job... cheers.... :clap: :thumbup:
Dan P
SPYD3R

We may sell a companion waterproof bag of the same size that will attach to the rack. The rack doesn't extend past the side cases, so some natural protection will be there. In wet weather, something will be needing done. What we have done with the larger model is to put the more fragile items in the bike's cases, and our clothing and such on the rack. Able to carry much more stuff without dragging a trailer!

 

[Roadster Renovations]

Doc I also made a rack similar to yours. The problem with the placement is it's too far forward. When my rear shock bottomed out I broke the plastic under the license plate.
Stefan

Don't know if you can see the offset by the tire, but the final positioning will avoid the fender area entirely. That is a substantial travel for the suspension going up. I will watch for the travel and positioning! Thanks for the heads up!

 

[arecibo50]

Available?

Is this rack available? if so, how much?

 

[SPYD3R]

HARBOR FREIGHT

Doc, you may want look at some of the CARGO CARRIERS that HARBOR FREIGHT has to offer...
may save you a bunch of time from building new... one may be adapted to your requirements...
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/cargo.html
Dan P
SPYD3R

 

[Roadster Renovations]

Doc, you may want look at some of the CARGO CARRIERS that HARBOR FREIGHT has to offer...
may save you a bunch of time from building new... one may be adapted to your requirements...
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/cargo.html
Dan P
SPYD3R

The one I had on my bike at Spyder in the Smokies was from Harbor Freight. It is 48" wide by about 20". I heavily modified it to make it manageable. It still is too wide for me and in order to reduce it further would require even more modification. I also have the aluminum model I use on our little Geo Tracker and was very disappointed that it uses plastic corners. Evidently, they thought that would be strong enough for most applications. I don't think so and I would never sell something to someone so poorly (in my opinion) made.
This unit we are creating will be steel, yet very light, strong with few seams. Something that will last for years, look sharp, fit the size of the bike and side cases.
The base model will probably run around $200 and the best with all the bells and whistles could run as much as $400.
I will be making 5 prototypes that we will be offering in the near future for testing. Please PM me if you would like to be one of the 5. We will give a discount for the first 5 testors.

 

[ahh-cool]

Doc, you may want look at some of the CARGO CARRIERS that HARBOR FREIGHT has to offer...
may save you a bunch of time from building new... one may be adapted to your requirements...
http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/cargo.html
Dan P
SPYD3R

That's what I did. I took the aluminum rack and cut it down. The weight of the Rack is about 6 pounds and the box weighs around 3 pounds. Then welded the seams and put it on the bike with a 3 point attachment.
The box is a "Really useful Box" brand that they sell at office depot. Strong enough to put a car on it.
The third pix is where I had to put stiffeners to the ball mount because it was bending.

 

[Roadster Renovations]

That's what I did. I took the aluminum rack and cut it down. The weight of the Rack is about 6 pounds and the box weighs around 3 pounds. Then welded the seams and put it on the bike with a 3 point attachment.
The box is a "Really useful Box" brand that they sell at office depot. Strong enough to put a car on it.
The third pix is where I had to put stiffeners to the ball mount because it was bending.
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wow! If you go if for any warranty repair I would remove the hitch beforehand. Otherwise, if it's noticed what happened, they may give you grief.

 

[purplepig]

fyi

A couple of pics of how I did it. Works great so far. About 1500 miles with about a total of 20 pounds on it. The rack and mount are made by Kuryakyn.