Nice! I'm looking at how to build a rack for hard bags for my 93 750. Since the option of 2-up is out of the question, I might use the passenger peg mount as one of my mounting points.
Kurt On Feb 9, 2012 10:22 PM, "Pat Patterson" <[email protected]> wrote: > With all the discussion of racks I'd like some honest opinions of the one > I built. > I fabbed it up one night after work because I NEEDED more cargo space if I > was going to keep riding it to work. I know what issues I hate but that's > also cause I know it intimately from the build process. > > And yes the 2 uprights behind the seat are open. One of my HD inflicted > friends has a pair of removable bars that drop into his. A short one with > nice padding for a passenger, and a tall narrow one (think easy rider) that > he stacks luggage up on for camping trips. I've yet to built either drop in > bar yet but that's why the tubes are open. There is 1/8 drain holes at the > bottoms and a fair amount of paint fogged in to help with rust prevention. > As for strength I can pick the bike up with the back of the rack. > > Pat Patterson > Abbotsford, BC, Canada > > > 2001 PT Cruiser > 83 450 Honda Nighthawk > 78 F350 460/C6 on propane > 71 Bronco 302/C4/D20 D44/9" {o===o} > > "Just add Lightness-" > Colin Chapman. (1928 - 1982) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.**com<[email protected]> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscribe@**googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
