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Title: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/18/16 at 10:41:24 The sissy bar is 3 feet tall and the luggage rack is 32 inches by 25

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/18/16 at 10:43:20 Another angle

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/18/16 at 10:45:53 I put two weights on it to see how much weight it could bear. One weight was 45 lbs and the other was 35lbs. I held both of them together.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/18/16 at 10:47:42 Custom made

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Tocsik on 12/18/16 at 11:23:46 Whoa, that is a lot of hauling capacity!  Nice fabbing skills. So, is all the stress going to be down in the square holes where the sissy bar mounts (circled in red)?  Wondering if you should add a strut to another bolt on the side rails for support. Also, be careful when you load that up.  Your tail/brake light will most likely be invisible.  How about a flashing LED brake light up on the sissy bar?

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Blade on 12/18/16 at 13:04:41 You mught find that your friends now ask you if you can help them move house! One consideration though is if there is a lot of weight that far past the rear axle, you may find the steering become lighter as the bike acts like a balance beam.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Kris01 on 12/18/16 at 20:01:01 On that note, might wanna consider some heavy duty shocks.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by jcstokes on 12/18/16 at 20:24:07 Tocsik's point is important and Blade's even more so.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/18/16 at 20:36:24 I've never seen anything like it. Sometimes there's a reason for that.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Dave on 12/19/16 at 03:52:00 I was going to write a "danger/warning" comment like the others did - then I realized you are only teasing us. You really wouldn't load this oversize rack up and attempt to ride it....would you? :-?

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Struch on 12/19/16 at 05:02:12 Love the sissy bar 8-)

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Serowbot on 12/19/16 at 06:46:04 It's a 2 wheeled flatbed... ;D 8-)

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/19/16 at 20:30:17 I drilled two holes on the side of that metal bar and bolted it down to the fender for some extra support(its kinda hard for y'all  to see where i did this on the photo). Then I placed the sissy bar into the pre-made slots and welded it to the bike(back fender). The luggage rack was then welded to the sissy bar. No I didn't plan on carrying 80 pounds but I was surprised that the luggage rack was that durable. I only made it that size so I could have plenty of space to tie down an acoustic guitar and luggage bag on the back for when I go on the road. The max I'll probably be carrying at any given time will probably be no more than 15-20 pounds. But should I ever carry more I think I will do a shock upgrade.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/19/16 at 20:31:43 I was also a little concerned with the brake light and I think I will install one on the sissy bar near the top so it can be in clear view.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/20/16 at 08:24:40 Thi is what I wanted to carry on the rack. Two bags with clothing in them and a guitar.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Kenny G on 12/20/16 at 10:43:07 It is apparent that if you build the sissy bar and the carrier to suit the intended load you come up with something very useful. Good Job! Kenny G

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Kris01 on 12/20/16 at 18:46:17 That is one giant air brake!

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by Struch on 12/21/16 at 05:04:46 Travailing like this on 2 weals is cool   :D you should get us photos from your trips.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by alisonsup on 12/21/16 at 16:40:53 @struch  Will do!  :)

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by old_rider on 12/24/16 at 07:43:21 Just remember, the only thing holding all that stuff up back there are four bolts located in the first 1/3 of the back fender. I realized that when I put the harley tourpack on the back of mine. I loaded about 60lbs worth of stuff to go camping on one that was behind the tail light... and realized I had to move the center of gravity forward a bit. So I eleminated the passenger seat and mounted it closer to the front part of the rear fender.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by jcstokes on 12/24/16 at 18:32:36 Happy road testing, but don't lane split with the carrier on. If you could figure adding some padding to the front of the guitar case you might have a nice back rest.

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by MMRanch on 12/24/16 at 21:10:30  O K   Alisonsup Your making all the Supply Runs  ! ;D Meet ya at the Dragon ! ;)

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by MMRanch on 12/24/16 at 21:18:32 We had a feller from Arkansas (?)  :-?   SouthPaw ??? Anyway he packed up for a dragon run and had a military style Duffle bag : Standing-Up on the back of his bike.   It was so top heavy that we turned onto a gravel road and it , just slid-out-from-under-him soon as the pavement ended.   Be careful of too much weight up high.  :) Wern't to swift about mechanical thinking , but He sure could Sing and Play a Guitar good !

Title: Re: Sissy bar and Luggage Rack Upgrade on my bike Post by batman on 12/24/16 at 22:27:19 Now you can sit on your back "porch" stomping on your six string. :) :) :)

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