SuzukiSavage.com - Rear Luggage Rack

ALittlebird Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 495 Louisville, KY Gender:	Rear Luggage Rack 04/17/08 at 15:32:24 Hey Guys! Will the luggage rack for the S40 fit on my 2001 Savage? I have the stock backrest on it. It looks like it should.
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skrapiron -FSO Serious Thumper Offline Instant Human.... Just add coffee.. Posts: 1456 Pittsburgh, Pa Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #1 - 04/17/08 at 17:46:34 Yeah, it will fit any year Savage or S40. It's darned helpful too. Good investment.
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ALittlebird Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 495 Louisville, KY Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #2 - 04/17/08 at 17:59:49 Thanks so much!! I was hoping it would. I'll order one tomorrow.
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FreeSpirit Serious Thumper Offline Joy is my Compass ! Posts: 3823 North Georgia Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #3 - 04/17/08 at 18:19:07 Have you looked on ebay? I always check ebay first,but that's just me....and a few others
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ALittlebird Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 495 Louisville, KY Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #4 - 04/17/08 at 18:32:43 Yes I did check ebay but so far nothing. Oneida suzuki has them on sale so I'll probably get one from them - so far they are the cheapest. I won't need it until June but I figure I'll go ahead and get it while I still have the money.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #5 - 07/26/08 at 21:44:52 Bird, Make sure you keep an eye on the Suzuki luggage rack if you carry loads on it. I've got one and the welds separated. YMMV!
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ALittlebird Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 495 Louisville, KY Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #6 - 07/27/08 at 02:52:43 Thanks Digger I'll keep an eye on it. I left the Dowco bag on after my trip because it was easier to throw my change of clothes for work in there rather than the saddle bags. It never has more than a couple of pounds on it. I'll have to look at it again since it seems like more of a solid piece. Which part of yours actually failed?
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Re: Rear Luggage Rack
Reply #7 - 08/08/08 at 20:42:33

ALittlebird wrote on 07/27/08 at 02:52:43:

Thanks Digger I'll keep an eye on it. I left the Dowco bag on after my trip because it was easier to throw my change of clothes for work in there rather than the saddle bags. It never has more than a couple of pounds on it.

I'll have to look at it again since it seems like more of a solid piece. Which part of yours actually failed?

Little,

Check on the inside of the rack where you see the red dot:

The welds on both sides of mine have broken. I have a JC Whitney trunk loaded on the luggage rack. I've been known to carry two gallons of milk in the trunk over bumpy roads.

I got both sides rewelded, but one of the welds broke again. So, I've currently got that side of the rack held together with a couple of u-bolts.

I wish there was a stronger luggage rack available for this bike.

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ALittlebird Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 495 Louisville, KY Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #8 - 08/09/08 at 02:30:21 Thanks Digger for taking the time to take the pics! I'll keep an eye on it.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #9 - 08/09/08 at 08:35:54 Sometimes, stuff just requires reinforcing, fishplates & gussets & such. Make that little rack stout enough to take the beating.
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Re: Rear Luggage Rack
Reply #10 - 08/11/08 at 20:13:52

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 08/09/08 at 08:35:54:

Sometimes, stuff just requires reinforcing, fishplates & gussets & such. Make that little rack stout enough to take the beating.

I agree, however a gaping hole in my skill-set is the total lack of welding skills.

I've been threatening to use my GI Bill to attend a good welding school.

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Re: Rear Luggage Rack
Reply #11 - 08/12/08 at 12:52:11

That is a problem with the factory rack, digger.

It is so short and the support is so limited, when you put a large torque load on the end, such as with a trunk (even an empty one) that it will crack along the welds sooner or later.

You really need to put a second support between the trunk and the rear fender to absorb some of that torque load. If not, it's going to crack every time.

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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: Rear Luggage Rack Reply #12 - 08/12/08 at 13:03:19 I like my rear rack, and just starting to know it's limitations. Started getting the wobble on a tight off ramp one day with 15 Lb.s of photo gear in the dowco overnighter. Switching to putting the dowco on the pillion to even the weight out. Yes, the rack is small, but does come in quite handy.
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Re: Rear Luggage Rack
Reply #13 - 08/12/08 at 21:55:37

skrapiron -FSO wrote on 08/12/08 at 12:52:11:

That is a problem with the factory rack, digger.

It is so short and the support is so limited, when you put a large torque load on the end, such as with a trunk (even an empty one) that it will crack along the welds sooner or later.

You really need to put a second support between the trunk and the rear fender to absorb some of that torque load. If not, it's going to crack every time.

Agree. Luckily, the welded area is configured such that you can hold the pieces together with 2 u-bolts. Doesn't look the greatest, but it is strong.

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