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.