Introducing Harry

[cooneyr]

If your handy with a hacksaw and welder make your own tail rack. Never had any problems with this one in 10k km. Pannier bars (soft bags) worked really well too.



Cheers R

[wysper]

sweet... i am bound to know someone with a welder. better start asking around. might check out the readymades too.

[dino3310]

i slapped one together on the XR for the KC ride, it looks friggin ugly thanks to been a rush jobby but the practibility of the thing is sooo awesome im keeping the bugga on. i just went and bought some 10mm round $8.00 and found a couple of bits of flat steel for the bolt bits, snuck in to work half hour later whoop whoop

[Woodman]

I saw a topbox fly off a BMW (can't recall the riders name) and go abot 20 feet up in the air and almost overtook the bike. Fcuken hilarious and the rider didn't even know till we told him at the next stop.
So soft is better for offroad, but in saying that i have a givi topbox which I have used a couple of times on road(ish) trips and it was brilliant and fits heaps in it. Top heavy but.

[clint640]

Have a look at the wreckers for a rack too - often they'll have something cheap that just needs a coat of paint & some minor mods to work. Personally I like my soft panniers rather than loading up the back too much, but it's handy having a carrier also.

Clint

[pete376403]

Couple of pelican look-alikes on the side racks for away trips. The bags unclip (2 R clips and lift the bags off) for overnighters or remove the racks completely (three bolts each) to leave them at where-ever we're staying when going out for the day rides. Oxford $99 soft bag on the carrier for survival stuff during the day.

[wysper]

Looks like there are plenty of options. Might just hang fire for a bit, chat to a few people and see what works as I meet them! Working on a bash plate now.

[junkmanjoe]

Looks like there are plenty of options. Working on a bash plate now.

10 points...there mate,
the dr sump, the metal is very thin,

we had to patch daves one with instant metal on the beach...

JMJ

[Eddieb]

Yep, DR650 + no bash plate + gravel trails = this.

[dino3310]

workin on a bash plate myself, i rode the 42nd without one was shitting bricks in a couple of places, wont do that again without one

[junkmanjoe]

workin on a bash plate myself, i rode the 42nd without one was shitting bricks in a couple of places, wont do that again without one

...naughty boy..

i was shitting just trying to get up fishers in on piece..........
twazz hard work man....

JMJ

[dino3310]

...naughty boy..

i was shitting just trying to get up fishers in on piece..........
twazz hard work man....

JMJ

shit mate you were up a few kilos more than the XR and the katoom would be another 100kgs

[wysper]

workin on a bash plate myself, i rode the 42nd without one was shitting bricks in a couple of places, wont do that again without one

pm gpcustom, i am emailing him now regarding one... he makes them, we could maybe look to get one at the same time.

[dino3310]

ive got an old one im making fit, its a bit rude but it will do for know. budgets gone for this month.

[wysper]

I hear ya, closest thing to a bash plate I have round here at the moment is tinfoil.... not convinced it would do a good job.. easy to work with though