GN250 - replace pack rack with original?

[DuLuX]

I have a GN250 which i bought used - it already had a pack rack on it - its seen better days and looks a bit rusty now - just wondered where i can get a replacement rack thats like the original ones - small and unobtrusive - and doesnt stick up in the air?

Picture attached of what it looks like now... i dont want to just take it off as it may let water in and rust out the bit thats already there...

thanks in advance for any advice folks.

[JimO]

looks all right to me whats a little surface rust

[sunhuntin]

ventura make pack racks to fit almost every model of bike. the cost may be more than what you want to spend, though.

go to supercheap, and find a fluro yellow tin of wadding material. its called brite shine, or shine brite. [something like that!] its not a very big tin, maybe half a coke can, and double that around. bout $10, and lasts a life time. removes most rust and other scuffs, bugs, road grime etc. elbow grease is needed, btw.

[Bullitt]

I had a similar rack on my former SR. Initially I didnt want to use it so I pulled it off and taped up the holes but this annoyed me so I took the rack into an engineer (they mostly made office chairs but id imagine any similar place would do it). I got them to make up a U shaped bar to go into the existing holes, then I had it chromed. Using the pack rack as a model I didnt even need to give them measurements.

It worked really well, meant I could put the pack rack back on but still looked original when I wasnt using it.

[Chill]

Motorad in Vivian St, Wellington sorted me out with a good Givi top box to fit my GN. Better than pack rack in my opinion- lockable, detachable, and the bit it clips onto is level and black. It was $250 I think.

[magicfairy]

Looks like a Ventura you have there.
You should be able to get a grab bar or sports rack, take off the big pack frame and put the grab bar or smaller sports rack straight onto the L shaped brackets (black)
Beware they come in about 4 sizes (width) so you need to find out yours. Any bike shop should be able to help.

Then if you need to put a big pack on, you just swap it back on.

I have a Ventura system, with all 3 - pack rack, sports rack and grab rail, 2 minute job to swap them over.