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When I was designing my rack for the four week trip I just returned from around the Southwest, I really appreciated other people's photos and input online. So, I thought I would put some photos up here in case they can help anybody else.
This is my first motorcycle, I bought it just a few weeks before the trip. I had never even ridden on a freeway, nor anywhere fully loaded before I departed on the trip. Keep that in mind when criticizing my design. The rack performed exceptionally well on and off road. The stout ammo cans even protected the bike when I layed it down in the soft Utah sand (I was/am a total newb offroad). Also, I am no welder. I just took a beginning welding class at my school so I could make this, and the rack was my first experience using a TIG welder, so it's pretty sloppy. I just tried to overbuild it to compensate for my poor welding job.
Total Cost:
30 feet of square steel tubing: $20
ammo cans: $30/each
hardware: $10
This is my first motorcycle, I bought it just a few weeks before the trip. I had never even ridden on a freeway, nor anywhere fully loaded before I departed on the trip. Keep that in mind when criticizing my design. The rack performed exceptionally well on and off road. The stout ammo cans even protected the bike when I layed it down in the soft Utah sand (I was/am a total newb offroad). Also, I am no welder. I just took a beginning welding class at my school so I could make this, and the rack was my first experience using a TIG welder, so it's pretty sloppy. I just tried to overbuild it to compensate for my poor welding job.
Total Cost:
30 feet of square steel tubing: $20
ammo cans: $30/each
hardware: $10







