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Posted by mittico68
 - January 09, 2018, 01:36:40 AM

You should consider that a rack mounted that way would bounce up & down while ridin', and so it would be for everything sittin' on it.
Unless you like shaken stuff, I think it's not worth the effort...

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 08, 2018, 20:48:32 PM

   Check with OR_Seedman as he has made a few of them.....

Posted by rob f
 - January 08, 2018, 20:46:39 PM

Ok, I've scoured the site for Vn 800  rear racks and all that I see are ones that are using the seat mount holes. I must say there are some interesting designs.
I am in the middle of conjuring up my own design but as my brain works different than most, my design would be to attach the mounts to the fender. My reasoning is that because of the unusual suspension the seat moves up and down so why attach there and risk hitting the fender? I also don't like the idea that all that weight is hanging back off the seat brackets. Direct weight onto the back tire makes more sense to me.
I am looking at using the fender to swingarm top mount hole and then a rear support to the fender guards about 6-10" back from that top mount hole.
Am I out in left field on my own or has anyone else tried and succeeded with a fender mount?
R

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