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Posted by Drift1
 - July 25, 2013, 20:21:25 PM

Ratman , the rack turned out great ! This should free that back seat up for ya , on short runs . Looks to me that should hold a fair amount of weight as well for them longer trips .

Posted by darkdrifter
 - July 21, 2013, 09:12:35 AM

very cool!  looks good!!!

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - July 20, 2013, 11:50:27 AM

  ok back to the project. I can now pack my lunch and a few other items to take to work and not cram it all on the back part of the seat. Will be testing it out this coming weekend when I go to my sister's for a visit.
This is rattle can finished and will be powder coated over the winter to make it match better with the rest of the bike.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 21, 2013, 21:14:13 PM

  ok back to the luggage rack......
it is aluminium and so not the best to work with really but got it bent to the correct angle I was looking for and then I needed to add a couple of brackets to the sissy bar, I just wish I was a welder like some others are, but I am happy with the outcome, I used golf shafts as spacers....lol lots of them laying about. Right now rattle canned for paint and will powder coat it over the winter. Once the J.B. Weld is cured I'll mount it on the bike for a picture.

Posted by pcarrell
 - June 14, 2013, 11:17:12 AM

Prayers for sis!

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 14, 2013, 08:41:43 AM

 Thanks D1, I'll talk more in the pub about this. again Thanks....

Posted by Drift1
 - June 14, 2013, 08:21:49 AM

Ratman just wanted to second Greenbarn.......hope your sisters health improves ,my man!By the way I'm up at good ol'Ft.Drum for the next couple weeks training.
Richie

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 13, 2013, 22:09:45 PM

  Thanks Sir GreenBarn.

Posted by greenbarn
 - June 13, 2013, 22:04:58 PM

Sorry to hear about your sis.  Hope things improve for her.  I'll keep her in my prayers.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 13, 2013, 19:37:59 PM

  Things are on hold for a few days, my sister is back in the hospital so I am not doing much till we know more. But I have a few ideas and I have a couple of the lads in the shop said they are more then happy to lend a hand with welding and fabrication, it will be a change of pace for them from working on fleet vehicles.

Posted by pcarrell
 - June 13, 2013, 17:26:48 PM

You know, Wompus Racks ( http://www.wompusracks.com/kawasaki-rack.html ) has a 1500 Drifter solo seat rack.  I don't see an 800 one, but maybe if you contact them and offer your bike as a pattern they'd hook you up with a free one?

On the other hand, maybe an afternoon in the shop would be good?  You could whip up something like this to bolt up to your bike (hanging on a wall, so turn your head sideways.........yeah, you look silly like that!).

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Bottom side of the back part of the tour pack mount

Posted by DC
 - June 11, 2013, 06:59:27 AM

WOW!  That's a lot of stuff.  It almost looks like you're ready for a trailer.

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 10, 2013, 21:32:00 PM

 ;)  I tried about a dozen flips and ideas, I have a new idea and it will involve some welding and polishing, then to the powder coater to make it pretty, but now I have a new idea which I'll check out tomorrow.....thanks D1

Most of the stuff I take you need around here, I have my rain gear in there, I also carry a fly coat with me just in case, anyone ever have to walk far in this country and deal with the black flies will understand. I could go on but it would bore you, and my lap top is in the red pack...lol...really it is just to take a bit of the strain and weight off the straps of the pack, and later to carry my lunch to work.....yes lunch.....

Aiden get any mail lately?

Posted by Drift1
 - June 10, 2013, 20:51:09 PM

Dude what the hell are you lugging around?The gnome will fit on the back seat and as far as clothes go I'm not even going to bother with that subject :o....and didn't see any golf clubs or fishing poles....LOL...on a serious note I've never seen leather wrapped on a rack from the manufacture,I find that rather odd,anyway this may sound crazy but did you try to flip the rack upside down?Trying to visualize here but the ear you have circled in your last pic may line up better with your sissy bar then depending on the material weld that ear to the bar.Just a thought.Wonder what it looks like flipped over?

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 10, 2013, 18:45:01 PM

and need to do some heating and bending now....

clamps or drill through the sissybar .......mmmm......

could weld on tabs and then powder coat it again.......

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