Build Your Own Motorcycle Luggage Rack

I ve read threads and links before about making your own hard panniers but nothing on fabricating a rack to hang them off.

Build your own motorcycle luggage rack.

Not so relevant for motorcycles that you can actually buy a rack for but. May not make them for your bike may cost more than you d like are too wide are often too far back. Look at the as. Gathering your tools and materials.

I m wondering if anyone has any tips for designing and making one. This video shows you the dirty details of how i built the luggage cargo rack for my kawasaki ke175 dual sport motorcycle. Those are some of the reasons i made my own rack for my first travel bike an xt 500 below way back in 1982. The problem with off the shelf pannier racks like the classic racktangle above left and right is that they.

I ve got the idea that mild steel is best to use as it s easy to weld if it gets broken and round section tube is better than square.