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luggage rack for a solo seat (FXBB)

luggage rack for a solo seat (FXBB)

offbeatmammal
5 years ago

does anyone know of a good (solid, easy to install/remove) solo rack that will fit on a MY18 Street Bob (perhaps using the mountings for the pillion pad as I don't have sissy bar mount)?
looking for something in black (to match the bike!), ideally made in Aus (gotta show the local love), and robust/secure enough that I can use a strap to tie my backpack down rather than wear it

the rack I had on my Dyna was great, but with the solo seat on the Street Bob I'm looking for something a little sleeker and low profile (so I don't have to get all the extra mounting hardware if I can avoid it!)

Neale
5 years ago

Part no. 50300120. Gloss black.
Type that number into your search engine, it will bring up a HD catalogue item.
I want one for my new heritage, same rack, different part number though.
My dealer quoted me $280 for it, mounting hardware included.

offbeatmammal
5 years ago

thanks @Neale,
picked one up the other day, quick and easy to fit. not quite the 'detachable' mounting I was hoping for, but looks like nothing in the catalog that ticks that box yet. seems pretty sturdy

Neale
5 years ago

Fitted it to mine.
Not a bad rack. Coulda been a bit bigger though.

offbeatmammal
5 years ago

so, after using it for a few weeks, I'm curious about one aspect of it (and perhaps I got the instructions wrong to fit it).... it looks like if I want to get the saddle off, I have to loosen the rack, tilt it up, and then remove the seat (I did try putting the seat on after the rack, but it just didn't seem to go together well)
this is a bit of a pain as since putting it on I've needed to get the saddle off to route some wiring for one thing, and also the other day to get to the SAE connector for my heated gloves (300km round trip to Philip Island last weekend and the weather wasn't exactly great)

what makes it even more annoying is that the seat screw arrangement doesn't actually clip to the fender so undoing it is... a bit tricky if it comes loose! luckily when I was messing about with it at the Island one of the mechanics spotted my antics and helped me get it back into place and secured with a bit of loctite, but that doesn't seem like a great solution!

complaints aside, it's pretty sturdy and lots of places to attach the cargo net/octopus to when securing my pack - my bag was pretty solid on the run back and forth

Neale
5 years ago

Yeah, a bit fiddly. Next time I have my seat off I'm going to put a dab of silastic to the underside of the seat bolt bracket that lives under the rear guard. Only a dab, just enough to hold it in place in case it needs to come out. It has a nasty habit of dropping down and top of the rear tyre, it's painful.
I'm going to weld a bar around the top of mine at the front so as to have another grab point and attach some jockey strap points around the 4 corners of it.

Neale
5 years ago

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