That's for sure! I'd only be bolting it on twice a year to go touring, but it would definitely come right off with the luggageupon return

 

4 Shure! Like buying a car or a motorcycle, Car is more practical, but motorbike is much more.... Unpractical? So I go for the bike!!!! Only makes sense in a male frame of mind! Until the cold months come... brrrrrrr!! *that car would be nice right about now

 

I have one of the cycleracks on a Yamaha Big Wheel 200

They are indeed a first class product in terms of design, welding, and paint finish. Capacity seems only limited by how much weight you are willing to carry that high. The owner, Don isa first class guy to do business with.

I too thought the rack would be hideous and get in your way while riding, but that hasn't proven to be the case. You simply don't notice it while riding. Makes a great tugging and lifting point as well.

Thanks
Bill

 

Yikes - Uhhhgly! Looks like all the weight will be resting just on the rear fender - is it bolted to anything but the lower frame? So now you have a big **** rack that can still only hold a 2-pound bag of peanuts!?

 

+1 on the UGLY

 

If you were doing any medium length adventure rides, that rack would be the deal. Especially compared to some of the purpose built pannier systemsfor bikes like the F 650, etc, that costaround 1000.00. Nice in their own right, (My wife rides an "F" bike), but not in keeping with the relatively low cost fun of the KLX. I could see that rack with a set of throw over Ortelieb waterproof bags and a tent tied on looking pretty cool. What, four bolts and it's off? Set up the tent and spend the weekend exploring from base camp. Bolt'er back on and ride home with all your stuff still attached. Looks like a lot of bang for the buck.

Bill Dragoo
Norman, Oklahoma

 

Yeah, we can all agree that it's ugly, but I don't agree with the rest of your opinion. I have a rack that bolts to just the seat bolts and top, forward partof the subframe and it handles a suprising amount of weight.Just bolting it on has unified the subframe and really made thingssolid back there. Oh, and yes, I inspected the subframe many a times after loading it down. There are no signs offatigue.

The one from cycleracks.com looks like it clamps to the lower part of the frame with about 6" long pipe halvesas well as to the same, forward part of the rear subframe that mine does.It'sa really beefy looking rack as well. This looks like a pretty strong set-up. I'm not sure I would take it downsuper rough trails with any gusto, butI'm sure it'smore than strong enough for what Ido.

You don't sound like you would ever use a rack anyway, so why are you chiming-in just to bash?[&:]

 

It "also unifies" the subframe.....as in uses the rear mounts as well as the foot peg mounts......Looks Gold to me.Personally i will hang a set of "Dirt Bagz" first and if i need more space then i'll look to this.....For my planned 10 day ride next spring i could see this working but i have all winter to plan the trip.

 

+1.

If I'd known this was available I wouldn't have done this this past Sunday:



I agree that this rack would help strengthen the frame. It will put weight down on the existing sub-frame, no doubt, but as it is itself rigid, it will also transmit force to the primary frame. I might order this to put on my bike in preparation for a Death Valley ride-and-camp in December. My F650GS is better-suited, cargo-wise for the trip but I want to bring the lighter bike. This rack would really make packing my camping gear and extra gas that much easier.

It would be nice if he had a version with additional tubing to support soft side bags. Failing that, make a bolt-on option for side bag support.

 

I guess "Beauty" (and "Ugliness") must be in the eye of the beholder, because the rack looks lovely to me!

Of course, I'm comparing the look of the mounted rack with the alternative of seeing all 6'5" and 215 lbs of me perched on a pristine machine (with no rack) weaving down the road as the 20 lbs of stuff I have crammed in my jacket pockets and down my shirtfront (lunch, thermos, rainsuit, spare gloves, size 14 sneakers, etc.) changes size, shape and location with every bump and/or curve in the road!

In my case, "beauty" is having a rack on which to place a neatly packed and securely affixed bag . . . while I sit and stand and put a knee down at will, unburdened and newly athletic, in my Jeremy McGrath jersey!

I'm using my new '09 250 for a 55-mile roundtrip daily commute. When I leave home, early morning temps right now are in the high 40s or low 50s. When I head back home in the early evening, I'm zipping along through heat and humidity that's often in the high 70s or low 80s. The rack you've shown us, tremor38, will allow me to carry a full change of gear - along with all the stuff that needs to make the trip - without having to carry a backpack (and still look like a lumpy Michelin Man).

Besides, just look at all that unadorned metal that cries out for decoration and adornment. Ooooooh, I can't wait to try out various combinations of stickers and streamers until I find just the right set that will make all the purists on our forum retch and twitch uncontrollably.

So, THANKS FOR THE TIP! I'll post a few pics, in a month or so, after I have the rack mounted and get the bike fully broken in so that I can add some mods I've already accumulated(FMF Powerbomb header, Q4 pipe, Dyno Jet Kit, Moto-Pro rear spring, Renthal Fat Bar, Death Grips, Metal Mulisha graphics and bar pad, etc.). It won't win any beauty contests, but it will (1) haul me everywhere I want to go across all sorts of terrain and (2) make me smile every time I ride it or look at it.

Peace,
Kevin
'09 Lime Green KLX250s and '08 Passion Red Piaggio MP3 500