Gary N. Posted May 12, 2010 Share #1 Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) Well I've been out in the shop again. We're getting ready for our trip to Alaska and decided we needed a little more storage room on the bike. I made a receiver hitch and luggage rack and bolted on a 15 gallon Rubbermaid lockable plastic box. A couple of LED trailer lights completed the project. Not too pretty but functional. Edited May 13, 2010 by Gary N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaDuck Posted May 12, 2010 Share #2 Posted May 12, 2010 Very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibadoe Posted May 12, 2010 Share #3 Posted May 12, 2010 Nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mother Posted May 13, 2010 Share #4 Posted May 13, 2010 nice job, it looks good. needs some chrome on the sides of the box, lol. i made a similar type of hitch and have a low profile cooler mounted. now i definetly have wine in the back end, now she wants me to figure out how to pump it up for refills. the extra space will come in handy for your trip, new shoes, purses, tops etc. cheers, Scott:beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kregerdoodle Posted May 13, 2010 Share #5 Posted May 13, 2010 Looks great!!! Ya`ll have fun on your trip and be carefull, and post pics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted May 13, 2010 Share #6 Posted May 13, 2010 Looks great Gary, I was thinking the same for mine. Could you give us a shot showing us the bottom of the rack? I have some ideas but I like to see what others have done also. Thanks, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted May 13, 2010 Share #7 Posted May 13, 2010 Don't look bad expecially when you need a little more room. Just try not to overload it Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperhawk Posted May 13, 2010 Share #8 Posted May 13, 2010 Gary a word of caution. I bought a rack for extra stuff and the guy told me to keep the weight at 40lbs or less. I found out in the first curve why, front end started to float, once out of that curve, re-arranged some items. When I got back home, weighed what I put on initially, only 50lbs, after the re-arrangement, 35lbs. So be careful with the weight on the rack, not like a pulling a trailer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl C. Posted May 13, 2010 Share #9 Posted May 13, 2010 so that isnt really a storage bin, it is a wheelie maker...lol:Venture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary N. Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted May 13, 2010 Gary a word of caution. I bought a rack for extra stuff and the guy told me to keep the weight at 40lbs or less. I found out in the first curve why, front end started to float, once out of that curve, re-arranged some items. When I got back home, weighed what I put on initially, only 50lbs, after the re-arrangement, 35lbs. So be careful with the weight on the rack, not like a pulling a trailer. Thanks George, I'll keep that it mind. Haven't tried it out yet but will soon. Have you installed levelling links? I wonder if that would make a difference? I run my back shock at the max which does raise the back of the bike a bit too. And I've been rebuilding the counter weight for the front seat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary N. Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) Looks great Gary, I was thinking the same for mine. Could you give us a shot showing us the bottom of the rack? I have some ideas but I like to see what others have done also. Thanks, Dan Dan, To make it as light as possible all I did was make the 1 1/4" tube receiver longer and weld two pieces of 1" tubing onto it to bolt the box too. Edited May 13, 2010 by Gary N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted May 13, 2010 Share #12 Posted May 13, 2010 And I've been rebuilding the counter weight for the front seat.... I take it that Mary has been keeping you well fed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary N. Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share #13 Posted May 13, 2010 I take it that Mary has been keeping you well fed YUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted May 13, 2010 Share #14 Posted May 13, 2010 YUP! Life is good Brudder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeperhawk Posted May 13, 2010 Share #15 Posted May 13, 2010 Thanks George, I'll keep that it mind. Haven't tried it out yet but will soon. Have you installed levelling links? I wonder if that would make a difference? I run my back shock at the max which does raise the back of the bike a bit too. And I've been rebuilding the counter weight for the front seat.... No leveling links and I do run shock at 45 lbs. And I am with you on the counter weight :crying: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted May 16, 2010 Share #16 Posted May 16, 2010 Thanks Gary, that's a great pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted May 17, 2010 Share #17 Posted May 17, 2010 Thanks Gary, that's a great pic! Yup and it looks good. Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elag Posted May 17, 2010 Share #18 Posted May 17, 2010 Nice job. Looks good. Ontario to Alaska. That's quite the road trip. Have fun and take care. Make sure you take lots of pictures, we'd like to see some of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyHorse Posted May 17, 2010 Share #19 Posted May 17, 2010 Looks good but I might worry about tank slapper with alot of weight toward the back on bumpy surfaces and spirited acceleration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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