z1r luggage rack

  • 531blackbanshee
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Vendor
More
14 Jun 2010 08:52 #375634 by 531blackbanshee
z1r luggage rack was created by 531blackbanshee
last weekend my wife and i travelled to eureka springs ark.for our tenth wedding anniversary,on the z1r.well last year we rode to fayetville ark.for bikes blues and barbeque and plan to attend again this year.last year we just strapped a duffel bag on the tail piece and went.well i got a couple chips in my paint and some stress cracks.so i figured i would build a custom luggage rack that could be removed with a few bolts.i already have spacers behind my upper shock mounts to space my shocks out for the wide swingarm and wheel combo.so it was just to build some new steel ones(the old ones are alu.) and mill the holes out to slots so that they could be slid on and off the shock studs.then i machined out some spacers that would fit in the turn signal mount holes and countersunk the back side for c/s headed allen bolts.i also had to machine out some threaded bungs to bolt to that would get welded into the rack.i had some stainless 3/4 inch o.d. with an .065 wall and decided to use it.so i bent it all up and tacked it.then removed it and welded it all out and scuffed and shot some black on it.
i thought it turned out well,and it served it's purpose for 450 miles with a overstuffed duffel bag on it.
this pic shows the mounting points.


here is the left side



skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • 531blackbanshee
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Vendor
More
14 Jun 2010 08:55 #375635 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic z1r luggage rack
the top of the rack


from the front


back top

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • 531blackbanshee
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Vendor
More
14 Jun 2010 08:58 - 14 Jun 2010 08:59 #375636 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic z1r luggage rack
back




black and mounted

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
Last edit: 14 Jun 2010 08:59 by 531blackbanshee.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • 531blackbanshee
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Vendor
More
14 Jun 2010 09:05 #375637 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic z1r luggage rack
from the back


right side


thanks for lookin,
leon

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • porchev914
  • Offline
  • User
  • Whats that? Half of my swingarm is missing?!?!?
More
14 Jun 2010 09:16 #375638 by porchev914
Replied by porchev914 on topic z1r luggage rack
Excellent work Leon. It looks big on the bench, but painted black and mounted you hardly notice it. Testarossa will be inquiring I'm sure, since he has done some work with a removable luggage rack

FRANKEN Z!
1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • testarossa
  • Offline
  • User
  • Attack life, it's only trying to kill you.
More
14 Jun 2010 09:33 #375640 by testarossa
Replied by testarossa on topic z1r luggage rack
That's mighty practical of you there Leon. Reminds me of something that I have seen before.





Originally I had the top rack really tight to my fender like yours, but since I added in my license plate holder it won't come out easily any more. I plan on raising it to allow it's removal without loosening the license plate. Here's the thread where it got mocked up. kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...ew&catid=5&id=348190

I plan on adding provisions for saddlebags in the future. Stay tuned.

1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R
2007 Harley Sportster 1200
2020 Harley Street Glide Special
Angola, IN

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • 531blackbanshee
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Vendor
More
14 Jun 2010 11:29 #375662 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic z1r luggage rack
hey testa,great minds think alike :laugh: !or severly demented ones :ohmy: .
i am not sure i had seen those pics of yours,but i had seen some of the very start of that thread.i just kinda went with it and let it go where it needed.the function was the main thing but i didn't want the form to look to ghastly.i bought some nylon saddlebags from atwoods(for horses)for $23.00 and was able to lay them under my seat and fold them over to pull them up tight to my seat and they worked out perfectly for my purposes.i hate the way anything extra looks but sometimes you just need more room.between the rack the saddlebags and the tank bag we can haul all the crap we need for three or four days and still bring some stuff back that we didn't take with us. :laugh: funny how that works.

thanks for the kind words guys,
leon

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
14 Jun 2010 15:42 #375739 by camaroguy
Replied by camaroguy on topic z1r luggage rack
nice job. fits tight to tail barely see it.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
14 Jun 2010 19:18 #375781 by JakeB
Replied by JakeB on topic z1r luggage rack
531blackbanshee wrote:

from the back


leon


Damn that's a fat tire!

She looks real sexy from the back! B)

And she's got a nice rack too! :laugh: :silly:

Nice work, I think I might have to do something similar so I can do weekend trips without trashing my paint.

1978 Z1-R

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
14 Jun 2010 19:23 #375783 by PLUMMEN
Replied by PLUMMEN on topic z1r luggage rack
whats next,luggage racks for F16s? :laugh: looks good though,not what i was expecting! :laugh:

Still recovering,some days are better than others.

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

  • 531blackbanshee
  • Topic Author
  • Offline
  • Vendor
More
14 Jun 2010 19:43 #375785 by 531blackbanshee
Replied by 531blackbanshee on topic z1r luggage rack
damn plummen you got an f-16?:cheer: hell i know you are crazy enough to ride one,so hell yeah if you will ride it i will build a luggage rack for it :laugh: :P :ohmy: .

thanks camaroguy,
jakeb,you are one funny guy :laugh: .don't do like my d-a did and strap an overnight bag on the tail of that pretty new paint of yours.

leon

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

More
14 Jun 2010 20:05 #375790 by bhardy501
Replied by bhardy501 on topic z1r luggage rack
Very nice work, Here is one I built for my 80 KZ1000

1980 KZ1000B LTD
Attachments:

Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.

Powered by Kunena Forum