Luggage Rack

[SGTMAJOR]

ANYONE KNOW OF A RACK THAT CAN BE MADE TO FIT ON A XJ1100?THANKS AND GOD BLESS

[glenn]

luggage rack

Hi. Glenn from Oz.
My wife and I opted for a Gearsack rack. It is not pretty being a universal type. but there are some pluses???
The rack is strong and my wife often pillions so we bought a padded back rest that velcros on the frame. We then bought a 50 litre RJays expandable bag that sips over the frame and pad.
The all up here was AU$310 but worth every cent.
Next step I guess is a pair of soft panniers.
I should just add that the rack and bag do cause some buffeting. We have travelled at 140ks two up and there is some drag. my wife has a bad back (she reckons From carrying me lol) and the rack does afford her some comfort
Regards glenn
PS A lot of the other racks were Flimsy by comparison and some stated that their rack should not be used as back support
Bye

[Jerry]

Yamaha did list a rack in their advertising literature in '82, you might try calling motorcycle salvage yards and see if any one has a Yamaha unit. Might be pretty scarce, though.

I have a rack I adapted from a Honda CB600, but is mounted on Vetter hard luggage brackets:





Otherwise you may have to come up with your own adaptation. Backrest is adjustable and is shown all the way back, but will come forward about a foot, or can be removed entirely.

[SGTMAJOR]

LUGGAGE RACK

THANKS,YOU HAVE GAVE ME A NEW IDEA.I CAN GET THAT MODEL RACK AT THE JUNKYARD I USE,NOW I JUST NEED TO COME UP WITH HOW TO REMOUNT THE PLATE FRAME BUT THAT IS A MINOR DETAIL,GOD BLESS

[gisleDK]

Hepco & Becker

I have some old Hepco & Becker sidebags which in all aspects are pretty excellent. My sidebags are pretty old, but on their homepage http://www.hepco-becker.de they show which current bags fits your machine (yes, some of them do fit the XS). Unfortunately their homepage is only in german, so I would find a dealer in your country.