A war of few words

[Kenny]

Thanx for trying Mince I appreciate that I will keep looking lol.

[Mincehead]

I`ll keep my eye out for any too, they can be bought in Australia I believe. Maybe one of the Aussie members could send one over for you?

[Rod.s]

...I've fitted the R1 left hand mirror to gauge the effectiveness of it...

How did that work out & what year was it?

I'm after some new mirrors!

The mirrors are from an 06 R1, I modded the R1 mirror to fit onto the original TRX base, it works well and although is longer (I can see around my elbows now) still has the same amount of vibration as the original, I take some photo's when i do the other side

Rod

[M.V.]

Cheers, thanks for the info Rod.S, much appreciated! Luggage is looking very good BTW.

Kenny, I got a Pyramid carbon look one from these guys: http://myworld.ebay.com.au/solomotorcycleimports/ for $24AUD the other week, I can see any listed on eBay, but it might be worth a call/email.

[Rod.s]

Well the racks are all (almost) finished and have had their first test ride, I loaded them up with bar bells (4.5Kg) and all the other things that i would need on a trip, wet's, first aid kit, tools, etc etc and Trev and i took Friday off to test out his and my mounting Well his is an overkill and weights 10Kg alone my rack is 1.2Kg plus 1.5Kg for the side bags! Anyway the trip was a leisurely 440K's and all went well.....except that the side bags are locked in place with a "t" lock...and well....i forgot to lock them in and coming home the right hand bag came adrift, thankfully they have a strap that connects the two, this adds some support and stopped the bag from falling completely off, lesson learnt! LOCK the bags in place before riding off

[Mincehead]

Your rack system is a damn sight prettier than the one on the Suzuki that`s for sure.

[Rod.s]

Your rack system is a damn sight prettier than the one on the Suzuki that`s for sure.

Yep i can't comment...............but here's some photo's.....the frame weighs 10KG without the luggage

[Mincehead]

Talk about belt and braces overkill!

[Con Rod]

I wanted a reliable system for carrying luggage on the TRX that keeps the water out.

I had a spare pillion seat and managed to blag a top used top box so unashamedly copied this idea.

This is the box




I removed the cover and sponge from the pillion seat and did a trial fit of the base for the box





then I put some holes on the seat sponge in the appropriate spots and put a new cover on the pillion seat.



I made some holes for my bolts and mounted the top box base to the pillion seat



Took off my pillion seat and popped on the spare one with the top box bracket mounted



and then put the top box one the mount and bobs your uncle

[Mincehead]

EXCELLENT Job , I intend to do something similar but with a self made stainless rack because I actually like the stock TRX seat unit it`s period and right for the bike.

[Rod.s]

Bravo well done, mine make a great back rest when stopped at the lights

Rod

[Con Rod]

My top box set up will get a decent work out this weekend, I am off on a FarRide down to Renmark South Australia

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=20 ... 5e794122e1

will report back

[Con Rod]

ok, well 9kg in the box over 4 days, 3000km. Some heavy rain. Varying speeds and surfaces. All good no issues what so ever. I was a bit concerned that the forces from the weight, speed etc might be a bit much for the seat mount but all good. Very happy

[Rod.s]

ok, well 9kg in the box over 4 days, 3000km. Some heavy rain. Varying speeds and surfaces. All good no issues what so ever. I was a bit concerned that the forces from the weight, speed etc might be a bit much for the seat mount but all good. Very happy

Mate the seat was designed to accommodate a "normal person" 9Kg's is nothing!! Glad it all went well! Any good photos of the trip?

[dandywarhol]

Time you cleaned out yer garage - i thought mine was bad!