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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ => Topic started by: Aikirob on April 02, 2017, 12:26:07 PM
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Hello everyone I've gone ahead and made my own saddlebags and saddle bag racking for my 2016 zero DSR, I used steel tubing and aluminum toolboxes to make it, here are some pictures and link to my youtube where you can see the finished product.
https://youtu.be/fZhcJhVBTVM
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nice but not to rain on your parade. i'm worried that with any real weight that single mounting point just won't suffice. that plastic tail will not last long supporting any weight either. you really need to find another point in which to secure the rack.
just my $.02,
laters,
laramie ;)
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I can physical lift the bike up from the racking, it doesn't budge. its very sturdy, watch my youtube video and you can see.
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Your work looks sturdy!
But! I also suggest lower structural mounting struts to bear the load properly. Even if you replaced the tail extension with something sturdier, all the load on the non-frame part of the tail is going to fatigue and wear it out.
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I can easily bend by hand the plastic tail with very little effort on my '15 SR. It is not load bearing at all. I think in your case the rigidity is due to forming a triangle between it and the seat bolts, but I suspect the tail is not mounted with hardware that can bear more than a few lb, if that. Have you checked how and to what it is mounted? It might be OK, might not - I would be weary of the plastic breaking or whatever it is mounted to breaking. Check if you have not.
Also, add some way to secure the boxes to stay closed. The locks seem very flimsy and could possibly open when you go over a pothole.
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Nice video! Best part of all you did not have to wait for parts to arrive :)
Mirroring what has been said about the bush fix to the tail plastics, if that fails I worry about rider safety. Would love to see any follow-up video if you decide to reinforce the mounting.
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after testing the tail plastics, I find them suitable and strong enough to hold the luggage, if they happen to fail under load I will replace the plastic tail with a steel frame, but it'll remain this way until I see some sort of give.
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On my Yamaha fz6 panniers the mounting bracket was secured to a lower point as well, and the first thing I do is always a fender eliminator.
Off topic question. Is that an after market rear shock, or the new stock shock?
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new stock shock