Making my own custom luggage rack - legal or illegal?

**niagara1** · 04-29-2012, 01:43 AM

Just a few pics after the first ride with the platform/tray installed. It was solid - no bouncing around of either armour or sword bag. Cornered well. Hardly knew it was there. Now working on rounding the pointy corners to make it a little more user-friendly.

**FiReSTaRT** · 04-29-2012, 09:02 AM

Not bad at all.. Shouldn't set off any bells and/or whistles

**niagara1** · 04-29-2012, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Not bad at all.. Shouldn't set off any bells and/or whistles

Or sirens, hopefully.

Thanks!

**GAR** · 04-29-2012, 02:57 PM

I had to laugh, your "storage solution" looks much better than mine - an old shelf cut to support a large piece of luggage, secured to the small rack. Looked dumb, but it worked.

**GAR** · 04-29-2012, 03:22 PM

Loaded up.

**TorontoBoy** · 05-05-2012, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by niagara1

Just a few pics after the first ride with the platform/tray installed. It was solid - no bouncing around of either armour or sword bag. Cornered well. Hardly knew it was there. Now working on rounding the pointy corners to make it a little more user-friendly.

It looks good and secure. If you want more stability and less cantilevering, and if you do not ride with a passenger to kendo, you could add another groove for the sissy bar and move the whole tray forward, over the pillion. You could also then add a rider backrest at the same time.

To scare off bad drivers you could ride with your kendo mask exposed and facing rearward. Drivers might assume you are also carrying a katana....

**Amazon** · 05-06-2012, 12:37 AM

shouldn't be illegal. I know my brother made his own and his top box is a waerproof tool box. Hasn't gotten in any toruble yet about it.

**Rob MacLennan** · 05-07-2012, 07:38 AM

As long as it's well and properly secured, and the load that it carries is also properly secured, there should be no legal issue. Some people have used large, thick plastic cutting boards, drilling holes to bolt it to the rack and for bungee hooks, to increase the size of their carriers.