Anyone have any good suggestions for a rear rack for the magna? My saddle bags don't carry enough stuff for some of the trips I take and I was looking at adding a roll bag or tail pack from Nelson-Rigg...I'm not a huge fan of the squared tubing on some of the racks I've seen and I don't know if I like the idea of a fender rack on the magna. You don't see too many magna's up here to begin with, so I don't have much to judge from.
Thanks!
Dan
Dan have you thought about a T-Bag and put in on the back seat strapped to the backrest?? This is what a lot of folks do for extended trips. T-bags (not sure if they still do) sell a Texan bag that goes on a fender rack, with a Expandable on the rear seat and a Texan on a fender rack you can get quite a bit.
The rear fender racks are only rated for a few pounds, I would not put more than 15 or so lbs on one.
For what I need, I think a T-bag is too much (size and money). I am steering away from a fender rack and looking more at the racks that mount to the sissy bar. The bags I have in mind will mount to either the passenger seat or a rack....I had the rack in mind for when my wife rides with me. Here's an example of what I was looking at:
http://www.newenoughhp.com/luggage/tail_bags/nelson_rigg/cl100_motorcycle_standard_sport_tail_pack.html
and
http://www.newenoughhp.com/luggage/sissybar__tail_frame_bags/nelson_rigg/riggpaks_ctb250_motorcycle_roll_bag.html
They don't have one for the Magna right now on ebay but I would like to get one of these for camping runs.
The bad thing is they come from Hong Kong.
(http://i5.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/a3/b2/fdc4_2.JPG)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300200344624&ih=020&category=35593 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300200344624&ih=020&category=35593)
Look what I found.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/mcy/583585602.html
My luggage rack is rated for 6 lbs I think but I throw 32-40 lbs on it w/o issue. Yes, I weight my luggage to see how over my limit I am.
http://www.tbags.com/detail.aspx?ID=44&SelectedCat=2
This one is quite a bit cheaper..
Been looking at this one myself:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=024&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=370026583277&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=024&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=370026583277&rd=1)
http://www.tbags.com/CloseOutDetail.aspx?ID=76&SelectedCat=6 $15.00 Hard to beat this price...
Everytime I return the price gets better! Someone better jump on those or the lurkers will scavenge them all up!
When will you find a deal where someone pats me to take it and delivers it for free! LOL