Re: [ST] Ventura Bike Rack

[Bryce <bster13@xxxxxxxxx>]

doesn't sound too bad. ;p, just a little out of my
price range.  Thx for the suggestions on bracing the
ventura.

- --- Michael Young <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I had Venturas fitted on my Bandit. The rack is
> pretty rigid, but I'll stop
> short of recommending you ignore their warnings. The
> rack frame is thick
> walled steel tubing; the ends are necked down to fit
> inside the mounts at
> the rear of the brackets. The fit is very precise;
> there is very little give
> in the tubing to allow flexing into place. About an
> inch
> of the ends of the rack tubing bears inside the
> bracket, and are held in
> place by setscrews. The manner of attachment isn't
> the major weakness,
> though. The height of the rack makes a long lever
> arm. A fraction of her
> body weight on the top bar would cause a strong
> bending moment and possibly
> local buckling at the mount point. Not saying it
> won't take it; I would want
> diagonal braces in the fore-aft direction maybe six
> inches up from the ends
> to feel safe. If you still want to go that route,
> consider adding a pad down
> low, structurally rigid, and thick enough to make
> sure her weight won't be
> on the top bar when she leans back.
> 
> The Triumph top case is pricey, but it's designed to
> act as a pillion
> backrest. Storage capacity is numerically less but
> subjectively about the
> same as a single Aeropack. It holds two full face
> helmets, rain gear for
> two, an electric vest, and a small toolbag, with
> cramming room left for
> small odds and ends.
> 

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