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Re: Reid rack replacement
Written by lcshepp on 11/24/2004 at 06:03 pm

Hi Bill,

William Blakeslee wrote:

>I was thinking the backrest brackets were kind if flimsy anyway,
>unless your rider is a 120 pound kid.
>
The backrest brackets are just fine even with heavier passengers.
You're sitting against it, not on it! :-)

> There isn't going to be a
>lot of carrying capacity in this thing , is there?
>
>
No. It wasn't intended for that.

The original Reid rack had about a 10 pound limit. This one should be
about the same.

At various times, I've carried a stuff sack with cold weather gear, a
weeks worth of clothing in a small bag, camping gear (tent, cot, etc.),
boxes, etc. with no problems whatsoever.

Holler if you have questions.

>BB.
>
>"Leland C. Sheppard" <lcshepp@...> wrote:
>Hi John,
>
>You wrote:
>
>
>
>>Could you enlighten us on the mounting points. I have the Honda
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>backrest.
>>
>>
>>
>
>It uses the four bolts that hold the backrest pad onto the back
>rest
>brackets. Remove those four bolts, hold the rack up to the
>brackets,
>start the bolts through the rack, through the bracket and into
>the
>backrest pad. Tighten them down and the rack is mounted.
>
>David is also making optional braces that will bolt through the
>hole in
>the side of the "rail" on his rack and into the end of the grab
>rail.
>The point here is to provide additional strength for the rack
>and take
>pressure off the back rest brackets.
>
>Holler if that isn't clear.
>
>
>

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