HAWK Backroad Development

China Rider 27 · 11-26-2021, 11:18 AM

A saddlebag rack has been on my mind for some time and tried some things but just could not get to a workable idea. Eventually the CR27 team came up with this idea. I want to recognize and give credit to the following posts which provided an inspiration for this work.

http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=25613

http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...t=26951&page=2

I don’t know if it will really work yet. I put this together over several days last October so I have not had a chance to really try it and the weather has been south ever since. The idea is to build something that will give under the pressure of a fall so as not to damage the bike. The piece going over the frame, as well as the mounting front mount, should act like a torsion spring taking up some of the shock. Whether it will fall and return to its shape or whether it is strong enough to withstand saddle bags with weight under load and over terrain is yet to be tested.

It was built entirely of steel purchased at Home Depot ¾ inch by 1/8 and ½ inch by 1/8 with some aluminum slates, 6mm bolts and nuts, and a Sawzall to cut. The steel was heated and bent with a plumbing torch, vise, and a hammer. Before it gets anymore work it must pass testing.

11-26-2021, 11:18 AM	#23
China Rider 27 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: PNW Posts: 983	Hawk Saddlebag Rack A saddlebag rack has been on my mind for some time and tried some things but just could not get to a workable idea. Eventually the CR27 team came up with this idea. I want to recognize and give credit to the following posts which provided an inspiration for this work. http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=25613 http://www.chinariders.net/showthrea...t=26951&page=2 I don’t know if it will really work yet. I put this together over several days last October so I have not had a chance to really try it and the weather has been south ever since. The idea is to build something that will give under the pressure of a fall so as not to damage the bike. The piece going over the frame, as well as the mounting front mount, should act like a torsion spring taking up some of the shock. Whether it will fall and return to its shape or whether it is strong enough to withstand saddle bags with weight under load and over terrain is yet to be tested. It was built entirely of steel purchased at Home Depot ¾ inch by 1/8 and ½ inch by 1/8 with some aluminum slates, 6mm bolts and nuts, and a Sawzall to cut. The steel was heated and bent with a plumbing torch, vise, and a hammer. Before it gets anymore work it must pass testing.
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