Bicycle rack for an XS400 Brainstorm

petei · Apr 20, 2012

Hey guys let see if we can work together and come up with a good design for a bicycle rack for an XS400. i have a maxim so it is a bit different the the sohc bikes but i'm sure you guys have some great ideas. I'm going to draw up some ideas and post em some time today. (by hand, I haven;t used CAD in a while). I've seen a couple of designs online but most are very expensive. I want to make something that is easy and requires minimal welding mostly bolt together.

Anyways let the Ideas Roll.

bentwrench · Apr 20, 2012

Look for designs that let you carry a surf board - that's the type of rig you'll be looking for.

FYI - I wouldn't try riding across the largest country in the world with a bicycle attached to the side of your motorcycle... you weren't thinking of doing that, were you?

petei · Apr 20, 2012

hell no, i'm not that crazy just to some local places haha. maybe whistler.

bentwrench · Apr 22, 2012

I'd try to rig up something like this, but for a bicycle:

Linky here: http://id.deuscustoms.com/smokey-joe/

isigt · Apr 22, 2012

how about cc-style?

(great flick, check it out:

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what kind of bike you haulin?

petei · Apr 22, 2012

Now Isigt i did consider this

This looks promising

corruptmind · Apr 22, 2012

I like that surfboard setup, and if you lay it flat, it doubles as a pillion bench

frwinks · Apr 23, 2012

just don't try to mount one of these on the side of your 400

a buddy of mine had a Brooklyn back in the day...it was a beast from hell :yikes:

petei · Apr 23, 2012

I want to mount this.....this could get interesting

Cintax · Apr 23, 2012

isigt said:
how about cc-style?

(great flick, check it out:

)

¨
what kind of bike you haulin?

Not going to lie, clicked this and watched the whole movie. Better then actually working at work right?

petei · Apr 23, 2012

Cintax said:
Not going to lie, clicked this and watched the whole movie. Better then actually working at work right?

I did this as well well i wasn't at work, but now i am

millions · Sep 26, 2014

Some bicycle frame builders of mine in Portland, OR have built this:

xschris · Sep 27, 2014

That looks safe.

Robsteeler66 · Sep 28, 2014

Chris I was thinking the same thing. Unless you live in Vietnam or something, put that stuff on a freakin car or truck. It's a motorcycle, not a moving van. The same with trailers. My friend was killed when his trailer started wagging on the freeway. Motorcycles are dangerous enough without trying to make it kill you better. Rant complete!

xschris · Sep 28, 2014

There was a member on here a while back that put a set on hard case bags on his xs400. When he loaded them up and got on the highway with it the bike started to wobble at higher speeds

From what I remember he did a some point lay it down and stopped using them after. I think if you kept the weight down with bags it would be ok but these bikes are not made to be mules :wink2:

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