 A different way of mounting fender racks
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Just thought I would share with members a possible different way of mounting fender racks to the rear fender? Working in heavy industry I see many different types of rigging from day to day and some of its influence must have followed me home. Instead of the usual 6 & 8mm bolts used to hold down the rear fender racks, I went for stainless steel eye bolts which double up as tie-down points when I actually carry anything on my rack. Might not tick everyones box but it works for me. Cheers John Q  
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that's really a good idea 
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I love it. I have straps going in a couple different directions for my bag, I'll be looking into this. It'd clean it up nicely.
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Neat idea there John. I might just pinch that one.
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Very smart. 
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Nice. I use a cargo stretch net with the hooks latched onto the top shock mounts and then looped over the turn signal bars. Works very well with that rack.
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Thanks for the idea JohnQ. Could you tell me where I can get that rack? Is it the Triumph solo rack? It would be ideal for my needs. Thanks
Last edited by LA_Geezer; 05/20/2011 9:51 PM.
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fasteddysports Low Profile Fender Rack: 482635 http://www.fasteddysports.com/?page_id=3&product_id=845Thought about making my own but when I got this rack from fasteddys, I'm glad I didn't bother. The fabrication quality and chrome is excellent. fasteddys were excellent to deal with and he is a member on this forum. Hope this helps?
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Looks great and fuctional. However stainless is bad about siezing up so I hope you used aome anti-sieze.
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Thanks for the advice Chad. Yeh I did coat the eye-bolt threads with anti-sieze prior to mounting. Another advantage of the eye bolt over the OEM bolts is I don't need a spanner to remove the seat now but the disadvantage is neither does anyone else if they want to knock it off. 
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