Show me your rack!!!

[VaSteve]

 

My bike came (to me) with a Krauser rack.  It is inhibiting me opening the seat, and when doing so, it scratchs up the tail piece on the seat.  I was told the official BMW and Reynolds racks fit the R65.  Anyone have some good photos?

tks

[Justin B.]

I have a Reynolds for a dual-shock R100RT, I think the ones for the R65 are built the same as in the platform of the rack is mounted to pivots/hinged joints and can be tilted and rotated to the rear so the seat cowl clears.  I think Rob has one on his bike so maybe he'll up some pics...

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Like this?

[NC Steve]

Here's some pics (I hope) of the Reynolds rack I think you're referring to.
This one sold on Ebay recently for $51, not bad, but the seller also charged another 30 bucks to ship it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130049691001&indexURL=2#ebayphotohosting

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to post the whole listing.
My copy & paste skills are somewhat lacking.....

Steve

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Or this:



Notice in the photo the saddlebag loops.  These were a Reynolds item.  Other saddlebag loops will require some modification for clearances.  The Reynolds loops are not easy to find, either.


Thank you Duane Ausherman http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/index.htm

[NC Steve]

Or this?

[Mr_Smart]

Does anybody know if the Reynolds Pattern rack is still in production by somebody somewhere.....anywhere...?
My R65 rack sits way too far back in order to clear the Tail housing.....Sometimes feel like I could do with some "Long Vehicle" warning stickers !!!

[VaSteve]

Like this?

Rob,
how does this attach to the seat to let it open?  Is it separate from the side?   The catalog link you posted looks like it won't let you open the seat at all.

thanks
Steve

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

The rack articulates.  First you pull the rear upwards, then you pull it back.  It is simple and sturdy, but heavy*.  After 25 years it is still tight.

It is too bad they are out of business.

I cannot believe the one on eBay went for ONLY $50!!  I wrote the winner and offered to trade him my chrome one for his black one!   [smiley=tongue.gif]


*probably why the shipping on the eBay one was so much!

[Semper Gumby]

Hi Rob.

I was wondering how you got your Reynolds to fit with the BMW  bags mounts that are on your bike?  The instructions say that they don't!

Bill

[NC Steve]

Rob, here's another one that just sold last week, it's the link to the single pic I posted above, with the "deflated"-looking back pad.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&viewitem=&item=170050362205&rd=1

This one went for $87, but then only 15 bucks for s&h to NC from AZ. I know I sent an R65 gas tank via Fedex to Texas a few weeks ago for $10.10 plus the cost of a new box, so I thought $30 on the other rack was a bit severe.

[scottyintex]

Right now . Dec. 9th, 2006 there are two R 65 racks for sale on E bay.one of them give the part # on it

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Thanks, Scotty, but the one looks very 'wrong', and the other is a little too rough.  (I can be picky because I already have a good one mounted on my bike...)


I do, however, like the yellow! sport seat!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-R45-R65-SPORT-SEAT-NEW-OTHER-SEATS-FOR-SALE_W0QQitemZ200054882892QQihZ010QQcategoryZ76120QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

But I won't be bidding on it.

[NC Steve]

Yeah Rob, I'm the bidder on the model 265, even though it's kinda rough and isn't the model 268 that really fits my bike.
The other rack looks good, but kinda pricey and the seller says it's a fixed position model, plus I emailed about the front attachment points and he says they've been cut thru to allow
adjustability".
Don't know about that.....

[Justin B.]

I have one of the articulated ones for an R100, wonder how much work it would take to make it fit an R65?  I may try to find it and sit it on the '82 and see.  If it was just a matter of lopping off an inch and re-drilling the front mounting holes...