05-06-2010, 09:56 PM
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Custom sissy bar
Well I’ve had my GZ250 about three weeks now and have put a little over 250 miles on it. I ride to work every day that it’s not raining, but mostly enjoy the rides with my wife onboard; we’ve taken it to visit friends and relatives that are a few more miles away than my work. I find it does a nice job carrying our combined weights of about 350 lbs. but doesn’t grunt quite as much when I’m alone. We’re both trying to loose a few lbs. so that should help. Besides my hope is to get her trained and licensed so she can ride this and I’ll bump up to a Marauder or Intruder, but that will be a year or two down the road.
Anyhow the only complaint or more like fear she had was sliding of the back, and we also wanted somewhere to store gear or carry a small cooler for picnics and such. The cheapest sissy bar luggage rack combo I could find was around $250. So here’s what I came up with for about $20 in steel and hardware.        
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05-06-2010, 10:03 PM
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Re: Custom sissy bar
Looks really good.Do you do your own welding and fabrication?
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05-06-2010, 11:22 PM
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05-07-2010, 03:04 AM
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Looks good to me. Wish I had the talent and tools to do stuff like that.
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05-07-2010, 07:20 AM
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And you’re absolutely right Easy Rider the pad needs to be redone. As a matter of fact this winter I’ll most likely take the whole thing off this winter and to a much better job of the finish work (sand & Paint). Ps. I apologize for the pic. size I’m not real good at this computer stuff! :rawk: Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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05-07-2010, 07:50 AM
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Re: Custom sissy bar
Great fab job.
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05-07-2010, 09:41 AM
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Cool, I'll have to show this to my handy husband
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05-07-2010, 01:00 PM
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Re: Custom sissy bar
Nice job! :2tup:
What are the dimensions of the rack? About 7"x7"?
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At least I didn't say "How big is your rack" and leave it at that. Regardless, I knew SOMEONE would make a comment.
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