For those who want to tour with the Xchallenge and luggage, we have designed this large luggage rack. Steel tube structure distributes heavier loads better onto the Aluminum X-Challenge subframe. See the KitPhoto for a better view of this steel structure. The luggage support plate has many tiedown slots to positively secure your load.
- Black powder coated steel tube structure
- Rack is 11" wide at front; tapers to 8" at rear, and is 9" long
- Luggage surface: 4 mm aluminium
- Anodized silver
This rack fits up well to the odd shape of the rear end of the XChallenge. Having rear points to secure a small gear bag or some gas is great. It does have a few short comings: The slots need to be wider to accommodate the use of cam lock tie down straps. The taper of the plate to the rear of the bike isn't a great shape to secure a bag or keep it off the exhaust pipe. The 6mm bolts shear off and the spacers stay on the trail. I know that they are accommodating BMW's poor design, but to simply drill & tap the subframe to take 8mm or 10mm bolts would work a lot better.
By Tim Barstow on Jan 15, 2012 at 11:01:32 AM
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