Luggage Rack Mounting Points

[danny01975]

82 GS1100GK. Completely de-k'd, so I don't have any of the original luggage hardware. I did procure an OE luggage rack but I think I'm missing some mounting hardware. It look like the front mounting points have tangs that slide onto the upper shock mounts. And there's a bolt hole about 6" behind that which lines up with a point on the frame. Problem is, this doesn't provide enough support for anything to be placed on the rack of any weight. There must be some kind of bracket closer to the back of the bike.

I did look up the parts diagram for the luggage rack. I think maybe it's parts 12 & 13, but I'm not sure as it doesn't show how it mounts to the bike.
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Anyone have any photos or know how and where it mounts to the bike.

[Grimly]

Pretty much the same family of frame as mine.
At the back of each of the main frame rails there's a lug pointing downwards which has an extended steel strap (basically just a length of bar) bolted on to it, so that the bottom end is presenting a hole for the middling to rear of the mounting rack to bolt to.

[danny01975]

Pretty much the same family of frame as mine.
At the back of each of the main frame rails there's a lug pointing downwards which has an extended steel strap (basically just a length of bar) bolted on to it, so that the bottom end is presenting a hole for the middling to rear of the mounting rack to bolt to.

Interesting. I don't have any downward facing lugs on the rear of the frame, but I do have an outward facing one on either side. Maybe we're talking about the same thing. I'd previously considered fabricating a strap, just like what you described, to support the back half of the rack to the frame. Sounds like that's what I need to do! Thanks!