Hydraulic clutch chain cover

Ha, that's what my rack started out as. My brace to the pillion pegs wasn't cranked like yours, mine went straight. They were a bit big for me so I got a mate to section mine a bit smaller in both directions. I was talking racks at the last weekends Sydney Club rego day. One of the blokes has a stunning rack on his SF3, brought from England and made to fit Ducktail Laverdas. Cost 130 pounds or so.Stunning little gadget made out of curves with nice doubled sections and Beautifull welds. I like a nice well-made rack, BTW it wasn't made by that rack builder who was on here, he was way to piss-weak to work as a rack.
 
Lee, a mate and I travelled around Oz in the mid 70s (when many 1000s of km were rugged dirt) with 10 gallon plastic jerry can panniers. The frame was one hoop of mild steel around the top, shock mount to shock mount, and braces down to the pillion peg. Still got 'em in the shed ... might reuse them some day!
 
I travelled around Australia on a bike in the 70s too Quentin. It's a wonder we didn't meet up.  :D

I was on a Kawasaki Z1B, two-up with girlfriend on the back. I made my panniers out of plywood and covered them inside and out with fibreglass cloth. I wasn't sure how tough they were until I dropped the bike on a gravel road. The pannier box that hit the ground only suffered a scuff on one corner and there was no damage to the bike!

The bike also had an enlarged fuel tank so it would make some of the long distances between fuel stops without having to carry jerry cans. I bought a dented Z1 tank from a bloke cut it down the middle and welded a section in to make it a few inches wider.  It wasn't a particularly attractive rig, but it did a good job.  I'd have photos somewhere but they're on colour slides. I suppose I should dig 'em out and scan some.
 
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