ID this luggage rack?

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Made some prints of my first SF2 from some color slides I found recently that I thought had been lost. This from 1976, packed up to take part in the “California 500”, a 500 mile overnight rally that started from the Harley Davidson dealership in Los Angeles California. After 45 years I B95AED1A-C964-4C69-84EF-63F4A1C19BD3.jpeghave no recollection at all of having that luggage rack, whether it was on the bike when purchased from the original owner, or whether I acquired it myself subsequently. It appears to be Laverda specific as far as form, fitment etc., but much larger than the usual factory version, (one of which happened to be included with my recently acquired SF2). Thought it might be of interest to the members, and wondered if anyone had ever seen or owned a similar rack. Sure to be a collector’s item at this point I would think.
 
It's the same as my rack on my 3c, its British made. Forget the name. It was only Bonnie first and moded to fit my Laverda, Mine was sectioned to make it smaller in width and length. there crazy big std. Craven springs to mind, it's pretty easy to fit to any twin-shock bike. But getting it as far forward as possible for better weight distribution might take some mods. For big loads bracing helps
 
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How about identifying this luggage rack designed by me for a Breganzie 750SF.
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Them so called production Luggage racks are useless compared to mine ;o)
 
Not many std racks will cope with fitment to an SF if it's going to see serious touring use in Oz. My original SF one eventually broke within 2 years of new. Rough dirt, corrugations and bulldust (in the 70s the main road around Oz was still dirt in many places) ... oh, and the odd vibration!! My plastic jerry can panniers were the bees knees - a mild steel rack, diagonal mounted from the pillion peg and wrapping around the outside of the seat and bolted at the shock mounts. Simple but very effective - and looked pretty bloody hardcore to boot. Stickers all over it and very purposeful.
 
Right on Piranha-bro; A SF can tour miles beyond when them crap bolt on carrieries either rust out or simply fall apart.
 
These racks tend to be muiltifitable to twin-shock bikes, they mount to the upper shock mount and the rear frame loop around the seat with a sliding bracket that compensates for various seat lengths. But that has a stupid long cantilever. I have seen that subframe seat loop snap with enough luggage load. What helps a hell of a lot is adding a member down to the pillion pegs. That braces the counterlever and adds way more structure to hand loads plus keeps soft panniers off the exhaust and rear wheel
 
The trick is to have the weight taken by the pillion seat (if the bike has one), that's where the Gearsack rack and bag won out. Not a fan of having a load behind the rear axle.
 
make your own
38 years and never a crack, and has been used to tie the bike down and lift it up., there is a clip on extension for when you want a longer load bed, I only used that if riding with Andrea on a camping trip, but it doubles as a stand plate for use on soft ground. cost was about two bob, as the tubing was second hand 20mm electricians conduit (for which I also have a bender) it came very close a few years ago to having a tow j
point fitted (universal joint ex Land Rover prop shaft) to it,to drag a mono wheeled trailer around, but things changed before completion, thanks to a double kidney transplant. The 03-00hrs the same day as The ILOC AGM five and a bit years ago, at which I was awarded the Mike Star trophy, that was a serious boost to learn of, as I was woken at about noon the same day, the trophy itself was with me 24 hours later and proudly displayed with its certificate on my bedside table.

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piranha-bro2 said:
Stickers all over it and very purposeful.
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Sticker choice and placement is crucial according to Valentino Rossi.

He used to place all the stickers on his race bikes back when he was winning world titles (dunno whether he still does). I read his book a few years ago and he described the process as some kind of superstitious ritual that couldn't be trusted to the pit crew. Seemed like a wank-fest to me, but I'm not the superstitious type.
 
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