RE: RS with top loading panniers - 2

Hi Rob, here is some photos of it in the build stage. The back fixing points are the 4 female threads in the front of the top-box rack under the plastic cover, the cover is unscrewed and removed leaving 4 recessed threaded fastening points. The 2 front fastening points are where the BMW panniers chrome fastening lugs normally screw in, near the front of the side pillion grab rails. The lugs are also removed and the chrome swivel rose joints make it easy to position the the strut mounts in place before tightening them up. The 4 bolt mount points into the top-box rack have packers welded under the rack to help centre the rack into the recessed bolts holes and to elevate it a few millimetres, to stop any wear points between the top-box rack and the underside of the dog rack. We found these 4 rear and 2 front fastening points are very strong and the rack is easy and quick to fit and remove. I can't take credit for the design of the rack itself, it is very much inspired by the K9 Moto Cockpit designed and built by Greg and Jess at Go Ruffly - https://www.goruffly.com/motorcycle-dog-carrier/ They make them to order to suit any bike and dog size, but the purchase cost and shipping to Australia was too prohibitive. The also sell a 35 page guide on building a rack at https://www.goruffly.com/product/k9-moto...er-build-guide/

Oakey can go for hours on the back and one photo shows where he likes to relax after a few hours on the road.

If you need anymore photos I can take the rack off and take some more photos if you want?

Cheers

Jeff