[Lwt Big Cheese]

This is the last one I saw:

[gremlin]

that is very cool ......  I'd remove that front PTO & add a vertical slat grill, replace the engine with a late 90's JeeP straight six & drive the heck out of it.....

[jartist]

that is very cool ......  I'd remove that front PTO & add a vertical slat grill, replace the engine with a late 90's JeeP straight six & drive the heck out of it.....

Blasphemy!  I'll take you're engine with "PTO"  when you're done with it!

[Lwt Big Cheese]

No you wouldn't.

That's a blower on the front.

It's a famous racing Bentley that went for  £5,041,500.

[Lwt Big Cheese]

http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20143/lot/204/

[Roch48]

Head's up with these. Mine fell off while riding, the suction cups can come loose from the vibrations.

[Ducati Scotty]

Bonnet?  These cars wear hats?

[tooseevee]

that is very cool ......  I'd remove that front PTO & add a vertical slat grill, replace the engine with a late 90's JeeP straight six & drive the heck out of it.....

          That's a blower not a PTO.

[wildbill]

top tank rack. prior to fitting i locked all 4 bolts that are attached to the suction caps with blue tread locker and allowed several hours to dry.
next day followed by a generous amount of spit on all four caps i place the rack in position and pressed it down firmly.
following yesterday's  hagon shock test run - today i checked it out. it's still on very firm.actually very very firm - no movement at all. if you grab the rack in the centre and pull sideways you can see the tank move but the rack stay rock solid.
in other words held on extremely tight. as for the life Span of the suction caps that's a different story but for $70 and i paid $50 postage it's a good nostalgic look for a period style bike.
plus you can throw away your gps and buy a map

[hillntx]

I saw one of these tank racks at the dealer with bungie cords around the gas cap and the rear tank bolt.  I guess that's not the standard mounting practice.

[Lwt Big Cheese]

Bonnet?  These cars wear hats?

Whereas a hood is a ...

hat!

 

[JoeSchmofo]

I know this is an old thread but I've always wanted to have a tank rack on my Bullet but I don't like anything that didn't have a practical purpose. Now I'm thinking that the suggestion of adding a belt round the tank might work.

So my question... those who have already got the suction tank rack...if you added a belt would it rub away at the paint on the tank?

Cheers and sorry for opening up an old thread.

[Ragmas]

When I got my bike it came with a rack.  The suction cups had a dab of RTV silicone beneath them.  I have since removed the rack altogether. I couldn't justify hanging anything on it.  The suction cups degraded fairly rapidly.  Now, to have bungs welded to the tank, that's the way to go.

[Craig McClure]

I remember seeing these racks that came stock on the more sedate of the older Triumphs. Us youngsters thought they looked to utilitarian & not sporty enough, & didn't like them.
Then there's this: For years I saved the gas tank from the 305 Scrambler I center punched a car with in 1966. It had a perfect impression of my "boys" right where the accessory rack is located. Surely glad there were no RACK RODS involved to make a bad day worse.

[suitcasejefferson]

I have used magnetic tank bags on several bikes. I have a really nice fairly new Cortech 14L tank bag I use on my Vulcan 750, but my experience with tank bags is that they will always damage the the paint. Not a problem with the Vulcan, as it is a daily rider and touring bike. But I want to keep the Enfield nice. That rack looks great, but it seems to be more for looks than use. Has anyone actually carried anything on one?