Is this a BMW rack? Are they still available?
Luggage side racks Basic
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Reaching back in the deep past when I owned on I think Hepco and Becker were the only ones available.
It's also possible to get some from Unit Garage .
That looks like the BMW rack, it's not Hepco and Becker as they have a mount point for the pannier clasps to grip - not present on yours.
I think they may be, mrs Berin has Hepco and Becker and they are not the same. The H&B racks can be installed without the tail rack but the ones on my bike must have the tail rack fitted.
Would they have been standard (or an option) on the Basic?
Also presumably they were not specific to the Basic, so what other model fitment would they be?
I don't own a Basic, or a G/S, i have an ST which aside from being chromed, has I think the same rack as the G/S.
If the Unit Garage rack linked above fits both G/S and Basic, it implies that all racks for G/S, Basic (and ST?) are the same fitment. But I am not certain about this.
If the Unit Garage rack linked above fits both G/S and Basic, it implies that all racks for G/S, Basic (and ST?) are the same fitment. But I am not certain about this.
The G/S and ST racks from BMW were definitely the same design. G/S were black, ST chrome but I’m sure the basic design was different. I can’t remember how. I’ve owned all three.
Just to add certainty to the uncertainty:
Hepco and Becker supply full racks for all three machines.
The SKU for the G/S and ST is the same, although the ST picture shows a chrome finish, but the description says "black".
The Basic has a different SKU and the picture is a reminder that the Basic (and all paralever GS) have a different, longer side panel that would no lt fit around the forward mount point of the H&B G/S ST rack, so you can see that the mount is further rearward on the Basic.
In fact the Basic rack is overall shifted towards the rear - the cross brace is much shallower as it accommodates the rear mudguard.
Unit Garage design is obviously quite different again.
Basic:
G/S ST
Hepco and Becker supply full racks for all three machines.
The SKU for the G/S and ST is the same, although the ST picture shows a chrome finish, but the description says "black".
The Basic has a different SKU and the picture is a reminder that the Basic (and all paralever GS) have a different, longer side panel that would no lt fit around the forward mount point of the H&B G/S ST rack, so you can see that the mount is further rearward on the Basic.
In fact the Basic rack is overall shifted towards the rear - the cross brace is much shallower as it accommodates the rear mudguard.
Unit Garage design is obviously quite different again.
Basic:
G/S ST
I just looked up on Motorworks and the ones listed for the ST don’t seem to have the arms at the top that mine has. So it seems the Basic design is different.
All this faff is because the LH (sat on the bike) rail is bent, only slightly and no doubt from an off at sometime in the bikes past, and it’s bent just enough so the BMW luggage that can with doesn’t fit.
Could a metal shop heat it up and bend back into shape? Seems an expensive shame to have to replace it.
Personally I think the BMW bags are the best looking and based on the lack of significant damage when one of mine fell off (at about 25mph admittedly) they're pretty strong too.
Yes, I now ALWAYS lock the panniers to the frame!
I will try that. It doesn’t look way out and these frames seem pretty rare
About as rare as the magnificent bike they belong to. Good luck.
Left side = exhaust side?
That would make sense. The Basic subframe is similar to the G/S ST but the right side is shaped differently to clear the paralever style rear shock absorber.
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Let me know if you need comparison photos as I have all variants on site this week
You can have a look when I bring it up!
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