Tour Pak on Free

[vito]

I saw a tour pak on a Freewheeler. The guy had a mounting plate that bolted to the trunk lid using the luggage rack holes then provided correct mount holes for tour pak - sort of an adapter if you will. Anybody know who makes them?

 

[gerald martin]

tour pak

I saw a tour pak on a Freewheeler. The guy had a mounting plate that bolted to the trunk lid using the luggage rack holes then provided correct mount holes for tour pak - sort of an adapter if you will. Anybody know who makes them?

I tried that on my freewheeler. I made the bracket out of aluminum. In less than 1000 kms the trunk hinge was so loose I was afraid of it breaking off

 

[Sunman]

I actually have a HD tour pack from my old 1979 FLH in my garage. I thought about painting it to match and putting it on my Freewheeler. After thinking about it I think it would be too much weight for the hinge and gasket. Also, if you have the tour pack full and need to open the trunk that would be a lot of weight on the hinge and the trunk lid retainer strap would not be able to hold the weight. I think it would be a bad idea.

Sunman

 

[Jack Klarich]

Attach the sliders to the grab rails like a ball bearing tool box drawer slide

 

[screwball]

IF you look at the directions for the 'luggage rack' it says you only have a 25# capacity, you will be using 1/2 of that for the tour pack, The 'Freewheeler' is the sports car model, kind of like a Dyna to an Ultra. If storage capacity was your goal, should have taken a second look at a Tri-Glide. Trying to convert your 'Free' to a 'Tri' will cost you a bunch of money and screw up the Freewheeler.

BUT, it is your bike and money, so have fun

 

[vito]

IF you look at the directions for the 'luggage rack' it says you only have a 25# capacity, you will be using 1/2 of that for the tour pack, The 'Freewheeler' is the sports car model, kind of like a Dyna to an Ultra. If storage capacity was your goal, should have taken a second look at a Tri-Glide. Trying to convert your 'Free' to a 'Tri' will cost you a bunch of money and screw up the Freewheeler.

BUT, it is your bike and money, so have fun

What you say is true. I traded a full-boat tri-glide for my free for that reason. However I have health problems that require more luggage capacity. I live on 'formula' that isn't readily available so I must carry enough for any trip I'd like to make and I need an Oxygen concentrator. I currently have a H-D 'suitcase' on the luggage rack for the Oxygen but a 6 day supply of grub takes up half the trunk. A bit more capacity that could be removed for local rides would be handy.

 

[gerald martin]

tour pack

What you say is true. I traded a full-boat tri-glide for my free for that reason. However I have health problems that require more luggage capacity. I live on 'formula' that isn't readily available so I must carry enough for any trip I'd like to make and I need an Oxygen concentrator. I currently have a H-D 'suitcase' on the luggage rack for the Oxygen but a 6 day supply of grub takes up half the trunk. A bit more capacity that could be removed for local rides would be handy.

With a little ingenuity I don't think it would be hard to make a rack like you see on some car trailer hitches to carry stuff It would be easy to make your own bumper and have the rack as a easy on and off then your warranty would not be affected because it would not be a trailer hitch I see mystery design trikes have such a rack in their accessory page

 

[vito]

With a little ingenuity I don't think it would be hard to make a rack like you see on some car trailer hitches to carry stuff It would be easy to make your own bumper and have the rack as a easy on and off then your warranty would not be affected because it would not be a trailer hitch I see mystery design trikes have such a rack in their accessory page

Looks like that's the best alternative since a tour pak damages the trunk lid hinge. I'm thinking a stock 'Trunk Protector' (bumper) with a rack tied on with good quality hose clamps.

 

[sparkysteph50]

I saw a tour pak on a Freewheeler. The guy had a mounting plate that bolted to the trunk lid using the luggage rack holes then provided correct mount holes for tour pak - sort of an adapter if you will. Anybody know who makes them?

This was posted on Facebook on a thread in the Tri-Glide and Freewheeler group: http://www.rickrak.com/

 

[vito]

This was posted on Facebook on a thread in the Tri-Glide and Freewheeler group: http://www.rickrak.com/

Thanks. Looks a lot like the bag I got from Harley.

 

[HDB0B]

My friends TriGlide hitch raised rack to get it above exhaust. Should work the same on FLRT.

 

[frostbite51]

When I bought my Free I looked at the idea of adding more storage. Didn't want to add to the trunk lid, but thought about going over the top of it. Put a hinge on the right side of the trunk, a latch on the left, and the tour pak could swing up to the right and the FW lid would be clear to swing to the left. Penciled in a basic sketch, then decided I didn't need the extra space that bad. Here's the drawing if someone's feeling adventurous...

 

[gerald martin]

tour pac

My friends TriGlide hitch raised rack to get it above exhaust. Should work the same on FLRT.

View attachment 42718

how big is this rack. looks enormous in the picture. I could see doing a lot of wheelies. but I am sure its smaller than it looks

 

[HDB0B]

Rack is approx 48 x 20. YES Common sense prevails as to not loading a lot of heavy stuff on the rack. He travels with the trike trailered behind a RV. The rack is used to go shopping with the trike when the RV is parked.

 

[gerald martin]

tour pac

I wonder what Harley would say about a rack like that. Do you think they would void the warranty because of there being a trailer hitch on the bike or if you had pictures of the rack would they be ok with it. in my mind they should be ok but who knows. A rack like that would be very helpful for carrying camping gear. I myself would make it a little smaller but that's just me.

 

[vito]

My friends TriGlide hitch raised rack to get it above exhaust. Should work the same on FLRT.

View attachment 42718

Wow!!

 

[sparkysteph50]

Thanks. Looks a lot like the bag I got from Harley.

The site does sell T-Bags, but I was directing you towards the rack itself.
While the description focuses on tour-pack rack application, the person who posted the link on Facebook bought the rack to attach to the Freewheeler trunk rack.

 

[Freewheeling Ron]

What you say is true. I traded a full-boat tri-glide for my free for that reason. However I have health problems that require more luggage capacity. I live on 'formula' that isn't readily available so I must carry enough for any trip I'd like to make and I need an Oxygen concentrator. I currently have a H-D 'suitcase' on the luggage rack for the Oxygen but a 6 day supply of grub takes up half the trunk. A bit more capacity that could be removed for local rides would be handy.

You might look into something like this. But you'd need to install a trailer hitch. I found an Aluma MCT locally on CL for a decent price and will tow that when I need more space.

http://www.tagalongtrailers.info/

 

[vito]

You might look into something like this. But you'd need to install a trailer hitch. I found an Aluma MCT locally on CL for a decent price and will tow that when I need more space.

http://www.tagalongtrailers.info/

Thanks