How good/strong is the stock luggage rack.? Looking at luggage options for my new deluxe have side mount plate so saddle bags are out..but need capacity as ride two up with wife. Just trying to get a feel for how big a bag I can put on rack...been looking at kury full dresser bag..any experience?

 

Pretty small rack, with (as I recall) just one mounting point in the rear. Wouldn't expect it to hold much. It might hold a T-bag that has strapped to a sissy bar. For me, I bought an Ebay, knockoff tour pack and attached it to the Harley tour pack rack. Big enough for a two up overnighter if you pack light.

 

Been looking at the cobra racks that fit onto the backrest side plates anyone have these

 

The stock rack is actually pretty strong but small. It has three mounting points.

 

I already have a sissy bar medium height but I know most racks have a 10 lb limit...in my sporty that was way exceeded and was fine but the rack mounted to the sissy bar plates different from the deluxe

 

I haven't had one for the Deluxe, but had MoCo racks for a Wide Glide and a RK. Grossly overloaded both of them with a T-Bag for a few 3,000+ mile trips riding 2 up. Never had an issue, just use some common sense when strapping it on the bike. Things could go horribly wrong if you don't, no matter whose you buy. I need to get one for my Heritage and I will buy another one from the MoCo when I do.

 

I have a 2011 Deluxe and the rack is hard to tie something down on it. There are no extra places to hook a bungie too. I have found it to be more trouble than its worth until I bought my HogDeluxe saddlebags. Which back rest are you using that you cannot use saddlebags?

 

I use the luggage rack on my '09 Deluxe all the time and have never had an issue. I use a HD backpack and fill it with around 10 lbs. -- bungee it to the sissy bar -- and it works great. Might not look cool, but it gets the job done......SJ Ron

 

Skeet7373 i have a side mount license plate that stops the saddle bags and a quick detatch sissy bar so i have to put everything on the luggage rack whereas on the sporty i split between rack n sadfle bags..just want to find out what the stock rack is capable of

 

I put way more than 10 lbs on the sportys luggage rack..more like 30-40 and rode across us 7201 miles with no issue..i hope the deluxe rack performs the same