Well, the bogu carrier has had its first run. Here are the pictures and some responses to some questions.
1) How does it handle in the wind?
I have no idea. It wasn’t windy when I rode it last Saturday morning to practice. However, it sits right behind me so I don’t think I’ll feel it if the wind’s coming from directly in front of me. And we all know how often THAT happens…
2) How is it at highway speeds?
I have no idea. I only have my M1 right now (3 weeks to go until my M2 course). I had it up to 80 km/hr and it was fine.
3) Why didn’t you make it out of metal?
Because I made it out of scrap materials hanging around my garage.
Here are the pics.
There you go.
Oh, and it’s sitting on a 1987 Yamaha Virago 535.
Next step: try and get a nicer rack made (perhaps in metal) that sits lower to the seat or goes around the rear seat.