A few years ago, we were on the road on a weekend camping trip and it poured rain the entire weekend. With no dry wood anywhere in sight, we hightailed it to a local gas station to grab some provisions and figured what the hell, "let's buy some wood."
The problem was, we were all on motorcycles and there wasn't really a good place to strap on a couple bundles of wood.
We did some engineering and math calculations / roshambo to see who would carry the wood. In the end, Tyler lost and we loaded the wood up against his sissy bar and risked it possibly ripping a hole in his seat. Luckily we were only a couple miles from camp.
Two bundles of fire wood in not the ideal place on Tyler's Panhead.
With that scenario in mind, the new Moto Luggage Rack was born. These Moto Luggage Racks are made right here in Ohio, consisting of three piece construction with gussets and are incredibly beefy. There is an array of holes spread out on the rack as well to allow easy use of bungees and cargo nets.
There are two variations of the Moto Luggage Rack where you can mount it either on the left or right side of your motorcycle. They are made for three models of bikes, 1994 - 2003 Sportsters, 2004 - 2022 Sportsters, and 2006 - 2017 Dynas. Oh, and did we mention they are all incredibly easy to install?
WATCH VIDEO: HOW TO INSTALL MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ON 1994-2003 HARLEY SPORTSTERS
In this video Tim from Fiorucci Fabrications walks you through the features of the Moto Luggage Rack and shows you how easy it is to install a right side Moto Luggage Rack on our 1994 Harley-Davidson Sportster. He even gives you a sneak peak at the new Skateboard racks that are available.
INSTALLING MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ON 1994-2003 HARLEY SPORTSTER IN 4 EASY STEPS
Let's Go!
STEP 1: REMOVE BOLTS FROM STRUTS (IF YOU HAVE TURN SIGNALS THOSE NEED TO BE REMOVED AS WELL.
Theres two bolts on your struts that need removed.
Remove the two bolts on the struts. We supply new bolts with the Moto Luggage Rack that are longer, but you can re-use your nuts and or if you have the inner fender bracket that has nuts welded on it for install. The longer bolts allow you to continue use of your Gasbox sissy bar or other stock sissy bar.
*Note you will have to remove your stock turn signals before installtion of the Moto Luggage Rack. They will not work.*
Left new supplied hardware, right add blue loctite when installing.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ON TO THE MOTORCYCLE
With the supplied bolts, put a dab of blue loctite on each and mount the rack up to the struts.
Inserting each bolt through the Moto Luggage Rack, sissy bar mount and strut. 
Reusing the original nuts that were on the bike and securely fastening both bolts.
STEP 3: CHECK BOLT TO TIRE CLEARANCE
Once the rack is securely bolted up to the motorcycle you will want to look on the inside of the fender and confirm you will have ample tire clearance. A good rule of thumb is if the bolt is flush with the nut you are good to go. If it's passed the nut you might want to add a washer or two to the bolt to make it flush.
Passed the nut, No bueno. Flush with the nut is what you want. This important because last thing you want is to hit a bump, your shocks compress and your side bolt punctures your tire.
*Bonus* If you want to run aftermarket Turn signals there are mounts on the rack to do so.
STEP 4: THAT'S IT YOU READY TO GO FOR A RIDE, GO CAMPING, GO CROSS COUNTRY!
Thats it! You are good to go travel the world. So get after it you wild and crazy kids!
Bam! It's installed and ready to haul some crazy SH*T!
SEE PHOTOS ON 1994 HD SPORTSTER
Right side Moto Luggage Rack
Right Side Moto Luggage Rack
Left Side Moto Luggage Rack
Skateboard Rack and right side Moto Luggage Rack
Left Side Moto Luggage Rack
Left Side Moto Luggage Rack
WATCH VIDEO: HOW TO INSTALL MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ON 2004-2022 HARLEY SPORTSTERS
In this video Tim from Fiorucci Fabrications walks you through the features of the Moto Luggage Rack and shows you how easy it is to install a right side Moto Luggage Rack on our 2007 Harley-Davidson Sportster. He even gives you a sneak peak at the new Skateboard racks that are available as well. Tim also shows you how to remove your turn signals the proper way with out cutting or breaking anything off.
INSTALLING MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ON 2004-2022 HARLEY SPORTSTER IN 4 EASY STEPS
STEP 1: REMOVE TURN SIGNALS, SEAT AND STOCK SISY BAR
With this Moto Luggage Rack install its going to require a little prep work on your bike depending on what you have on it already. This 2007 is completely stock so we are need to remove the turn signals. We are also going to replace that fugly stock sissy bar with a Gasbox Chopper Sissy bar. So thats coming off as well.
First things first these turn signals got to go. The Moto Luggage Rack doesn't work with them at all. It helps if you remove your bottom shock bolts with a jack under the bike and then jack it up so you can reach under your rear fender easily.
To access the turn signal wires you need to unhook your tail light. There are two small screws on left and right of the tail light. Remove those and pull it away from the housing. There is a cable that is attached to a board in the housing, disconnect it.
Then the two wires that are purple and black on left and right of the board need to be disconnected. push through the fender hole and off the fender clips.
Remove the bolts holding the chrome strut cover.
Remove the chrome strut cover and feed the wiring through the wire hole on the strut.
There is a stud that hold the turn signal in place, you need to remove the stud to take off the turn signal. Harley didn't leave a big enough hole for the wires to go through full so you need to next de-pin the plug.
To de-pin the plug you need to first un clip the bottom wire lock. There are two clips on the sides that pull away from the plug and the clip will release.
Next you will want to take a piece of wire or a tiny pick and go to the inside of the front of the plug. This can be a bit tricky but what you want to do is go in at an angle. Point the pick down at an angle so that it slides under the pin lock, then pry upward at an opposite angle and pull the wire from the other side. Use a flash light and look in to the plug to see how the pin locks sit.
Remove the stock seat.
Remove the stock sissy bar.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE MOTOR LUGGAGE RACK ONTO THE MOTORCYCLE
There are a few different ways you can mount this Moto Luggage Rack to your motorcycle and we supply hardware to accommodate those different ways.
The 1st way, you can install this straight onto the bare steel strut with no sissy bar. You will use the 1/4" spacer on the rear hole location with the long bolt. Put the long bolt in the rear hole of the rack then spacer on the bolt which will lye between the Moto Rack and the strut. The short bolt goes by itself in the front hole location
The 2nd way, you can install it over a gasbox sissy bar, again same install as the 1st way whether using the chrome strut covers or not.
The 3rd way, you can install it over the chrome strut covers with no sissy bar or stock sissy bar. In the kit you will find two thin spacers. Those need to go on both bolts last before installing the Moto Rack onto the chrome strut cover. The rest of process is the same on the 1st way. again 1/4" spacer goes on the rear long bolt, and short bolt goes in the front. If you are running a gasbox sissy bar, no need for those thin washers.
*Important Note* Which ever way you decide to install this Moto Luggage Rack to you bike. You need to make sure there is ample bolt clearance on the inside of your fender and that it wont rub against your tire. A good rule of thumb is to feel the nut, if the bolt is past you may want to add a spacer or two to make it flush with the nut.
We decided we were going to run the chrome strut covers so we fished those back on.
We are putting the Gasbox Chopper Sissy Bar on from 04- up sportsters. These have welded spacers on the inside of the mounting plates that take up the space on the chrome strut covers.
Tim showing how the chrome strut covers are indented a bit where the bolts go in. If you are not running a Gasbox sissy bar and are running those strut covers, you want to use the thin supplied spacers from the kit to take up that area.
Make sure to use blue loctite.
How you are going to use the bolts and 1/4" washer.
Install rack onto the strut.
Use original nuts from previous set up and tighten down firmly.
Ensure after install the inside of your fender has ample clearance for the bolts you just installed. On the left you don't want it to look like that. For sure your bolt is going to rub or puncture your tire. You want it to look like the one on the right, flush to your nut.
STEP 3: IF YOU ARE WANTING TO RUN AFTERMARKET TURN SIGNALS HOOK THEM UP.
A little diagram of how the bottom plate works for your aftermarket turn signals.
STEP 4: GO FOR A RIDE!
Make sure to put your seat back on and button up your tail light.. but other than that its time to go for a ride... well clearly in this photo Tims gotta put back those lower shock mount bolts. Then its time to ride!
SEE PHOTOS ON 2007 HD SPORTSTER
Right side moto rack
Right side moto rack
Skateboard rack and right side moto rack
Left side moto rack
Dual Racks
Left side moto rack
WATCH VIDEO: HOW TO INSTALL MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ON 2006-2017 HARLEY DYNAS
INSTALLING MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ON 2006-2017 HARLEY-DAVIDSON DYNAS IN 4 EASY STEPS
Mikey Revolt is taking y'all on a little journey to moto rack install land.
STEP 1: REMOVE TURN SIGNALS, SADDLE BAG RACKS AND OR STOCK SISY BAR
First things first the Lowbrow Customs Moto Luggage Racks will not work with stock turn signals. Those ugly things gotta go, but don't be scared, theres tons of other options on the market to keep you legal and we even give you a mounting location on the rack if you wanted to utilize that as well. You can use this moto rack with your stock sissy bar but we highly suggest grabbing a Gasbox Sissy Bar instead, just because ascetically its eye pleasing and just gonna make you look waaayyy cooler! Also if you have saddle bag racks those gotta go, they wont work with the Moto Luggage Rack.
Saving those Saddle Bag Racks for later, With only two bolts, interchanging from the Moto Luggage Rack back to saddle bags is super simple.
STEP 2: INSTALL THE MOTO LUGGAGE RACK ONTO THE BIKE
We supply two new bolts and one 1/4" spacer in the kit with your moto luggage rack. Dyna's struts have a taper to them so you will need to use the 1/4" on the rear bolt to take up the difference from the taper. This allows the rack to be streamline and straight, not cock eyed in the wind. Make sure to use some blue Loctite and you will reuse your nut, or inner fender bracket to secure the moto rack into place.
You can see the taper in the rear struts.
The supplied hardware in the kit, two bolts and 1/4" spacer.
Be sure to put a dab of Blue Loctite on each bolt.
Put one bolt in the front mounting hole of the rack, put the other bolt in the top rear mounting hole. You will then put the 1/4" spacer on the rear bolt in between the rack and the sissy bar and or strut.
Introduce the rack to the struts and start the front bolt loosely, then the rear. Don't tighten one first all the way before starting the other bolt. This will help with aligning and getting your bolts started in both front and rear locations.
Torque those bad bois down.
STEP 3: CHECK TIRE CLEARANCE AND ADD AFTER MARKET TURN SIGNALS IF DESIRED
It's important after the install of the Moto Luggage Rack is complete that you check your tire clearance to the bolts you just installed. A good rule of thumb is the bolt should be flush with the nut and bracket and not go passed. Last thing you want is for your shocks to compress after hitting a large bump in the road and then your bolt sheers your tire leaving you stranded with a flat. Also another thing you can do if you plan on keeping these Moto Luggage Racks on the motorcycle, is install new smaller turn signals if you desire.
You don't want the inside of your fender to look like this
It should look like this
Here is a little diagram showing what each extra hole is for on the Moto Luggage Rack if you are looking to add aftermarket turn signals.
STEP 4: GO FOR A RIDE!
That's it you're all done! Now all thats left to do is GO FOR A RIDE! Oh but wait... if you want to get a Left Side Moto Luggage Rack or a Skateboard Carrier Rack. We have those available too!
Racks on racks on racks. Get your Left side Moto Luggage Rack or a Skateboard Carrier Rack as well!
SEE PHOTOS ON A 2017 HD DYNA
2017 Dyna Lowrider S.
Looks like it was always supposed to have been there.
sleek yet sturdy enough to hold whatever you throw on it.
Looks killer with a Skateboard Carrier Rack.
You could hold like a six pack..... of soda on there.
FKG Moto Luggage racks are the coolest, am I right!?
Pairs really well with that Gasbox Sissy bar.
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