Homemade atv racks
 

Has anybody tried to make new racks? Would 1/2" eletrical condiut pipe with sand or concrete inside be strong enough? :huh: Thanks in advance for any help!

it all depends on what your going to put on it conduit may be a little to thin but could work ive made probly 20-25 racks for me and my friends (im a welder and i get all free materials from my shop) so its worth a shot its not really a gamble of anything except time

A friend of mine (a plumber) made a rack out of thick wall copper tubing.

this guy above me ( a real funny guy) sounds like he knows what hes talking about

Down on the farm we had a couple of the original Honda ATC110s with racks we made from bent conduit welded together. I sold those bike a few years ago and the racks were still on 'em and working fine...

Jim

Okay, I think i'm going to try and make one. :nod: What did you use to bend the condiut? do you have any pictures of your racks?

A conduit bender like an electrician would use. Sorry. no pics, I sold those bikes a few years ago...

Look at a few factory ones and find a design you think you can improvise around.

Can you get conduit benders that have less then a 5" radius? I was looking around and that was all i could find. I would like a 2" or 3" radius. Thanks for all the help!

I think we had about a 4" one. That was a LONG time ago... Any shorter turns you could cut at 45 and weld.

conduit is cheap but if i was gonna make a set of racks that i wanted to be sturdy i would at least go with mild steel tubing