I have the Victory OEM trunk rack on my 08 Vision.  I never new about the 15 lb weight limit? I use the rack all the time during trips and I'm sure I'm exceeding the 15 lb weight liimit.  I use the Iron Rider Roll Bag   http://www.dowcopowersports.com/products/motorcycle_luggage/iron_rider/detail.cfm?item=50156-00 and strap it to the trunk rack.  My wife stuffs it full and I strap it on, never had a problem.  I bought my trunk rack on Ebay and paid a little less than retail but not much.

ED

I'm glad to find so many of you guys happy with your racks, both in function and quality. While I'm here I'll chime in on a few comments.

First, don't let the designs fool you, all the design elements were also created with added purpose. 

The comment questioning where to put the bungees. Every design element/cutout in the decks is made so it will accommodate most bungee hooks, even the newer thick molded plastic ones. If you also look closely, the Retro has 4 triangular punch outs specifically for securing points that can't slide out of position when secured. THe Winged V also has one of these at the rear, not to mention all the curved wing slots which are also to allow slip free hook anchoring virtually all the way around. And on the Inferno, just look at it, it's like a jungle gym for bungee cords!   And of course you also always have the legs to hook to whether from over the top and around, or even through some design elements directly and to the legs . And speaking of legs, our trunk rack legs are 1/2" taller than OEM to facilitate easier cleaning underneath as well as when securing bungees.

The next thing to know is regarding capacity. I do not place a load limit on these. These babies are rock solid and fully TIG, not MIG welded, the difference being a TIG weld os superior, both in penetration and more importantly is a more forgiving weld compared to the more brittle MIG weld, making our welds very strong. I have put one on theshop floor and placed well over 70 lbs on it, and it would have happily carried more. What limits your weight is really the trunk lid itself, that being the weakest link. You are supporting everything on only 4 points in a molded deck lid, and you're doing so in places where you've drilled holes, further weakinging the 'foundation'. Now we do use 3/4" wide CNCd circular cup bases for the legs to sit in and distribute the load further, but the lid is still emphatically the weak link. For anyone wishing or needing to carry above average loads, the wider the 'feet' and thereby less weight per square inch, the safer you can carry more without fear of a leg going through your lid, especially if you hit a good bump. If anyone needs such feet, I'll be glad to work something up for you.

As for pricing, most inexpensive utility type racks are made of thin, fairly small diameter steel tube. They're also mostly made in China. This makes them very inexpensive in materials, labor, and finishing costs. They do the job I'm sure for those who only need or want utility. Billet aluminum, fully CNC milled racks like ours, or in some cases the ones I also make by hand like the Inferno, and all made right here in the USA, the dollar differences are going to be great. Add to that our exceptional chrome, which i expensive to get to the level we demand, ours will cost you more. THe added benefits however are higher value back on resale of your bike, more functionality, long lasting and beutiful finish, easier cleaning, and on and on. Add it all up and the diference in the dollars spead out over the years you own it are next to nothing.

And our racks may list for $500, but you guys get them for $450 in chrome, and only $350 or so in Gloss Black. Just be sure to get with me for the discount code to get the 10% off.

Oh, where are my manners... A Happy Easter or Happy Passover to all.   

edsasdelli - 2011-04-24 1:46 PM thanks for committment to Vision and the explanation of the weight limitation of the lid.  It makes sense that the weak link is the plastic lid where the four posts rest. 

You're very welcome for both. Glad it shed light on the 'why'.   

Arkainzeye - 2011-04-24 8:22 PM XRsteve - 2011-04-24 7:19 PM Hmm. so you can and will make custom racks ??? Who???

I think he was speaking to me, but for your question before, I just weighed a Retro trunk rack, and all wrapped in bubble it's a hair over 2.6 pounds, so the larger Winged V and Flame would be maybe few ounces more. We use aircraft construction grade 6061-T6 tempered billet aluminum which is extremely strong compared to its incredibly light wreight. A similar rack in steel of the same thickness of ours would be close to 8 lbs, and one even 1/2 the thickness would almost be double the weight.

Now regarding custom racks, I absolutely do offer custom one off designs, so give me a shout on the phone and I'll be happy to go over it with you as to the process, the costs based on the design, and of course the finishes you have to choose from. Most customs we do would deliver in as little as two weeks in powder coat and 3-4 in chrome.  

dr_reloader - 2011-04-24 8:42 PM Mine was suppose to be a custom rack... 

It absolutely is Larry, and the good thing for you is that by my putting it into a production part you saved a few hundred in custom costs from what we were originally speaking of. Plus you actually do have a one off custom as yours is a one of a kind and fully hand sculpted by me by hand without using a CNC. To make production easier I made some slight mods to it to allow me to better get into the corners for radiusing the surface edges (I busted my butt doing yours! ), nothing you'd likely notice, but some openings were a bitch to get into plus I made a tad more room near the rear legs to the edge of the flame to make welding them easier. So you see, you do have one like no other, so Ill see you, and your custom rack in Helen!

dr_reloader - 2011-04-24 9:05 PM I am glad you made the opening a little bigger. I the radius of each flame took some time and a lot more patients than I have, and here I thought working on sub compact handguns were a bitch. Sometimes when I can get what needs to be done I just walk away for the rest if the day and go for a ride (GoFAR)...

Fist off Larry, those had radiused edges ARE my signature, plus if I wrote my name across that gorgeous chrome I'd prolly be lookin' down one of those sub compact barrels as I roll into Helen. LOL! I'll sign it for you there, how's that? But not for a Sharpie award, OK?

dr_reloader - 2011-04-24 9:35 PM just need to know how much money I need to bring and how big of a bag to put on my trunk when I go to Helen???

Let's put it this way... I'll make you a set of those larger feet so we don't punch all four legs through the lid. The weight we add there should balance out by what weight in gold I remove from your pockets. That give you a good enough guesstimation?

wilsondude - 2011-04-26 9:38 AM Just ordered a chrome winged V rack from my dealer(Tri-City); Can't wait to get it. Oops, forgot to mention a code; I'm a bad, bad boy.

I shipped it out right after Jeff placed the order yesterday, so it should be to him likely tomorrow.

As for the code, that is only good if you order direct from us, so I'm sorry butthere's no 'double dipping'  as they are one of our authorized independent resellers and they buy through our dealer program. Good people too.

Thanks for the support and I hope you like it enough to share some photos with us here after they get it on for you.

Git 'er dun yet? If so, let's see some pics!!!

Thanks for posting the pics Mark, and I hope you found our goodies to be all you expected. If they're attracting the women in droves like you say, then I assume they're working for you as you'd hoped!

We appreciate your business and hope you decide to shop with us again in the future.