Rice Rocket Racks
Rice Rocket Racks
CW EVALUATION
Carry stuff, quickly!
YOU RIDE A SPORTBIKE. CANYON ROADS and racetracks are your playgrounds. But the moment you and your crew want to roll deep to the accordion festival, you have to trade your helmet for your buddy’s four-wheeler so you can bring along your double-throw-down three-row diatonic to impress the honeys. you can pimp your two-wheeled speed beast and bring along your oddly shaped musical instrument.
No more! Thanks to Rice Rocket Racks,
DETAILS
Rice Rocket Racks
R0. Box 661449
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310/397-1549
www.ricerocketracks. com
Price...$130
Ups
Polished aluminum or satin black Plug and play
Downs
Dismounts awkward with full load Not exactly beautiful
Manufactured from water-jet-cut aluminum welded by computer-controlled robots, the patent-pending RRR replaces the passenger seat or seat cowl on most late-model Japanese sportbikes. Installation couldn’t be easier, the six-sided, flat-bottomed tray locking into place using the bike’s standard hooks, tabs or guide pins-no tools needed. Ten oval-shaped eyes provide secure mounting points for bungee cords or nets. An optional $40 bracket (shown) with strap functions as a temporary cowl or seat holder.
Maximum carrying capacity could, in theory, equal that of a passenger, but given that the weight is located high and rearward, we limited carry-ons to
relatively lightweight items, such as helmets and small duffle bags. But it’s nice to know that, in a pinch, the RRR could support just about anything, including an accordion. It’s a good idea, one we wish we’d thought of ourselves. Just think of all those years wasted on music lessons...
