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Scooters - 125 to 300 => LIKE 200i => Topic started by: Dolemite on April 27, 2012, 02:35:43 PM
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Just curious if anyone else has experimented with a front rack for the Like? I plan on taking some extended trips this summer and will need all the storage I can get. I'm thinking about trying one of the vespa racks, one that doesn't bolt on, rather is held down by "ratchets". I know the Like being plastic it probably isn't a good idea to snug them down as tight as you would on a metal bodied vespa, but for lighter items I think it would be fine. Any thoughts/suggestions????
http://www.scooterworks.com/Prima-Front-Rack-Vespa-LXGTGTS-P6396C383.aspx (http://www.scooterworks.com/Prima-Front-Rack-Vespa-LXGTGTS-P6396C383.aspx)
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I'd do it, if you can make it fit.
Also, google "scooter tunnel bag".
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Be careful, the Vespa scooters have steel body parts while the Kymco uses plastic. You could probably mount that rack but in use it would likely cause the plastic to break and/or fail at some point. Not a great idea in my opinion.
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Unless you have a passenger you might try this.
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/5388 (http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/5388)
Works well for me on the seat.
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I ordered a vespa front rack from ebay.I think with a little ingenuity it should mount nicely on my Like 200i.Here is the ebay rack I ordered
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251062653958 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/251062653958) item=251062653958&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OC:US:3160&vxp=
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Looking forward to and update with pics once you have it installed. :)
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I ordered a vespa front rack from ebay.I think with a little ingenuity it should mount nicely on my Like 200i.Here is the ebay rack I ordered
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251062653958 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/251062653958) item=251062653958&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OC:US:3160&vxp=
Yes, we need pics. I'm curious how you're going to attach it. Maybe run some C brackets to the screws on the opposite side of the leg shields?
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Dolemite - thank you for the download. It will come in handy. I didn't receive my front rack yet. On my way home from work today I drove through a cold rain storm and even some hail. No damage to the bike though. I enison mounting the front rack to the Kymco chrome package that I reinforced beyond the manufacturer's recommendation. I mounted the chrome with some extra hardware. All I can show you right now, if you are interested, is my windshield. Seems to work well, I mounted to my rearview mirrors. Here's some pictures.
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Here's another picture
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more pictures
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windshield view
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Front view
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Last one.
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If you click on the pictures you will get a better view of the hardware.
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Hi Dolemite,
I finally got the front rack. Shipping took over a week from California. I got it Friday and so I mounted it on Saturday. I wanted to use all stainless steel, unfortunately, I thought stainless steel would scratch the chrome, so I used aluminum custom brackets. The bolts and nuts are all stainless steel. In the picture I haven't tightened the nuts yet or cleaned off all the bugs or polished the aluminum. Here's a few pictures.
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Here's a close up of the bolts.
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One last picture.
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You did a really good job on the installation, but I don't think the look is for me.
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That's a brilliant idea. It never occurred to me to attach it to crash bars. I'm looking in to getting bars sometime this summer. From the pictures i've seen they seem to be attached kind of delicately to the scooter.... sliding under the screws on the leg shield and floorboard. Is this right? Or are they more sturdy? Anywho that looks awesome. The utilitarian look kind of cuts down the "cute" of the Like. I think it works. It's exactly what I want to do with mine.
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My pictures are a little deceiving, the camera gives a fish eye of the rack, as if the rack was the biggest thing on the bike. The rack doesn't really look so big in real life. Here's a top view of the aluminum custom brackets. I snugged aluminum flat stock around the 14 mm round stock in a vice to make the custom brackets. The only trick was not to scratch the aluminum. I have had people tell me that you can hardly notice the rack on the bike. They didn't notice anything different.
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Tuff guy... you still rocking the front rack on the like? Has it held up over the past year?
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I added saddle bags to my Like to gain more storage space.
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I added saddle bags to my Like to gain more storage space.
What saddle bags did you get? My girlfriend got me http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/5/18/175/27713/ITEM/Kwik-Tek-ScootR-Logic-Saddlebags.aspx (http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/5/18/175/27713/ITEM/Kwik-Tek-ScootR-Logic-Saddlebags.aspx) for xmas, and they didn't fit the Like. The buckles rested right where the seat does... so now her Buddy has new saddlebags. I'd still like a set but i'd have to make sure they fit first.
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What saddle bags did you get? My girlfriend got me http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/5/18/175/27713/ITEM/Kwik-Tek-ScootR-Logic-Saddlebags.aspx (http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/5/18/175/27713/ITEM/Kwik-Tek-ScootR-Logic-Saddlebags.aspx) for xmas, and they didn't fit the Like. The buckles rested right where the seat does... so now her Buddy has new saddlebags. I'd still like a set but i'd have to make sure they fit first.
Those are the ones I have. I slid them back so that the front strap is going across the fuel filler cap. The rear strap I have going through the mount for the luggage box on the far back of the scooter. The only downfall of doing this is it limits the side-ward visibility of the rear turn signals.
I carry my rain suit in one side, the other side I carry a spider net, bungee cords, toilet paper (never leave home without it! lol), and a 1/4 gallon container of fuel as an emergency backup.
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Those are the ones I have.
Hmm. maybe it's time to reclaim my xmas present!