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I recently purchased a 2016 650. Considering fabricating side racks to keep small saddle bag off of the pipe and an addition point of attachment. Multiple sites to attach to bike are available. My question is, approximately what are the dimensions of the rectangular portions of commercial racks.
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I don’t think this really answeres your question but, for what it’s worth, here is the contraption I came up with.

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Nelson Rigg SIERRA DRY SADDLEBAGS, Home made racks

So I bought a set of the above bags. I am pretty happy with them so far. I don't think that I will use saddle bags often so I am trying to stay inexpensive. As these are "throw-over" bags, (and staying cheap), I fabricated a stand-off on the left side to accommodate. The bar is 3/16" aluminum...
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I‘ve made my own for a few dollar for the same reason. Made and measured free hand so dimensions would not help you. First Gen anyway. Used about 3metres of 3x25mm flat steel, a bit of black zink spray and a few nutserts. So I only remove 2 scews on each side if I ever have to take the rear rack of.
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Thomas P Polecat said:
I recently purchased a 2016 650. Considering fabricating side racks to keep small saddle bag off of the pipe and an addition point of attachment. Multiple sites to attach to bike are available. My question is, approximately what are the dimensions of the rectangular portions of commercial racks.
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Thomas, before you start fabricating, double check Amazon, I picked up this rack system for under $100, also I cut some HDPE cutting boards to give the soft bags more rigidity. :)
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Was going to mount the boards on the outside, but changed it to inside, and I cut the straps.
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