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In my garage

Measurements, paper templates, cardboard mockups, and the first aluminum rack.

Ross working beside a folded rack mockup on his Sport Scout — Me, the Scout, and an early mockup.

I wanted to keep my seat

The seat and fender gave me the dimensions to work around. I could check each drawing and mockup on the same motorcycle before ordering metal.

Measuring the bike

Tape measure checking the rear seat and fender area — The seat and fender, before the rack.

Paper rack drawings and tools on the workbench — Taking those measurements back to the drawing.

Trying a cardboard mockup

Folded cardboard mockup over the Scout rear fender — A folded shape I can move around on the motorcycle.

Ross at the workbench with a full-size paper rack pattern — At the bench, with the next drawing.

Checking the paper template

The paper profile alongside the seat and fender.

Close view of the rack paper pattern and mounting holes — A closer look at the outline on the bike.

Designing the radiator guard

Hand-drawn dimensions for the radiator guard — Notes and dimensions on paper.

Tape measure checking the Scout radiator area — Checking the motorcycle itself.

A paper guard mockup positioned at the radiator — Trying the paper shape at the front of the bike.

Fitting the aluminum prototype

Bare aluminum Hardpoint prototype fitted to Ross’s Sport Scout — The first aluminum Hardpoint, fitted to my bike.

The same Hardpoint prototype painted and mounted — The same prototype after paint. Production anodizing is still planned.

See the Hardpoint details