Nomad ADV KTM 790R 890R Side Luggage Racks

KTM 790 and 890 side luggage racks

Nomad ADV have made a luggage rack specifically for throw-over enduro and especially the horseshoe type bags. Think Giant Loop, Mosko Moto etc. These use straps or a base which go over the seat and thereby put the weight on the seat or the rear rack, which is just where you want it and why they won’t affect the handling like hard or traditional bags do as the weight is centralised on the bike rather than hanging from the side of it.

It also means we can make a much lighter rack as it merely needs to keep the bags away from your exhaust and back wheel and prevent fore, aft and side ways motion. The side racks don’t need to take the full weight of your luggage and thus don’t need to be stupidly heavy, which means your bike can stay as light as possible while you still have strong side racks.

Why a side luggage rack for so called rack-less enduro saddlebags and horse-shoe style bags?

The 790/890 is the perfect bike for enduro saddlebags or a horseshoe type enduro bags, something like Enduristan, Giant Loop and Mosko Moto for instance. You’ll keep all the advantages of a proper off-road capable adventure bike and yet can take your luggage to that beautiful spot in the middle of nowhere.

The rackless type bags have three issues though especially the larger capacity versions like the Reckless 80 and Blizzard XL's if unsupported by the bikes sidepanels.

Fitting them without a rack scratches the bike, and even more so when inevitably sand gets in between the bag and your bike, creating nature’s perfect sander. Secondly, if they move during your trip, they can melt when they touch the exhaust, damaging your bags and leaving a molten plastic layer on your exhaust. Thirdly, the large capacity versions can be hard to keep in place when you tackle some rough tracks and have some fun.

That’s why Nomad ADV made a rack especially for rack-less bags. With their unique design side racks you can strap the bags down quickly and properly, keep them away from the exhaust and they won’t sand through the plastics. The bags won’t move and with the horseshoe type bags you can leave the harness in place and thus remove your luggage at the end of the day just as easily.

So how strong is it?
Nomad ADV are known for over-engineering their products, and that applies to our machined aluminium racks too. They make their products to be used, and to be used in rugged and remote areas. When they made their irst aluminium luggage racks, an industry first we believe, for a KTM EXC and 690 people thought they were mad. Those racks have been through Africa, Australia and South America. They have bounced over the road of bones in Siberia, survived thousands of kilometres of corrugations and crashed multiple times… some were also seriously overloaded.

But, there can be a situation where the impact of a crash on a rack, any rack, will be too big for it. Then something has to give in order to protect what is behind it. At that point our rack will give way, because otherwise the damage would be on the bikes subframe, which is far more costly to fix or replace. It does have to be a serious crash before that happens though. Depending on the type of crash, the plate to which your bag rests to might bend. Because it’s a bolted construction, you can simply unbolt it and straighten it out on a bench. Much easier and better for the bikes subframe!

Note/ Side panel kit only, images may show other optional accessories fitted to the KTM.