We’re back from our Death Valley trip and I am fixing what broke. I had broken a side strap on my Mosko Moto Reckless 80. It was easy fix using an extra climbing tether and a rok strap but that was temporary.
The replacement straps are cheap enough that I could order the official thing (I was thinking I would just sew up a new strap using nylon webbing).
So I put 2 new ones in my cart. As I was looking at my Reckless 80 I also noticed that the 3 straps in the rear were a little frayed too. I usually roll the extra up and zip tie them so they don’t unravel but they were getting a little worn just at the rub points were they go through my rear rack. I added 3 rear straps to my cart as well.
It was then that I recalled a conversation I had with Mike T. around a campfire a few months earlier. We were talking about the value of this new attachment unit that Mosko had come up called the Gnoblin. Mike T had just bought his 690 so he had two possible bikes to ride on our trips and my point was that it was a great idea for him. He could easily swap the Reckless 80 bags he had from one bike to another. For me with one bike, it didn’t make sense.
That is, until I wanted to replace my three straps (at $15 each). It was still more expensive but only $15 more expensive, so it was a no brainer.
MOUNTING A MOSKO MOTO GNOBLIN ON A RECKLESS 80
Mounting is really an easy process. I started by looking at where my Reckless 80 usually sits on the bike. I decided to move it forward just a few inches. I then looked at where it was that the Gnoblin would mount on both the aluminum rear rack and the Reckless 80 harness – and for me they were both good spots with good material.
On the Reckless harness (mine is a Version 1) the Gnoblin mounts right behind the bars that are strapped across the back. I marked the 5 holes I needed and then heated up a drift punch and it was then easy to melt right on through after I drilled a small pilot hole. Here’s 4 holes but you also need to drill the same for the Gnoblin lock down screw in the middle.
Next I mounted the top and bottom of the device with the four nuts and bolts provided.
Moving on to the other half, I had pulled off my rear rack and marked where I needed to drill the hole for the male side of the connector. It’s just one bolt, one nut that mounts the spool to the rack. Super simple.
Next I mounted the rear rack back on the bike and checked for clearance. Everything looked great!
Putting it all together here’s what it now looks like on the bike.
I didn’t plan it but by moving the Reckless forward 2 inches I now also have access to the 3 slots in the rack for additional attachments (thinking big straps for carrying a larger load than the beaver tail capacity) .
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