Yes Mollydog it do seems like you started something there.
I do agree that the second rack you show looks a bit more adequate for the job. Although my system has proven to work it was not perfect, bags were really never symmetric, I rode 50k km with kinda crooked bags hehe.
On my upcoming trip to Europe I decided to keep it simple and just go with a tank bag and a tail bag, but for my following big trip I might be looking at carrying more stuff. For me it's the camping equipment that tilt my carrying capacity over the limit of what I can carry on just the tail of the bike.
Another rackless option worth mentioning is the Giant loop system, although they are a bit expensive. They also are subject to burn and melting from the exhaust but they have come up with their own, rather simple and interesting "heat shield" solution as demonstrated in that video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZW...iQ82e_dpYNmovA
You could actually just get the heat shield and use it with different styles of side soft luggages.
http://giantloopmoto.com/products/hot-springs/
Enduristan is also using a similar heat shield system:
http://blackdogcw.com/black-dog-shop...ld-detail.html
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