Whether the oem rack will serve you depends on how much weight you will put on it relative to the weight placed on saddlebags. I have an oem rack and try to put all major weight in the saddlebags with the top rack carrying things like firstaid kit, sleeping bags, pads, etc. and heavier things like tents going slightly forward on the seat which is supported by the main frame (not the frame extension). The supports I built for the saddlebags merely keep the bags away from the muffler, wheel, chain etc. and they attach on the main frame and the pax footpegs, not that flimsy frame extension that the oem rack attaches to. In brief you don't need a cyclerack, but they are nice. Use what you can afford and tolerate. Tom