Given that this section is about intended mods, and spurred on by a good weekend trip and all the thoughts you have whilst riding I started to muse on the idea of a front rack to assist in carrying camping equipment etc. Now I'm not thinking about a wicker basket or similar before anyone starts wisecracking but what prompted the thought was considering Nick's windstopper idea and also plans I had to mount a tent rack on the top yoke.
I know the windstopper uses quite delicate mounting points, which wouldn't be capable of dealing with carrying loads so I need to look more around the area for something to mount to. I did consider the tow-loop but then there's problems of clearance with turning and cargo.
I'm also aware that there needs to be clearance between the front wheel and the cargo.
Stay tuned for more. I have a tig welder now and I'm not afraid to use it! Ha.