TE (not 610) rear rack strength/longetivity question.

I have seen many pics of TE's (non 610) with rear racks. I am tired of my back pack and have been looking at getting a rack, prob. a Pro Moto billit rack as it seems the best available atm. Anyways, last night I saw new pics (thx glangston ) of where that pesky flasher relay under the seat goes. The flasher was impossible to hook with my fingers so I used my leatherman micra's little finger nail tool to push, pull and pry it on. Doing so I bent it's mounting tab inward quite a bit. I was able to push it straight with my thumb.

So if the sub-frame material is this easily bent is it really safe to install a rack on the dohc TE's?

I stuck the OEM 610 rack on my TE510 and have one 175 mile offroad ride in carrying a full .8 gl of fuel and my Kriega US5 packed with all my tools/tube on top of the Acerbis fuel tank. So far so good. Like you I tired of the backpack routine.