Backrest and K and H seat

[crescent curve_imp]

I bought my 2013 CB1100 in May 2013 with the 2013 Honda carrier. I've been debating for the last year how best to install a small backrest. There have been some great ideas and options on this forum that have helped. I also wanted to change out my seat for comfort reasons. I almost went with the Chip Beck custom Corbin seat and backrest combo to keep it simple, but once I started looking at the K and H seats on Samurider, I decided on a K and H instead. I also noticed on Samurider the 2014 Honda carrier rack. I checked with Takashi and he confirmed it would fit the 2013 CB 1100. So I ordered the 2014 Honda carrier also because it looked more conducive to mounting a backrest by using the crossbar. Because these are a bear to install, I had my Honda dealer swap out the carriers for me ($52). It took them about 15 minutes.

Then I drew up some prints by hand and emailed them to Discount Metal. They laser cut two 1/4" thick tabs and a 1" x 9" x 1/4" bar out of 1/4" steel and welded them exactly as I specified in my drawing:



Then I had it chrome plated:



Here it is with a Kuryakan mini backrest attached:



Fabrication was $130 and chrome plating was $50. Here are a couple more photos on the bike:




I still have the 2013 carrier- if anyone out there is interested in it, let me know, I can ship it to you. Regarding the K and H seat, it is definitely more comfortable and like others have indicated, it is excellent quality. Thanks to all for the great posts and helpful tips on both backrests and seat options!

[CB4ME_imp]

Very professional! Your passenger(s) are going to love the seat and the backrest. Well done!

[Capo]

That is an ingenious and thoughtful solution, with great results. Bravo, CC!

[Rocky_imp]

Very ingenious

[the Ferret]

Top shelf work by all involved

[The Spaceman_imp]

More about Discount Metal please. They sound like a good contact for custom metal.

[crescent curve_imp]

I meant to say Discount Steel, not Discount Metal, my bad. Their website is: http://discountsteel.com/

They are a great shop and have great service. They have two Locations, Minneapolis and Fort Worth TX. I just emailed them a simple drawing with all the necessary dimensions, they quoted a price next day, I paid up and they made it to a tee. Took about 10 days start to finish. Since it was local for me I picked it up, but they will ship it also. It is a great machine shop and the prices are very reasonable compared to some other quotes I got.

The chrome shop I used was also local, JR Chrome Plating: http://www.jrcustomplating.com/

John Colton does the work himself and it is also very reasonably priced. He will ship items also. But the best part is his process applies copper first to fill in the imperfections in the steel, then he polishes it, then applies the nickel and chrome. His work is awesome, it turned out better than I expected. It took about a week to complete.

[Elipten_imp]

Awesome information. I have always wanted a source for this type of work. This type of information sharing is what makes forums and the internet so awesome. Thank you.


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[Swartzracer_imp]

I still have the 2013 carrier- if anyone out there is interested in it, let me know, I can ship it to you. Regarding the K and H seat, it is definitely more comfortable and like others have indicated, it is excellent quality. Thanks to all for the great posts and helpful tips on both backrests and seat options!
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What are you asking for the carrier? Could you send me a pic? If you prefer you could text me if you text. Thanks Craig (814)619-9927