Honda Top Box Installation

[Duffy_imp]

Thanks Popgun. That was very useful. Seems I misunderstood two important facts in researching the purchase of rear carrier and Honda OEM Top Box. (1) the fact that the 2013 rear carrier will not fit the 2014 CB1100, and (2) the requirement that the OEM Top Box and Mounting Base/Plate are designed only to fit on the 2014 carrier.

What escaped me was that the 2014 rear carrier WILL fit on the 2013, but not vice versa. Doh!

So I have this nice looking 2013 rear carrier on the bike, but will have to fabricate a base plate to fit on the rack. The mounting holes on the 2013 rear carrier aren't even close to those on the steel mounting plate for the Top Box, and the steel mounting plate can't simply be drilled so it will line up with those holes.

To avoid my mistake, if you own a 2013 CB1100 and want to purchase the Honda OEM Top Box from our Japanese friends, you need to purchase the 2014 ("N40"), instead of 2013 ("J20") rear carrier.

I think Mr. T avoids this problem by selling only the "package" including Top Box and rear carrier. When ordering from Webike, you can order these parts separately, and I thought (wrongly) I had to order the 2013 rack.

Lesson learned...

Duffy