'17 Grabrail Upgrade for '14

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I wanted to post my latest modification to my '13 Standard CB. I've always thought the seat grab rails on this bike we're a design afterthought and not well done. So much of the bike is an homage to the CB750 - but then they tacked these chunky sort of awkward garnishes onto the frame. So, with the release of the '17 (and it's perfect wrap around seat rail) I decided to make the switch.

'17 Garnish part# 84150-MGC-JB0

It is NOT plug and play though. The frame has been subtly changed, so the rail mounting hardware does not match up. The front of the rail fits perfectly - but the back mounts don't align. So, a small bracket was necessary - which I fabricated myself.

The even trickier part for me was figuring out how to integrate the turn signals work into the rail (rather than have a separate mounting bracket for them). My solution was to actually tap the existing mounting hole on the bracket - threading it all the way through for a M8 1.25 bolt.

The bullet turn signals I got from Maund Speed shop (Maundspeed.com) threaded right into the rail now. I used a hollow M8 1.25 for the back side, running it through the bracket and then threading it into the rail as well.

I'm pretty damn happy with it, and feel it makes a real improvement to a bike that got so much right.

Glad to answer any questions.
-Mike