Backrest and K and H seat

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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!