Factory tail rack

[Lord Popgun]

Guth,

I got tired of waiting for the rack to come in, and with bad weather on the way I took delivery of my bike yesterday. That thing is sweet.

And the rack came in today so I picked it up and installed it a short while ago. There are no instructions, but I did what the guy on the UK board did. A ball end allen wrench makes it easier by the turn signals.

The rack is a quality made product, heavy chrome plated tube steel. I forgot to weigh it, but its hefty. It fits perfectly and tightly. Once the 4 screws are tightened down it becomes one with the machine. Its rated for 17 pounds, but I could almost lift the rear end of bike with it. I didn't as I didn't want it fall off the center stand.

It has 4 predrilled tabs for mounting a top box. I could do without them, but they do make for some interesting options. In my case you cannot see them as I put my Cannondale bicycle "cooler" bag/box, on it. It doesn't look bad and like when on the scooter, is perfect for what I use it for. Maybe I'll find something better in the future.

Next may be a windscreen, or, when the mount is available, a set of Hepco and Becker Junior side cases. The distributor in Va. said about 30 days for the mount. I did order the "clock covers" as those Brits call them. I'm not doing the headlight case.

I'll have to make sure the H&B mount will fit with the Honda rack on there in case the use some of the same mount points.