What? No Sissy Bar?

[kennyw]

This trunk is a universal fit. It took a couple of attempts to get it positioned right where a passenger still fits.

[Jonz_imp]

Have you seen this thread?

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/index.php

Jon Z

[Lord Popgun]

No thread there Jonz, the link just goes back to the forum page.

[kballowe_imp]

Here's a thread where they used a sissy bar/rack from a Honda Shadow.

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3659

[Jonz_imp]

Sorry- you found the the thread i meant anyway. JonZ

[AzBob_imp]

Kijima makes a nice one which I recently acquired from another member here who wanted to sell it, who I believe originally got it from Samurider.com. I have it still in the box waiting to be installed. A simple procedure on the CB1100. It's just the grab bar, no rack.

A bolt on rear carrier rack is sold as well by two companies that I know of: Kijima of Japan and as a Honda OEM accessory. Both are rather pricey in the mid to high two hundred dollars range. A third company (Givi) sells one as an integrated set of bars for the CB1100 in the same price range and I think there may be at least one or two other lesser known alternatives.

For my money, FWIW, the integrated Givi bars (shown below in the unboxed picss) are clearly the one to get because you can add a Givi Monolock top case (which comes with necessary rack mount mounting plate), which it was specifically designed for, whereas Honda's OEM with rectangular cross members may not be suitable for that purpose.

Here are some pics of what they look like (first pic is of Honda's OEM rack with no grab bar, and I believe the other pics are of Kijima's grab bar and rack respectively):

Givi's MonoKey universal mount works perfectly with the Honda OEM rack, just FYI. The MonoKey system is the nicer, more sturdy, premiere line in Givi's range (in their words).

[Carguy1959_imp]

Here is a picture of mine. I have the Honda rack with a back rest off an old mid 70's Honda

[kballowe_imp]

Here is a picture of mine. I have the Honda rack with a back rest off an old mid 70's Honda

Yeah? How about some more information ? That looks nice.

[The A-man]

Hi kballowe, I bought my DLX last Jan, and had the same dilemma as you. After much reading on this forum, I found that a "Jardine Universal Tall Billet" sissy bar seemed like a worthwhile investment. I also bought the OEM rear carrier. What's nice about the Jardine is that the span between the vertical members is somewhat adjustable, and the vertical members are already drilled and threaded for M10 bolts. That meant that all I had to do was locate two spots on the carrier where I could drill thru holes to attach the sissy bar. That part was a little scary, but I bought some carbide bits from my local Ace hardware store, and it all went quite well. Unfortunately, I've not figured out how to post photos on the forum, but if you're really interested, PM me with your e-mail and I can send a few pics of the final product. I'm away from home for the month of Dec, and can't get to the bike to give you any close-ups right now, but could do so in early Dec. If you're willing to invest in the OEM rack, ~$250, and the Jardine backrest, ~$200, I think you'd be happy with the end result. It's very, very sturdy, and looks like it belongs on the bike.

[Cormanus]

Here's some photos of the A-Man's bike with sissy bar ...