Cool Hand Luke
01-16-2016, 11:52 PM
Hi everyone. It's been a while since I made a post, although I read the forum often.
Anyway, I added a new removable trunk. I did this because my mom will be riding with me this spring and I want her to be comfortable. It mounts to the luggage rack with 4 bolts, which are also used to mount a rack. It takes a minute to remove or install.
The trunk is an actual Honda trunk, looks made by Givi though. It has Honda logo on it. I think it was intended for VFR 800. It has 46 Liter capacity. I bought it from a Honda dealer as new but on clearance. Honda sells them for $399, I got it for $175. I had to get the top half painted black, originally was red.
I still need to get a backrest for it. The one it comes with is too small and thin, I am looking to get a better one, probably from Ebay. I already found a seller who can make me one based on dimensions I give them.
Also, I made the red reflectors look tinted. There was a bright white plastic behind them making the red reflectors bright. I simply removed the white plastic.
Trunk is a nice quality and is lockable, got two keys with it.
Also, you can notice extra LED lights right below trunk. These are from Admorelighting.com. Canadian made and very bright with 3 rows of leds, about 80 of them. The lights function as red running and brake lights as well as amber turning lights. The brake light flashes 3 times then goes steady, and the turn signals flash sequencially when activated. They are awesome and really change the looks of the rear of the bike. Also, the lenses are tinted when not on (they sell clear lenses too). They are easy to install right under the luggage rack. BTW, the lugagge rack I bought from Ebay for $100. It is metal, black powder coated and very strong. I like it because it is wide and flat as I intended to mount a trunk on it. It works perfectly. It is barely noticable under the trunk. I intend to leave the luggage rack and led light on permanently, even if I remove the trunk.
Let me know if you have any questions, I tried to explain it the best I can.
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Anyway, I added a new removable trunk. I did this because my mom will be riding with me this spring and I want her to be comfortable. It mounts to the luggage rack with 4 bolts, which are also used to mount a rack. It takes a minute to remove or install.
The trunk is an actual Honda trunk, looks made by Givi though. It has Honda logo on it. I think it was intended for VFR 800. It has 46 Liter capacity. I bought it from a Honda dealer as new but on clearance. Honda sells them for $399, I got it for $175. I had to get the top half painted black, originally was red.
I still need to get a backrest for it. The one it comes with is too small and thin, I am looking to get a better one, probably from Ebay. I already found a seller who can make me one based on dimensions I give them.
Also, I made the red reflectors look tinted. There was a bright white plastic behind them making the red reflectors bright. I simply removed the white plastic.
Trunk is a nice quality and is lockable, got two keys with it.
Also, you can notice extra LED lights right below trunk. These are from Admorelighting.com. Canadian made and very bright with 3 rows of leds, about 80 of them. The lights function as red running and brake lights as well as amber turning lights. The brake light flashes 3 times then goes steady, and the turn signals flash sequencially when activated. They are awesome and really change the looks of the rear of the bike. Also, the lenses are tinted when not on (they sell clear lenses too). They are easy to install right under the luggage rack. BTW, the lugagge rack I bought from Ebay for $100. It is metal, black powder coated and very strong. I like it because it is wide and flat as I intended to mount a trunk on it. It works perfectly. It is barely noticable under the trunk. I intend to leave the luggage rack and led light on permanently, even if I remove the trunk.
Let me know if you have any questions, I tried to explain it the best I can.
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