CB72/77 Luggage Rack

Phil-UK · Post by **Phil-UK** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:24 pm

Hi All

I need to carry enough stuff for an 1100 mile trip to France including camping gear and the CB72 is too small to carry it using a tank bag and haversack; I did it 3 years ago without the camping stuff and it was a pain in the proverbial.

So I want to make a luggage rack and wondered if anyone could help with dimensions of "proper" ones or advice on home made ones.

Thanks in advance

Phil

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 3:44 pm

Phil

Nice plan. Why not get something like this and modify it?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/honda-cb550-rear- ... 500wt_1156

I have one off an old CJ250 somewhere.

Cheers

G

cyclon36 · Post by **cyclon36** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:15 pm

man, I wish you posted this earlier. I just sold a really nice Buco rack on ebay last week.

Phil-UK · Post by **Phil-UK** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:26 pm

Thanks for the feedback .. I've picked up a generic carrier which can be adapted to fit onto the studs that hold the rear suspension units on, but where else would it attach to give some sort of
triangulation ?
Not sure bolting it to the mudguard sounds a good idea and there is no seat loop extending beyond the seat ....

Phil

cyclon36 · Post by **cyclon36** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:42 pm

Phil-UK wrote:Thanks for the feedback .. I've picked up a generic carrier which can be adapted to fit onto the studs that hold the rear suspension units on, but where else would it attach to give some sort of
triangulation ?
Not sure bolting it to the mudguard sounds a good idea and there is no seat loop extending beyond the seat ....

Phil

Phil,

Here's a photo of the Buco rack I had for some ideas of where to support it. It attaches to the rear seat bolts and the license plate mount. There was basically a flat plate that ran across the plate mount and was welded to each side of the rack frame. It was pretty solid once bolted up.

Phil-UK · Post by **Phil-UK** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:21 am

Thanks Cyclon ... like they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Did the front of the carrier fit inside the frame or just inside the rear suspension units ?
It looks like it goes behind the frame in the picture.

Phil

cyclon36 · Post by **cyclon36** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:30 am

Phil-UK wrote:Thanks Cyclon ... like they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Did the front of the carrier fit inside the frame or just inside the rear suspension units ?
It looks like it goes behind the frame in the picture.

Phil

It's difficult to tell from the picture, but the front bars were flattened and notched out to be sandwiched by the seat bolt and the frame. You could remove it just by loosening the seat bolts and sliding the carrier backwards. Much easier than having to mess with the acorn nuts on the suspension mounts.