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Posted by greenbarn
 - May 21, 2015, 23:01:33 PM
Quote from: Donkey on May 21, 2015, 21:28:54 PM

Yessir...  search on eBay: LR2 Luggage Rack for Mustang & Corbin Removable Backrest seat Dual Tour ( 111589937025 )

Very reasonable I think too, given how hard options are to find.  They say they recommend 20lb but "many customers have reported carrying MUCH more with no problem"...  and to their credit the close up pictures make it look pretty well built.

I'll look them up.  20 lbs, a respectable amount for most of us.  Now, probably not enough for somebody like Ratman to put that big hockey bag of his on there....   But enough for a box of beer....

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 21:29:57 PM

And they offer a skull too...

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 21:28:54 PM
Quote from: greenbarn on May 21, 2015, 21:17:57 PM

Donkey, what's the capacity of that thing??  I'd be interested in that too.  Got a website?

Yessir...  search on eBay: LR2 Luggage Rack for Mustang & Corbin Removable Backrest seat Dual Tour ( 111589937025 )

Very reasonable I think too, given how hard options are to find.  They say they recommend 20lb but "many customers have reported carrying MUCH more with no problem"...  and to their credit the close up pictures make it look pretty well built.

Posted by greenbarn
 - May 21, 2015, 21:17:57 PM

Donkey, what's the capacity of that thing??  I'd be interested in that too.  Got a website?

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 21:16:03 PM

This thing is still on the short list too, since it installs on the seat post of a corbin (or mustang) backrest, which I have.

I like removeable.  Only need it for the road trips...  And it comes in black (or raw) as well.

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 21:01:51 PM
Quote from: 49Reo on May 21, 2015, 20:32:48 PM

That rack looks like an older Harley FLH rack; same one I had on my '76.

That's exactly what it is.  I was lucky enough to get the bike from a friend, so I have a little bit of it's history...

It might have done better had the bolts been shorter...  it's one of the too long bolts that gouged the fender.  And as for the contact...  that may have been a one time huge pot hole in a construction zone with a full luggage load...  And I did find that the shocks were dialed down to "1".

Posted by 49Reo
 - May 21, 2015, 20:32:48 PM

That rack looks like an older Harley FLH rack; same one I had on my '76. If you're handy with tools and torch, you could always fab one up....I ended up doing that, could not find one that I wanted on my baby. Finally built one, love it, but can't see it as I have a huge fringed leather trunk on it....funny....couldn't find one I liked, what did it matter if you can't see it.....oh well. I know its there.....

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 19:46:51 PM

This is her pretty much the way I got her.  She came with a windshield and the backrest for the Corbin.  For scooting around town, all that comes off.  I found and bought the original black Kawi engine guard, but so far it's still wrapped in the packaging...

She had a badly dented right side air cleaner cover but I got lucky on eBay finding one in Canada, brand new at a great price.  All three dash indicator lights were damaged or missing and that was my first purchase, but so far that's it!

The rear fender is the sorest spot...

(I've never referred to a bike by gender before this...  but with all the skirting and looking as sexy as they do, kinda comes naturally!)

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 19:31:55 PM

No horseshoe...

The pic came out pretty good...  good enough to show why the rack replacement is necessary.  Hoping most buff out, but there is one deep groove that doesn't show here.

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 19:22:08 PM

Thanks Pastor...  I'll check it out!

Rat...  I know right?!  Still not convinced that it didn't have one...  the big steel bracket I took off the side makes me wonder...

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - May 21, 2015, 19:20:28 PM

  ok so there is such a simple solution to your dilemma about the boys. One simple word and your issues are completely done........

SIDECAR.......

buy a side car and you can move both boys around and have fun doing it

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 19:11:54 PM

Took a minute to grab some air and a few pics...

Posted by pcarrell
 - May 21, 2015, 18:26:51 PM

You can reach under the back of the seat and in the middle of the back there's a small bolt that attaches to the seat through the bracket.  If you feel it there, you've got it.  No need to disassemble anything.

Posted by Donkey
 - May 21, 2015, 15:45:22 PM

Sad when you don't have the time to take two bolts out of a seat to see if there is a horseshoe barcket under it...

Either way, so glad to have met this group, already have a line on a seat!  My boys will be thrilled...  at 11 and 13, they'd be crushed if the couldn't go for rides any more and I'm just not sure I can keep the 800 Classic in the stable (my only option for 2 seats at the moment).

I'm already resigned to removing and replacing the seat back and forth as needed, because the Corbin is comfy and I have nothing but bad experience with the stock seat on the 800, but that's ok... it's about my boys.

Rat, I have no doubt there are awesome roads up there...  and now I have an excuse to find 'em!

Posted by moosewing3
 - May 20, 2015, 16:41:51 PM

A saddleman tail bag straps down nice to a two up and has the added benefit of becoming your backrest.

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