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I'm looking for a cheap alternative to buying both the backrest brackets and rear carrier in order to mount a Bestem 2012 top case.
If anyone has any pictures of the backrest brackets; how they mount; a diagram that came with the brackets; or an internet link that shows something about the install, please send it on this thread or to me in a PM. The Honda website doesn't show a picture of how the whole set up works or even a picture of the brackets, and I'm 100 miles from the nearest Honda dealer.
The Bestem case comes with a mounting plate and brake light kit for $80 with good reviews and is 42 liters; has a one-key operation for locking and removing, which is very reasonable I think in price, but I'm having problems with the cost of the Honda rear carrier and backrest brackets to mount them. The list price comes up to about $280. Either Ebay or Amazon (I forget which) has them for $270, and that's the lowest price I can find, but I'm thinking that I could construct a rear carrier from a cut piece of poly cutting board or something and save big bucks. And if I can understand where and how the brackets attach, I could have my uncle build me something that would work out of sheet metal and paint it black. Looking at the bike, I can't imagine how anything attaches to it.
Any help or suggestions are welcome.
Greg
If anyone has any pictures of the backrest brackets; how they mount; a diagram that came with the brackets; or an internet link that shows something about the install, please send it on this thread or to me in a PM. The Honda website doesn't show a picture of how the whole set up works or even a picture of the brackets, and I'm 100 miles from the nearest Honda dealer.
The Bestem case comes with a mounting plate and brake light kit for $80 with good reviews and is 42 liters; has a one-key operation for locking and removing, which is very reasonable I think in price, but I'm having problems with the cost of the Honda rear carrier and backrest brackets to mount them. The list price comes up to about $280. Either Ebay or Amazon (I forget which) has them for $270, and that's the lowest price I can find, but I'm thinking that I could construct a rear carrier from a cut piece of poly cutting board or something and save big bucks. And if I can understand where and how the brackets attach, I could have my uncle build me something that would work out of sheet metal and paint it black. Looking at the bike, I can't imagine how anything attaches to it.
Any help or suggestions are welcome.
Greg