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Offline DJBlackRabbit

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What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« on: September 17, 2022, 11:23:13 AM »
Bought this 78 550 to be a parts bike for $500. I got it home and with a bit of gas, a battery and fuse change she started right up!!!!! Now my old bike is probably gonna be the parts bike lmao.

My question is does anyone know the brand of the sissy bar top box combo? I think it’s pretty cool





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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2022, 12:08:49 PM »
subscribed,interested to know also.
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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2022, 08:33:22 PM »
Hmmm...needs some stabilizer struts...these connect between the back of the luggage rack frame and (usually) the top holes in the tillight license-plate mounts This prevents the wiggle from that load from turning the steering head, a very unnerving sensation!

I don't recognize the frame nor the box, though?
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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2022, 10:19:30 PM »
Hmmm...needs some stabilizer struts...these connect between the back of the luggage rack frame and (usually) the top holes in the tillight license-plate mounts This prevents the wiggle from that load from turning the steering head, a very unnerving sensation!

I don't recognize the frame nor the box, though?
Ahhhh I can see the helping a bunch, good catch!


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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2022, 11:56:22 PM »
Luggage that far rear and up must make bike very unstable at front. Top box lower and more forward must improve.
Side bags and/or tank bag will make a safer ride.
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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2022, 05:04:10 AM »
If it was in UK i would say Tower, problem is you need a hinged carrier to open the seat
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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2022, 08:02:50 AM »
Good catch, how DO you open the seat.
That much box that high, wow, don't put any weight in it.
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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2022, 04:10:12 PM »
Good catch, how DO you open the seat.
That much box that high, wow, don't put any weight in it.
If it was in UK i would say Tower, problem is you need a hinged carrier to open the seat

Yeaaaa, the first thing i tried to do was open the seat lmao. Couldn't do it with out stripping the sissy bar, box, and hardware off.

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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2022, 12:15:17 AM »
Yup F2 was a special carrier with the top plate having a simple hinge at the back and the two angled down tubes ended in a fork that was held to a threaded bracket on bottom rail with large round thumbcrew thingys
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Re: What Sissy Bar/Top Box is this?
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2022, 06:33:43 PM »
Yup F2 was a special carrier with the top plate having a simple hinge at the back and the two angled down tubes ended in a fork that was held to a threaded bracket on bottom rail with large round thumbcrew thingys

I had to make a (the current) custom seat for mine. Things were OK with the tail trunk until my main pssenger wanted a backrest, then the OEM seat wouldn't open more than 3". :(
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