Topic: Retro Build: Sissy Bar Help

[TheGreek]

Good Afternoon and happy Friday everyone! I have made some good progress on the retro build for my dads ‘71. Corbin Gentry seat has been acquired, tank research paper heavy and deep and I’m narrowing it down, the sissy bar has been purchased but I recently found another that I am questioning. The sissy bar is stamped for a Suzuki T250/350, the mounting points look identical to the pictures of my dads bike I have as well as the pad with the curve at the top. Does anyone know if the mounting holes (shock mount and fender bolt or turn signal bolt) are the same distance on a cb as a 68-73 t250/350? The last two pics are the sissy bar purchased and stamped for a CB, it has the tabs for signals which my father last did not have, this is why I am questioning it all. Pictures for reference and thank you in advance! Additional pics of the Corbin Gentry and the first purchased sissy bar.

[HondaMan]

Good Afternoon and happy Friday everyone! I have made some good progress on the retro build for my dads ‘71. Corbin Gentry seat has been acquired, tank research paper heavy and deep and I’m narrowing it down, the sissy bar has been purchased but I recently found another that I am questioning. The sissy bar is stamped for a Suzuki T250/350, the mounting points look identical to the pictures of my dads bike I have as well as the pad with the curve at the top. Does anyone know if the mounting holes (shock mount and fender bolt or turn signal bolt) are the same distance on a cb as a 68-73 t250/350? The last two pics are the sissy bar purchased and stamped for a CB, it has the tabs for signals which my father last did not have, this is why I am questioning it all. Pictures for reference and thank you in advance! Additional pics of the Corbin Gentry and the first purchased sissy bar.

The Suzy T250 was a very small bike, compared to the 750. I doubt the mounting holes (or bar width at the bottom) will come even close to a 750's frame?

[TheGreek]

I’ve never seen one before so I’m totally unaware of size. I am also fairly new to the metric scene, only prior was an xs650.

[HondaMan]

Yours looks a lot like the one I had on my K2 in 1972-3, made a little longer (horizontally) so the (stock) seat could open-close easily. I held a large backpack with almost 60 lbs of stuff inside, but that was propped up (on top of the taillight!) with a sleeping bag rolled up tightly (the other of which was on top of my tank). My [1st] wife and I travelled to Black Hills and central Missouri that way, which taught me that any further distances needed either 1.) proper saddlebags and tank bank and/or 2.) proper luggage rack above the taillight, with extra struts to stop wobbles. I also eventually made my own custom-fitted seat for me and my [current] wife, now been on it since 1982.