So, the Avenger needs a luggage rack...

[LukeM]

...and there's precious little out there for this 1984 Honda Shadow.  So, thinking it over, my wife would probably never ride 2-up with me, and there have been occasions where I need to bring stuff home from a store or whatnot.

So I decided to make one.  Here's how I did it:

1.  Remove the side bars, sissy bar (not the stock model, too tall for my liking), and the passenger seat.

2.  I had a luggage trunk from when I bought my wife her Honda Metropolitan, so all I needed was a framework to bolt it to.  I used aluminum bar stock 1/8" x 3/4", and found to make it 13" x 8" I'd need a 4 foot piece.  I used 2 blocks of wood and a C-clamp to make the bends. I have no welder, so I overlapped the end pieces and added a brace to tie the front of the rack to the seat mounting bolt.  For the rear/sides, I used braces to tie from the turn signal bolts to the side of the rack.  I tied some threaded aluminum rod across the rear connect points, and may add another one near the front.
After everything was tightened down and solid, I mounted the base plate and the trunk.




So far, so good.  I've put 2 gallons of milk in the trunk (almost 20 lbs), and it hasn't wiggled or moved.  It does feel a bit top heavy with stuff in the trunk, but I'll get used to it.

Total cost of the materials was about $30, including hardware to mount the plate.  Not too bad for a homebuilt job.  I can remove the trunk if I need to bungee something bigger to the rack.

I hope this helps.  Let me know what you think.  Yes, I know it's not a CB750, but maybe someone will take this idea and run with it.

Luke M