*That looks pretty nice for a DIY design. I'm impressed! * On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
> I found where that hawkrack geocities page had been archived a while back. > http://www.oocities.com/willitech.geo/motor/hawkrack.htm > I also saved all the pics to my harddrive at home in case this one gets > taken down as well. Maybe someday I'll attempt making this thing. If someone > were crafty enough with metal they could probably modify this to include a > backrest I suppose. > > -Kyle > > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:13 PM, sfox618 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is a post for a luggage rack, not the backrest. However, my 750 >> rack has the backrest cut off with the holes plugged with simple >> chromed things you can get at any hardware store. I then have a Givi >> box with a pad for the rider that works better than the stock backrest >> - it gives my rider 3 to 4 more inches of clearance which is more >> comfortable for both of us. >> >> I was thinking about trying taking the plans from the older post and >> modifying them to include mounts for hard saddle bags. The old post >> had a geocities website (http://www.geocities.com/willitech.geo/motor/ >> hawkrack.htm<http://www.geocities.com/willitech.geo/motor/%0Ahawkrack.htm>) >> that no longer works. >> >> You can see what was done to a hondaline rick on this eBay post: >> >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1992-Honda-Nighthawk-750-Ready-Ride-Cross-Country-/330474345755?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item4cf1ce551b >> >> I'll try to upload close-up pictures from my rack in the next day or >> two. Mine is in the shop right now. >> >> Sean >> >> On Sep 20, 10:06 am, [email protected] wrote: >> > Hello my fellow nighthawk lovers. Has anyone modified a backrest for >> another bike to fit a 84-86 700s? As we all know the original ones are going >> for the same rate as gold. Please give me any imput you may have. Thanks >> > Giles >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- * * * * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
