I finally bought a luggage rack and a large trunk from JC Whitney for my S40. I have been needing lockable storage, and this seemed the least expensive way of getting it done. I looked at the Leatherlyke bags, but just couldn't go the cost. This setup cost me about $170 for the rack and trunk, and about $20 for some cutoff tools because  . . . the trunk wouldn't fit behind the stock sissy bar. The bar angled back too much and I was left with only about 1 1/2 inches to mount the trunk plate.

Here is the bike with the case mounted:


Here is the plate with the cut off sissy bar:


Here is the trunk from the front with the seat re-mounted:


Cutting off the sissy bar was a bit of an adventure, as it's solid chrome steel, about 5/8 inch square. I should have cut it lower, and I probably will trim it down after I get some more cutoff disks. I went through several getting to this point.

The trunk removes with the key, and I may drill it and put in some bolts to back up the latch. It will be holding my laptop, after all. I don't plan to remove it often.

Here's the link to the trunk:
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10111/s-10101/p-100000346517/...

I got the luggage rack from Oneida Suzuki.

Ditto with my 15 inch DELL.
But if I put it in horizontally it sort of does, I did it last week.
I might get a new one next year, once the warranty expires. A 14 inch!!! lol!

SavageWahine wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

I haven't actually been able to ride it yet.  :'( Too busy yesterday after getting the thing put on. Maybe today.

ratdog472 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:


I have the backrest pad AND the top of the bar.

I rode to work today with my laptop in the case. No noticeable difference in the ride. I'm going to have to watch the luggage rack for signs of fatigue - there is a lot of leverage there.

One day I'll remove my sissy bar and replace it with a similar sized bar only bent forward over the pillion.  And bolt on a similar case.

I'll post a picture when I get a chance. I actually had to move the case a little further back last night. It was rubbing against the stubs of the sissy bar. That's a temporary solution. I'm going to have to cut the bar off even with the top of the luggage rack so I can move the case a little further forward.

When I started to cut I was working under the mistaken assumption that the bar was square tubing, and I wanted to cut in so that I could re-mount it later using a smaller piece of tubing on the inside. Wrong-O! That puppy was solid. But I'd already started the cuts, and I was running out of cutting disks. I'll trim it further this week.

I did not know there was another grab rail, or I would have looked for one.

Live and learn.

Dan,

Your trunk setup is similar to mine, except that I have a smaller, cheaper-looking trunk.  The trunk turns this bike into a really good errand-runner.  This is important to me as I do not own a cage of any type.

A word of caution, however.  The Suzuki luggage rack is not the best quality.  I've had welds bust on mine.  I'm currently using a couple of U-bolts to keep it fastened to the bike on the port side.

I'd keep an eye on it, for sure!