Old Sapper's How-To fit a H&B Top Box to a Bellagio
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The drawing is a little short on detail. It does not tell you just how to dissemble the rear end of the machine.
Getting this far involves unbolting both rear sets. Undoing four allen screws under the seat, and four allen
screws under the guard that mount the tail-light/number plate fitting. Only two will be replaced as two are
replaced by the adapter-bow screws.
The first real problem raises its head, the pinch fitting designed to fit into the frame ends is 0.5mm too large
in diameter!
Solved by the use of the bench grinder to grind the four items to a smaller size. Time consuming and dirty.
Then, we are not told to remove the slip-on captive nuts that held the guard in place from under the machine.
This achieved, the bolt holes do not quite align.
The instructions fail to mention that the tail light/numberplate mount is reinstalled at this point, under the
adapter bow.
The electrical fittings easily disconnect and then uniquely re-connect with the exception of the direction
flashers. This is easily solved by choosing the one of the only two connections with red wires to the right
indicator.
Here, it would help if the drawing showed that the tongues of the adapter bow are to point toward the front of
the machine.
Here, loosely fit the rear guard and install the new over-length 6mm bolts in the rear-sets. Also the four
topmost allen screws. The two allen bolts under the guard that effectively join the guard to the tail
light/number plate can be a swine.
Then tighten all bolts according to the red instruction sheet provided.
Here it is discovered that the bolts provided to mount the actual rack are too short to engage the nylon of the
lock nut!!
Fortunately, I had some available that were 5mm longer and used those. M6x16 is just too short, 20mm is
necessary.
Check tensions, refit seat, and done! With the grinding, bolt searching and pondering, about three hours.
Given correct size pinch bolts and 20mm mounting bolts, I’d reckon 2 hours.
