Bandit 1200S side racks, Shad

On my previous Bandit, I had installed a full Givi setup with Wingrack and hard luggage. On this Bandit, thus far, I was able to get away with some inexpensive soft side bags. However, I never cared for the way the bags rested against the rear fairing, and putting any weight in them made the bags move around a lot.

After researching several side racks options, I decided on the Shad rear rack, knowing full well I would not be buying the Shad cases. All I wanted the racks for was to provide some support and attachment points for the various soft luggage systems I already own.

The Shad racks are probably the slimmest, least obstructive racks I had seen to date. The came with an extended arm for rear turn signals (and the signals themselves), which I did not care for, as they made the bike look weird, by stretching way beyond the frame. I cut these off with a saw, filed and painted the welds, and installed the racks.

This, of course, presented a problem as the racks interfered with the stock turn signals I wanted to keep. All I had to do was to make two hole lower on the rear fender, and relocate my turn signals down, using the stock hardware. A few minutes with a Dremmel took care of that.

 Here are the racks installed, both sides: