Thank You! CRocker and eliven315 I will look at both of those!
I once bought a new front fender for the 11 and was surprised at crazy high shipping. I can't remember the details except that the shipping price was as much as the fender itself, (or worse). I managed a reasonable shipping cost and never concidered doing that again... till this bike. I haven't seen anyone talking about buying new plastics (here) I have some racing buddies that talk about it all the time... but that's racing I guess?
I also need a really great backrest for this bike (and trunk?) I'm guessing it's fairly common knowledge BUT the "knowledge" on this forum is superior and (probably) not as motivated by the "sale" then it is by the "truth". It's very important because I'm trying to get my wife to join me on the bike more (and SHE's the one that actually picked this bike out!!, long story) but she doesn't want to ride without one and I refuse to buy a "G wing" for a back rest LOL! (as if) and I'd own a C14 WAY, WAY before I'd ever consider a Wing. (no offence Honda...I owned 3 of you)
I like this trunk, 'cuz it has LEDs. I'm sure that others will have a bunch of recommendations...
http://www.mutazu.com/products.php?cat_id=2&menu=DB%20Trunk%20Series&product_id=21&s=prod.phpThe key latch on this trunk isn't the most secure thing in the world, but it get's the job done. I'd suggest that anything valuable probably should probably be stored in your sidebags, as those are a bit more difficult to break into. That being said, my trunk has survived a few tipovers now.
If you like this one, I'd recommend scanning Ebay for it (it is sold under a couple of brand names), as you'll probably find a better deal there. It comes in at least two sizes, you'll want the larger one.
I hear a lot of guys here talking about Givi as well. The Givi's look a little more solid construction wise.
I used some square tubular steel to build a mount to attach the trunk to the case, using the plastic luggage rack bolt holes to mount it (those bolt to the frame). The thread in the C-10 Accessories has a similar suggestion to what I did. His is prettier, mine is just functional...
I've attached a couple of pics showing how this trunk looks. I chose to mount it level 'cuz I like it that way, others have suggested angling it forward, to match the angle of the sidebags.