Piccies posted. I gently sat on mine (95kg :shock: ) and apart from a litle creaking, there was no problem. But I wouldn't recommend it.....
http://burgmanusa.com/gallery/Burgmupp/IMGP0620
http://burgmanusa.com/gallery/Burgmupp/IMGP0623
The whole thing took about 15-20 minutes, you need a Phillips screwdriver and a 14mm socket driver.
1. Take off the grey rear lower plastic cover (2 x clips).
2. Poke Phillips screwdriver inside to un-do screw that secures long flat bar connected to backrest pad. (On mine this screw was missing....) Fit new supplied lower plastic cover with pre-drilled holes in it.
3. Pull backrest pad off - it's held on by two rubber press-fit grommets (and the bar mentioned above).
4. Unscrew the grey rear upper plastic cover (2 x Phillips self tappers) and fit supplied new upper plastic cover with two holes pre-drilled in it.
5. Remove front backrest cover (2 x large Phillips and 2 x clips) Needs a little easing / bending to clear the rubber underseat gasket while removing, and exposes the seat release mechanism if you want to add a cable for the emergency seat release mod.
6. Offer up new rear carrier into the four holes in the new rear covers.
7. Secure rear carrier with 4 supplied 14mm bolts. Can't remember the torque.
8. Re-fit front backrest cover.
9. Re-fit backrest pad. The instructions tell you to re-secure the long bar by inserting the Phillips from the opposite direction to where you took it out, through the gap next to the seat latch mechanism. This is extremely fiddly, and I didn't bother. The two rubber grommets seem to hold it firmly enough. Please don't nick my backrest pad if you see my bike parked up...
It has four bungy pegs, and feels very secure, it's rigidly bolted to the big cast frame of the back rest and nicely follows the lines of the bike, with a "original equipment" look and feel to it.
Don't know if this should be moved to the Aftermarket and Accessories forum, I'll let Bill decide.
dave