As any of you who travel know, there is (at least at this time) no rack system available from any manufacturer that will allow 'normal', hard-shell, plastic luggage to be fitted to the CB1R. This is, in my view, a shame. The bike is easily capable of long tours, and is much more sporty than many/most of the alternatives. And hard luggage gives security and weather-proofness that cannot be matched by any soft pannier set. I got converted years ago, and I won't go back.There is an option: built it yourself (or, more correctly for me, have someone with the skills and equipment build it). What is necessary is the Givi TE1101 rack for the CB1R; the necessary mounting hardware (either the separate TE1101 Kit, or the Givi 266FZ rack); and a 'donor' rack, from which to pirate the hoop-frame with the fittings which will carry the hard luggage (Monokey E-21, for me).The 'build' consists of cutting the 'arms' off the donor rack and buffing off the paint where the welds will go; similarly buffing clean the areas to be welded on the TE1101; welding the two together; and finally grinding, buffing, cleaning, and painting. The rack is not difficult to position vertically or in angle, as the 'rails' fall together naturally, but the fore-and-aft positioning is a bit delicate, to clear the OEM turn indicators (if they're still on the bike) while retaining enough space for a passenger to get their feet onto the rear pegs.I had my local shop do the job. I got the DL rack for $99 (cheap)! There were 3 1/2 hours of labour involved, which was more than I expected, but the prep, the cleanup, and the painting all take time to do well. This cost me $275. Total cost, essentially $400. This is not cheap, but the alternative Easy-Lock panniers go for about $325 in North America and (while looking more modern) don't come close to being waterproof, and have perimeter zipper closures that sooner or later WILL fail (at least, given the amount of use I put my luggage to, they'll fail for me).Here are some photos of the job and the set-up:The DL hoop welded over top of the TE11001 rack. The DL rack is a likely donor, since V-Stroms are common, so the racks are plentiful and can be cheap. Note that there is ONE possible hang-up. One of the 'lugs' onto which the bottom of the panniers fit screws into the frame normally, but the other is designed to screw into the cross-arm, which is not used. It's easy to attach with a nylock nut, provided you don't block access to the hole when welding the two together. See the bottom right corner in the photo...Side view, with Kappa E-21 side casesOblique view, with Kappa E-21 casesFrom the front, above: nice and narrow!From the rear - yes, these pants DO make my bum look fat!Fully fitted out, complete with Shad SH40 Cargo topbox at rear seat position (on Shad sport-plate).I can go anywhere and do anything (suitable for this bike) with this set-up, except camping. For that I'd need to re-fit the 266FZ sidearms, put the topbox on way out back, and load the camping gear in a big dufflebag at the rear seat. But I'm no longer young and I like my comforts, so it's pretty much only motels for me these days...Fyi, for those concerned about turn indictor fit, because the 'donor' rack fits outside the TE1101, there's a minimum of 16" clearance from inner face to inner face of the panniers at the very rear, with more like 17" midway.Don