Patent ID: 7011240

Claim:
A rear luggage-carrier device for a motorcycle, in which a rear carrier disposed in the rear of a pillion portion for a tandem rider is supported by a pair of stays secured to left and right rear portions of a vehicle body, said rear carrier comprising a frame member of a substantially U-shape ooening toward a front side of the motorcycle and a connecting member which connects opposite portions of the frame member wherein a backrest is supported on the pair of stays so that it can be turned between an upright position in which it is located above a rear end of the pillion portion to contact from behind the waist of the tandem rider on the pillion portion, and a housed position in which it has been turned rearward from above the rear end of the pillion portion and housed in a space defined by the frame member and the connecting member of the rear carrier so that luggage can be mounted on the backrest, wherein said backrest comprises a pair of supported members opposed to inner surfaces of the stays, the rear carrier is mounted on upper ends of said stays, and locking mechanisms are provided on the pair of supported members and adapted to switch over, from one to another, a locked state in which the backrest is locked in an upright position and a housed position, and a released state in which the locked state is released to permit the turning movement of the backrest between the upright position and the housed position, each of said locking mechanism comprising a locking pin having an operating portion.