bodge a Givi wing rack on BMW rails?

[Ogmios]

bodgers needed for advice
anyone know of a simple means of fitting a givi wingrack onto BMW pannier rails?
bike is an 1990 R100gs.
4 suitable brackets to clamp a flat plate to the 10mm tube (hmm - say 12mm inc. a bit of rubber to cushion) would do it and make it short, sweet and simple. that way i can swop bracketry with ease when needed.
thought of "galvastrip" (glorified meccano), pipe clamps, dexion. looked in motor factors, Halfords, builders suppliers - also done a lot of googling....
can find nothing that fits (sic!) the bill..
Thanks!
damnit - i had pics to show what i mean.... have to try and post them later.

anyhow - T.I.A!

 

[Ogmios]

self explanatory pics...

the flat alloy bit to the roundy tubey bit...

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

i think you'll need more tape

 

[TheWarlock]

Unless you particularly want to bodge?? I believe Givi do a universal fitting kit that will put the WingRack onto just about any bike. They probably do a specific kit for the 100 GS also, but if not the universal should work.

Of course, not having bought one of these in quite some time, I could be completely out of date

 

[Baldrick]

the flat alloy bit to the roundy tubey bit...

Why not get hold of some "P" clips say 4 for each side and put them round the tubular frame and bolt through the Givi racks

 

[Baldrick]

Why not get hold of some "P" clips say 4 for each side and put them round the tubular frame and bolt through the Givi racks

have a look here; http://www.jcshi-torque.co.uk/pclips.htm

 

[Baldrick]

have a look here; http://www.jcshi-torque.co.uk/pclips.htm

Forget that link (unless you want to buy bags of 25.
try this one: http://www.automec.co.uk/cgi/enter.html?target=ABA_Rubber_lined_P_clips.html:D

 

[Ogmios]

Motomartin,
great help....

Warlock,
am trying to avoid going that way as a "quick detach" type jobby means i can alternate between the tiny BMW panniers and the massive givis er,..... well Quickly
(nothing to do with the fact i'm too tight to spend that much )

Baldrick,
Excellent! - thats exactly what i need - cant find them here (Dublin) - Great Link - Thanks!
my only worry is would they be strong enough?
last thing i want is for e.g. to lose a pannier on a motorway
...knowing my luck it would be Mrs Ogs pannier too ...hence my..."concern"

so.... strong enough / paranoid / just right..... hmmm.
gotta have a think....my brain hurts now....

Thanks to All for the help
~~

 

[cookie]

i can't look

 

[Ogmios]

i can't look

oi!
just coz i have a Guzzi.
just coz i've made the Guzzi look Fugly.
dont mean i plan on doing the same to the GS....... intentionally

 

[Keyframe]

Just measure it up very carefully before you start.

1. Make sure your other half can get her feet comfortably on the pegs with nothing digging-in anywhere.

2. Your bike will be very very wide...

 

[Ogmios]

Keyframe,
yes - Very Good Points.
Thanks for the reminder.

 

[sf23]

Keyframe,
yes - Very Good Points.
Thanks for the reminder.

doesn't matter what you do she'll still find a way to dig something in to you . . . her sharp wit for one

 

[Ogmios]

doesn't matter what you do she'll still find a way to dig something in to you . . . her sharp wit for one

hah!... where'd ya get that repost from?

oh, yeah - yer Mother

~~
Og, faded genes

 

[guzzimag]

There's some useful bits in the givi unversal kit but it's a bit heath robinson. I used some parts out the kit and fabricated a few spacers and stuff myself.

That was for a guzzi too - and yes, made mine fugly as well