Rear top box support

Smogbob said:
Nope by the time you finish fitting everything winter will be here...........;)
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Yeah i was going to fit my new Cymark front crud thingy that arrived today, was going to do that tomorrow however im bloody working so it will have to wait till Sunday. Hopefully the weather will be kind to me and i can get out but im not holding out much hope if the forecast is anything to go by :mad::blagblah:rolleyes:
 
Delboy777 said:
Yeah i was going to fit my new Cymark front crud thingy that arrived today, was going to do that tomorrow however im bloody working so it will have to wait till Sunday. Hopefully the weather will be kind to me and i can get out but im not holding out much hope if the forecast is anything to go by :mad::blagblah:rolleyes:
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You can always watch the tennis...............:yikes:yikes:yikes
 
The Givi 6kg limit is just legal talk, I´ve loaded it with way more than that and a Enduristan L roll bag on top of it doing off road with no problems at all (and I check from time to time to see if it´s still tight.
Consider this: that plate if fit to take topcases from 42l to 58l according to Givi, would you buy a 58l topcase to carry 6kg if that limit was true?
 
Pit said:
The Givi 6kg limit is just legal talk, I´ve loaded it with way more than that and a Enduristan L roll bag on top of it doing off road with no problems at all (and I check from time to time to see if it´s still tight.
Consider this: that plate if fit to take topcases from 42l to 58l according to Givi, would you buy a 58l topcase to carry 6kg if that limit was true?
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Yes i would imagine its Givi covering their backs by setting a low weight. Im more concerned about the bmw “plastic” handle that its mounted to. But if its strong enough for pillion to hold onto if imagine it would be more than up to the job re a topbox.


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Pit said:
The Givi 6kg limit is just legal talk, I´ve loaded it with way more than that and a Enduristan L roll bag on top of it doing off road with no problems at all (and I check from time to time to see if it´s still tight.
Consider this: that plate if fit to take topcases from 42l to 58l according to Givi, would you buy a 58l topcase to carry 6kg if that limit was true?
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I agree with you completely, Pit, and indeed I carry more than 6kg in my 52l case. My concern is what happens if I have an accident and my insurance finds out that, according to Givi, I've "overloaded" the rack. We all know they look for any excuse not to pay out!
 
Yes, you´re right of course (although I doubt the insurance went all the way up to weighting the content of the topcase) but you have to admit that (legally) limiting a 58l topcase to 6kg is beyound ridiculous
 
Pit said:
Yes, you´re right of course (although I doubt the insurance went all the way up to weighting the content of the topcase) but you have to admit that (legally) limiting a 58l topcase to 6kg is beyound ridiculous
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Well I only worry about the topcase being a tad heavy, as it does affect the rear end a little, if going at speed, solo, otherwise with a pillion on makes no difference, as cannot ride at speed, and have yet to see an insurance expert ask for the bike to be weighed..........;)
 
Absolute bastard to fit - instructions did say give it some force. once fitted the holes were out by a couple of mm. Tried to remove and it jammed and started damaging the plastic. had to resort to a angle grinder to remove as was concerned the BMW plastic would be damaged. Not convinced the correct part sent. Have emailed them yesterday but so far radio silence.

Obviously cannot send it back now I had to damage to remove.

Worse case scenario i can modify to offer additional support...
 
malcopopolo said:
Absolute bastard to fit - instructions did say give it some force. once fitted the holes were out by a couple of mm. Tried to remove and it jammed and started damaging the plastic. had to resort to a angle grinder to remove as was concerned the BMW plastic would be damaged. Not convinced the correct part sent. Have emailed them yesterday but so far radio silence.

Obviously cannot send it back now I had to damage to remove.

Worse case scenario i can modify to offer additional support...
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Did you see post number 12, not sure if it would have helped...
 
Looking at SW motech pictures in particular the larger wider apart holes... the plastic it slides under on SW is about 6mm thinner. also the rack has the bmw emblem stuck on.

Mine is the moulded BMW logo and the plastis is thicker in the same place...

I will ring them Monday.
 
if you look at the pic where i drawn an arrow the plastic around the hole is 10 mm thick

the picture in the instructions and on their website shows it to be around 4mm.
 

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malcopopolo said:
if you look at the pic where i drawn an arrow the plastic around the hole is 10 mm thick

the picture in the instructions and on their website shows it to be around 4mm.
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Could it be that the 10mm plastic is a vario mounting plate, whereas the 4mm is the normal infill panel?. Not sure which you have on your bike..?

The vario plates are substantially thicker than the normal plastic infill to carry the weight of the vario box. The standard infill is cosmetic and there as a means of connecting the grabrail to the rear subframe.
 
steadysteve said:
Could it be that the 10mm plastic is a vario mounting plate, whereas the 4mm is the normal infill panel?. Not sure which you have on your bike..?

The vario plates are substantially thicker than the normal plastic infill to carry the weight of the vario box. The standard infill is cosmetic and there as a means of connecting the grabrail to the rear subframe.
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you may have a point. I have the vario infill...
 
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