Topboxes.....WTF?

[Stephanos]

Rucksacks are the work of the devil, hot and uncomfortable, whereas a topbox is a brilliant bit of kit.

Panniers, never used them.

Gotta agree with the Rucksack been the work off the Devil,gotta Mate who came off wearing a rucksack,broke his back cos he had a tin off Pea & ham in it

 

[earthmover]

I hope lots of people reply to this thread given specific personal details as to why a topbox is useful to them. It'll make great reading.

Not.

God help me

Perhaps you'll know not to read this thread any more then.

I only put the top box on for Denise, stops her falling off the back when she has a snooze.
Prefer panniers myself.
Mark

 

[Toad]

Basing your decision on purely asthetic reasons would display a severe shallowness of personality.

If form over function is your thing then get something that looks sexy.

If function over form is your thing then get something that suits your needs.

Why let the superficial opinions of others sway your judgement?

 

[cookie]

Call me shallow then, cos I think they are hideous, especially those horrible fucking givi things that look like spaceships only bigger.

Having said that, I do normally have the little ali GSA box fitted, cos it's so damn useful.

 

[Bryn]

feck me they are ugly -Whether it's a plastic Givi type or your trendy Adv clone alloy one, thye are butt ugly and all your stuff gets jangled about in one

Got my new ( to me ) H&B loaded up ... so you'll get the chance to admire it in a couple of days

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Basing your decision on purely asthetic reasons would display a severe shallowness of personality.

If form over function is your thing then get something that looks sexy.

If function over form is your thing then get something that suits your needs.

Why let the superficial opinions of others sway your judgement?

I'll remember that, the next time I look at your bike

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Got my new ( to me ) H&B loaded up ... so you'll get the chance to admire it in a couple of days

You'll probably see mine too

Last time I did Garmisch & the Dolomites solo, this was my kit - 2 panniers and a rack bag..................why do I need more now



It's a fecking mystery

 

[Bryn]

You'll probably see mine too

Is you garage damp? You've got mould growing on your handlebars

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Is you garage damp? You've got mould growing on your handlebars

I'll switch the dehumidifier on tonight

 

[Packer]

Now lets see, where is the most unsuitable place to carry weight on a motorcycle?

Uuuummmm, are yes, that would be as high as possible and as far back as possible to exacerbate any flex in the rear frame.

Fantastic! Lets create a box that can fit there and play havoc with the handling of a bike.

Better still if we bolt a rack on the back of the flexible sub fame and then put an extender on it to move the weight even further back we can exaggerate the entire effect. Hell, we may even get to sell a few more bikes as result of this.

 

[franco]

You'll probably see mine too

Think I prefer the brown R-KIVE one.....

 

[DavidHale]

Think I prefer the brown R-KIVE one.....

Mines the best looking one

 

[Mr K]

I quite fancy those Volvo R60s...

 

[Toad]

I'll remember that, the next time I look at your bike

I'm not even paddling pool deep