Top Box swapping

[O.C.]

No not at all Viper....the GIVI plate when bolted to my top plate is solid aided by the substantial 'wings' that come with the mounting plate.

The rattle that I was experiencing was between the top box and the GIVI plate, its now gone courtesy of Plumb Centre 

I just thought ....if you look at thepic I have posted of Gillian my pillion you will see the same size GIVI box on my 2009 bike without the wings....the box still attached ok and stayed in place right across Europe but I remember it was very wobbly.

http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,634.15.html

[viper]

ah, you have the wings, that will defo stiffen everything up.

my point was that the original gtr plastic plate flexed around a lot, adding another plate with a further out centre of gravity made my plate flex even more , that why i made a solid metal one.

your wings( arms ) are the most stable set up you can get , i just didnt want that look and i like nice shiny things 

[O.C.]

ah, you have the wings, that will defo stiffen everything up.

my point was that the original gtr plastic plate flexed around a lot, adding another plate with a further out centre of gravity made my plate flex even more , that why i made a solid metal one.

your wings( arms ) are the most stable set up you can get , i just didnt want that look and i like nice shiny things 

You are absolutely right (of course       )...the wing things make a world of difference, they are however a bit of a bitch to fit, but worth the effort 

[Dive1082]

I had to look at this topic when I read the title "Top Box Swapping"...

I thought is was a new sex hobby for motorcyclists!!! lol 

[SirToU]

Thing is

The GTR fob is easily recognise-able.

I leave it there, cause i'd open my mouth and get into trouble....  :-)

Neil

[Nok12rs]

Sorry to be so naive (could be the manflue getting to me) but, with all the sophisticated electronics which

[Nok12rs]

...cont. from above

..have incorporated and indeed the motorcycle as a whole is a marvel of modern engineering.......So!  Why the £$%^ can't they produce a safe and serviceable rack?

But what do I know( rhet.)

[100milesaway]

...cont. from above

..have incorporated and indeed the motorcycle as a whole is a marvel of modern engineering.......So!  Why the £$%^ can't they produce a safe and serviceable rack?

But what do I know( rhet.)

Mr Nok This subject is a very old chestnut, you ask why the big K cant produce a "safe and serviceable rack". I would suggest that in fact they do. As far as I am aware (and this thread has been done to death) no one has had a rack fail, and no one has had their underclothes scattered across the M1 because the admittedly less than top notch top box supplied as a official accessory has burst its seams, or otherwise malfunctioned. The problem that most have is that the box wobbles about some what, but if like me you care to trust that the manufacturer fits kit that is fit for purpose, and you dont suffer paranoia from reading posts/ threads such as this one, then things will be fine.

[O.C.]

True Geoff,, fitting a larger GIVI box does require some modification, but as you say the standard jobbie is fine

P.S why don't they fit a hugger either.....and whilst we are on the subject those pillion foot pegs are crap