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Photos - Cheap Givi mount/ luggage rack
Written by mrpacrat on 7/4/2011 at 05:49 pm

VERY NICE! I love this!

Yes - you could have done it without the poly board underneath the universal box
mount, but I guarantee that it is a lot more stout with it.

We should start a never-ending thread for "Penny-tech" or as I call them
"Tightwad fixes".

Every great idea breeds another.


--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "docpolycarp" <bjkdig@...> wrote:
>
> I used two 10inch x 1 1/4 inch corner brackets as a luggage rack,
> attached to the passenger backrest posts, to mount a Givi mounting plate
> on my '89 PC800.
>
> I posted photos at
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipcrc/photos/album/1860938244/pic/list
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ipcrc/photos/album/1860938244/pic/list>
> I used the Givi E200 mounting plate for a Honda TransAlp because I liked
> the shape of it, it was cheaper than the Givi E250 Universal Mounting
> Plate and much more heavy duty. I used a cheap polypropylene cutting
> board from Wal-Mart to attach the Givi plate to the corner brackets. If
> I had used the Givi E250 Universal Mounting Plate it could have attached
> directly to the corner braces without any need for the polypropylene
> cutting board.
>
> Given some concerns expressed here on ipcrc about the possible failure
> of the backrest welds given the weight of a Givi case and luggage rack,
> I mounted the rack just above the PC800 duckbill and used part of the
> extra cutting board as a contact point on the PC800 trunk. It just
> barely touches the trunk lid when loaded.
>
> I found the Givi E52 case on Craigslist for $75. The corner supports
> were $9 each, and I used good stainless hardware to assemble everything,
> which added a couple more dollars. The Givi E200 mounting plate was $45.
>
> Brian in Johnstown PA
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