Photos - Cheap Givi mount/ luggage rackWritten by akienm on 9/23/2011 at 03:04 pm*shrug* no worries. I knew I was running a risk, and like I said, I found I
liked the trim of the bike better without it anyway. Fortunately, I had a
bungee net in the trunk, and could just tie it to the pillion when it
happened.
I've also placed an order with the Ukrainian place.
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Akien MacIain
Epiphanies before our very eyes!
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 6:25 PM, docpolycarp <
bjkdig@...> wrote:
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> Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that. (Some posters said that was a risk
> after I posted my description of the rack.)
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> Its been 2 1/2 months for mine, and almost a thousand miles of riding, but
> mine rests on the duckbill of the rear trunk, so its not really supporting
> the weight of the Givi.
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> Regardless, I'm going to order the Ukrainian rack from the recent thread at
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http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ipcrc/message/108018 and retire my
> home made version, out of an abundance of caution. Their website is
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http://www.mmotoparts.com/en/product/Rear%20Rack%20reinforced_for_honda_pc800_pa\
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> Brian in PA
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ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, Akien MacIain <akienm@...> wrote:
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> > Been away from the list for a while, but wanted to report on this...
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> > I did this mod, exactly as suggested. Took about 2 weeks for it to break
> off
> > the backrest.
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> > Fortunately, I've found I actually like it better without the backrest.
> :)
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> > I'll have to keep looking or keep hoping that Jim eventually gets that
> small
> > run done! :)
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> > Akien MacIain
> > Epiphanies before our very eyes!
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