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Cheapskate luggage

Discussion in 'XJ Modifications' started by Dave in Ireland, Aug 21, 2015.

  1. Dave in Ireland

    Dave in Ireland Well-Known Member

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    My XJ900 came with a Givi rack fitted, but no way in hell was I going to pay Givi prices for their plastic boxes, good as they are.
    I swapped over a Givi-clone box from the GS, and it fitted the top rack with a little mod here and there, but that left the side racks to fill. Standard side boxes from Givi and all their clones are far too wide for my taste and I prefer to keep the bike narrow, so this is what I did...
    I molished up a mount for a dimpled alloy suitcase, to match it to the Givi side rack mount. Found the perfect mounting plate material in the form of some engineering plastic from a local stockholder.

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    The tongue of the Givi bracket pokes through the mount plate and the case, and is secured by a spring snap-ring pin inside. Anybody trying to nick this will have to destroy it to get it off.
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    The width of the case is perfect - exactly the same as the tip of the bar.
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    Hammer for scale :)

    Oh, and the 'engineering plastic' found in the kitchen place was a chopping board of 8mm thick HDPE...
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    One down; one to go, and I might make others up for at least one other bike. For this one, I need to find another dimpled case, as it's very tough construction, whereas the normal mainstream ally cases are composite (ally sheathed plywood) and not all that weatherproof.
     
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    Polock Well-Known Member

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    put some little chains on the lid so the hinges don't get sprung when you open it.
    nice job
     
    Polock, Aug 21, 2015
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  3. Dave in Ireland

    Dave in Ireland Well-Known Member

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    Oh yes, good spot.
    There were probably some restrainers there, at some time. Whoever gutted the foam out got rid of them.
    I think I've found a suitable matching (nearly) case for the other side, so will pick that up next week, with any luck.
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    If you ever want waterproof you can adapt a Pelican, Seahorse, or other similar case in basically the same way.
     
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    Dave in Ireland Well-Known Member

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    Pelican cases here are nearly the same price as Givi boxes, which is why I used what I had available. Even used Pelican cases fetch stupid money, because everybody thinks they want to bulid a RTW with Joe bike.
    It's not an Adventure Luggage solution, but purely for picking stuff up with - like weekly shopping trip etc.
    As it turns out the other box I have in sight for a close match to the first, is an ex-military case that contained a bit of comms kit, so is cheap.
     
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    Dave in Ireland, Aug 22, 2015
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