In your message dated: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 22:37:13 MST, The pithy ruminations from Spee-dee-D on <Re: 2003 North American GTS Rally> were: => That sounds like a SCARY way to fasten a trunk onto the GTS. The metal => brace above the tail light is very light weight.
There's a nice mechanical drawing that John Davies created and posted in 1998 that gives the specs for building a bracket to go under the rear-most plastic panel. I don't know if that's the source of his bracket. I've got a copy and could send it out if needed. Mike Coan mounted such a bracket (I don't know if he used the same template) on the bike I bought from him. That bracket ties into the two side mounts (for the stock bags and as passenger hand grips) and gives a solid mount for a Givi top case or other luggage rack. Mark => => GWN => D => => => > -----Original Message----- => > From: GTS-1000 Owners List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf => > Of Rob Chapman => > Sent: November 25, 2002 9:05 PM => > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] => > Subject: Re: 2003 North American GTS Rally => > => > => > Further to Bob's Givi note, I have an E34 top box (Givi), and => > want to fit it => > to the GTS, which already has Krausers. John Davies, a while back, gave a => > plan of a rather flimsy piece of metal which attached to the => > mounting holes => > under the 2 strips of rubber in front of the rear light, onto => > which the top => > box fitted.. => > Has anyone else managed to fit this top box, with Krausers, with a more => > rigid attachment? => > Regards, => > Rob Chapman => > ----- Original Message ----- => > From: "Burton, Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> => > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 8:35 AM => > Subject: Re: 2003 North American GTS Rally => > => > => > > I don't know if there is any of the "stock" Krausers (and mounting kits) => > > left over in Europe or not. I've got the Givi wingrack on mine and have => > > the E360's for side bags and E420 for a top case. They work well and can => > > be easily obtained. Only drawback is the rack is on all the time whether => > > the bags are on or not and you have to remove several pieces of the rack => > > to access the rear side panels. Not too bad once you get use to it. Givi => > > has lots of different bags to choose from and all fit their racks. They => > > also offer a monorack which provides for just a top case. The Krausers => > > require you to drill two large holes in each rear side panel and only => > > come as side bags, no top case, but they are far easier to remove for => > > access to the rear side panels and leave very little bracket on the bike => > > when the bags are removed. => > > => > > Bob B. - Charlotte NC (home of Givi USA) => > > => > > -----Original Message----- => > > From: Greg Branche [ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] => > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] => > > Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:14 PM => > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] => > > Subject: Re: 2003 North American GTS Rally => > > => > > <snip> => > > Does anybody have any suggestions on what, how and where to get some => > > hard luggage? My Eclipse Sportbike soft bags just won't cut it for a => > > week on the road... => > > => > > -- => > > => > > Greg => > > => > > YAMT* = Yet Another "Me Too" :-) => > => > => > --- => > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. => > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). => > Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release Date: 20/11/2002 =>
