Budget top box suggestions for 2004 650?

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Francley40
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Budget top box suggestions for 2004 650?

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Apologies, Muppets, coz I’m sure this question must’ve been asked before…

I’d like to put a decent sized top box on my 2004 Burgman 650 but I don’t want to pay the kind of money that Suzuki/Givi/Shad et al are asking.

I’m too stingy to pay Shad/Givi prices, for mount/plate/box and wondered if anyone can suggest a (much) cheaper solution, please?

Thanks.
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Post by gn2 »

CMPO have a sale on, boxes from £17 also look on Amazon, plenty bargains on there.

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Post by Deleted User 4154 »

There's loads of cheap Givi clones on eBay & Amazon and they're fine*, except for when you ride over a bump and the box flies off its mount *cough* PIKEY *cough* :lol:

Get one by all means - I would if I needed another one - but I'd put a long bolt & wingnut through the mount and bottom of the box before actually using it.

*the box in question bounced along the road for some distance before coming to rest intact, mercifully having not distributed Julian's underpants all over the road.

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Post by dogwheel »

I have Givi Boxes on my Burgman and my Honda CB250RS, because in the past I have bought cheaper boxes that have jumped off on a bumpy road, totally trashed on both occasions, and I was lucky no other traffic was about at the time, or I could have been in all sorts of trouble for having an "unsafe load".
I did not like paying Givi prices, but ----------------------
I bet one turns up on Ebay or one of the forums for you,
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Post by Waldorf »

Another consideration is that if you buy an expensive box (Givi, Shad) it will last and can be transferred from bike to bike should you want to change , upgrade or whatever.
I did that from X9 to Silverwing.
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Francley40
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Post by Francley40 »

Thanks you Gents,
I can see an eBay top box fitted to a home brewed rack coming on....
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Post by SOOTYGULL »

Last year I bought a Ryde 32l Motorcycle Helmet Top Box from Amazon for about £35.

I wanted a small box that suited the size of my scooter but I think they do large ones as well.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B ... detailpage

I wondered whether the Universal Mounting Plate that came with it would fit my rack but yes it did :D

It clips on and off the mounting plate quite easily AND it seems to me securely ... I have been over quite a few bumpy roads and it has not fallen off.

I would say that although the lids locks securely enough it is a bit fiddly to line things up.

In my book it is well worth the money, oh yes and it looks smart.
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Post by Jorgem »

Hey! Have you found one yet? I've got a new one never fitted and then I changed the bike and don't need it anymore. It's a generic one and should fit any standard rack. Let me know...

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