Suzi now has a big arse!
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Suzi now has a big arse!
madmax Sun 15 Dec 2013, 12:08 pm
My V35 panniers turned up on Friday so of course I had to fit them immediately.
Of course not everything goes as planned when you've already modified your bike. Givi make great stuff, but of course its all designed to fit the stock bike.
Mine has the R+G tail tidy on it so I had some extra challenges getting the licence plate light to fit.
The R+G licence pate light is a tiny led unit and normally looks neater than the factory one.
Unfortunately it has to very small threads sticking out of it that couldn't possibly be used to attach the Givi indicator bracket.
With some minor unseen modifications I managed to refit the OEM light instead. This of course covers the holes in the bracket where as the R+G one wouldn't have.
The other problem is of course the aftermarket exhaust, in my case a Staintune
I think there is enough clearance, what do you think?
The black panels will be painted blue to match the topbox as soon as my neighbour has the time to do it for me.
One other thing I found was the panniers came with an extra lock barrel so you can have the topbox on the same key.
I didn't know this was going to be the case so I ordered a 3 lock barrel set, which of course I no longer need
Of course not everything goes as planned when you've already modified your bike. Givi make great stuff, but of course its all designed to fit the stock bike.
Mine has the R+G tail tidy on it so I had some extra challenges getting the licence plate light to fit.
The R+G licence pate light is a tiny led unit and normally looks neater than the factory one.
Unfortunately it has to very small threads sticking out of it that couldn't possibly be used to attach the Givi indicator bracket.
With some minor unseen modifications I managed to refit the OEM light instead. This of course covers the holes in the bracket where as the R+G one wouldn't have.
The other problem is of course the aftermarket exhaust, in my case a Staintune
I think there is enough clearance, what do you think?
The black panels will be painted blue to match the topbox as soon as my neighbour has the time to do it for me.
One other thing I found was the panniers came with an extra lock barrel so you can have the topbox on the same key.
I didn't know this was going to be the case so I ordered a 3 lock barrel set, which of course I no longer need
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paul Sun 15 Dec 2013, 1:20 pm
Looks neat mate ................the exhaust should be fine , it seems to be when the gasses are pointing at it there are problems . 
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madmax Sun 15 Dec 2013, 3:04 pm
paul wrote:Looks neat mate ................the exhaust should be fine , it seems to be when the gasses are pointing at it there are problems .
That's what I was thinking
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barry_mcki Sun 15 Dec 2013, 3:06 pm
madmax wrote:One other thing I found was the panniers came with an extra lock barrel so you can have the topbox on the same key.
I didn't know this was going to be the case so I ordered a 3 lock barrel set, which of course I no longer need
Yep - did the same thing, luckily they weren't that expensive, ended up giving the spare set away.
I think you have even more clearance than my Yoshi and V35's, no problems with mine, but if you're worried there's been a couple of recent posts on here on how to move the exhaust down.
And no my dear, your bum doesn't look big in that....
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madmax Sun 15 Dec 2013, 3:13 pm
barry_mcki wrote:madmax wrote:One other thing I found was the panniers came with an extra lock barrel so you can have the topbox on the same key.
I didn't know this was going to be the case so I ordered a 3 lock barrel set, which of course I no longer need
Yep - did the same thing, luckily they weren't that expensive, ended up giving the spare set away.
I think you have even more clearance than my Yoshi and V35's, no problems with mine, but if you're worried there's been a couple of recent posts on here on how to move the exhaust down.
And no my dear, your bum doesn't look big in that....
€24 = about $40 I've asked the seller if he'll take it back as a return. If not I'll try and sell it myself.
I did manage to get a few more mm clearance by loosing of the can and pushing down on it while I tightened it up.
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2wheelsagain Sun 15 Dec 2013, 4:01 pm
Looks good mate.
I cant believe you live next door to a caravan after your SBA trip
I cant believe you live next door to a caravan after your SBA trip
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madmax Sun 15 Dec 2013, 4:04 pm
2wheelsagain wrote:Looks good mate.
I cant believe you live next door to a caravan after your SBA trip
Yeah that one hasn't caused me any trouble so I thinking of borrowing it for Drake
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paul Sun 15 Dec 2013, 5:11 pm
You'd better hope SuziSuzuki doesn't read your post title 
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TropoBone Sun 15 Dec 2013, 5:37 pm
Looks good.
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SuzySuzuki Mon 16 Dec 2013, 1:48 pm
paul wrote:You'd better hope SuziSuzuki doesn't read your post title
Too late
WTF??? What do you mean I NOW have a big arse? Ive had one for quite some time now .....
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Cal Mon 16 Dec 2013, 3:12 pm
Madmax, if your interested in off loading the spare barrel set. I am happy to buy them from you, let me know. Looks great by the way!
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madmax Mon 16 Dec 2013, 3:37 pm
Cal wrote:Madmax, if your interested in off loading the spare barrel set. I am happy to buy them from you, let me know. Looks great by the way!
Well I haven't heard from the seller so more than happy to sell it to you.
You need to be sure you have this style key
The kit is not compatible with the older red key system
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madmax Mon 16 Dec 2013, 3:39 pm
SuzySuzuki wrote:paul wrote:You'd better hope SuziSuzuki doesn't read your post title
Too late
WTF??? What do you mean I NOW have a big arse? Ive had one for quite some time now .....
Well now I know your not really Suzi
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Cal Mon 16 Dec 2013, 4:51 pm
madmax wrote:Cal wrote:Madmax, if your interested in off loading the spare barrel set. I am happy to buy them from you, let me know. Looks great by the way!
Well I haven't heard from the seller so more than happy to sell it to you.
You need to be sure you have this style key
The kit is not compatible with the older red key system
Crap, that's me done then! I have the red keys!
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madmax Mon 16 Dec 2013, 6:14 pm
Cal wrote:madmax wrote:Cal wrote:Madmax, if your interested in off loading the spare barrel set. I am happy to buy them from you, let me know. Looks great by the way!
Well I haven't heard from the seller so more than happy to sell it to you.
You need to be sure you have this style key
The kit is not compatible with the older red key system
Crap, that's me done then! I have the red keys!
Well that's a bugger.
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madmax Mon 16 Dec 2013, 7:01 pm
Just got a reply from the seller regarding the extra lock barrels and keys
Hello dear Bryan,
MANY THANKS for your update and, I'm glad that delivery had no problems, concerning the GIVI SL103, if you want, you can send me back and, I will refund you the money you paid, there is no problem...
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Hello dear Bryan,
MANY THANKS for your update and, I'm glad that delivery had no problems, concerning the GIVI SL103, if you want, you can send me back and, I will refund you the money you paid, there is no problem...
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I can't praise these guys enough, best service from any retailer ever!
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2wheelsagain Mon 16 Dec 2013, 8:05 pm
Bricks and mortar retailers could learn a few tips from online sellers.madmax wrote:Just got a reply from the seller regarding the extra lock barrels and keys
Hello dear Bryan,
MANY THANKS for your update and, I'm glad that delivery had no problems, concerning the GIVI SL103, if you want, you can send me back and, I will refund you the money you paid, there is no problem...
Kindest regards
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I can't praise these guys enough, best service from any retailer ever!
That's customer service that you'll go back for.
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madmax Mon 16 Dec 2013, 8:24 pm
2wheelsagain wrote:Bricks and mortar retailers could learn a few tips from online sellers.madmax wrote:Just got a reply from the seller regarding the extra lock barrels and keys
Hello dear Bryan,
MANY THANKS for your update and, I'm glad that delivery had no problems, concerning the GIVI SL103, if you want, you can send me back and, I will refund you the money you paid, there is no problem...
Kindest regards
Andrea - PIQuonline
I can't praise these guys enough, best service from any retailer ever!
That's customer service that you'll go back for.
I did, they are the same people I got the topbox from. When the time came to buy the panniers I went straight back to them, didn't even shop around.
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Cal Mon 16 Dec 2013, 9:11 pm
Sounds like great service! By the way, I don't see a problem with your pipe and the pannier. I have a Yoshi pipe that is shorter (not by much) and have done a few long trips with no exhaust heat issues. I had a short Yoshi on prior to the one I have now and made a shield for it because I was worried about melting the pannier as others have done.
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TropoBone Tue 17 Dec 2013, 1:04 am
Don't worry about the heat from your Staintune pipe.
I've got Kappa K33 mounted using the same PLX-529 Givi kit that carries your V35's.
Nearest part of exhaust is the top rear of my Staintune.
25mm clearance on mine.
No heat shield.
No heat damage at all after nearly one year on the bike (7,000km mixed commute/touring).
Not the best photos, but check out the clearance at the narrowest point, and the condition of the pannier, including the little 'foot' which is closest to the Staintune... no dramas
I've got Kappa K33 mounted using the same PLX-529 Givi kit that carries your V35's.
Nearest part of exhaust is the top rear of my Staintune.
25mm clearance on mine.
No heat shield.
No heat damage at all after nearly one year on the bike (7,000km mixed commute/touring).
Not the best photos, but check out the clearance at the narrowest point, and the condition of the pannier, including the little 'foot' which is closest to the Staintune... no dramas
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madmax Tue 17 Dec 2013, 7:03 am
Looks about the same as mine. thanks for the good news
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kewwig Thu 30 Jan 2014, 7:31 pm
Nice. The coloured covers look great. I use an LED taillight that has a clear window on the bottom to illuminate a plate. The OEM one is blacked out. That may be worth looking at
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Boatz Thu 30 Jan 2014, 7:42 pm
Madmax, You'll even have room for the kitchen sink for the Drake ride.
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stu Thu 30 Jan 2014, 8:55 pm
my arse is way fatter than yours.
Picked up the 41L boxes from Jim this arvo.
BIG.
Risked riding Brown mountain corners tight.... even though they are big they are still a decent height so no chance of me hitting the ground with them
Love it.
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