[ST] RE: Top Rack, Top Box, Watertightness, and Triumph

["Keith Tynan" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:50:07 -0700
> From: al bailey <acb@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] Top Rack, Top Box, Watertightness, and Triumph
> Touring Screen
> ...
> also - water tightness of the triumph top box? as well
> as the givi (near)equivalent? one of the reasons i'm
> considering a top box is the rainy season is just around
> the corner, and i'll often need to carry a bit more
> than my tankbag can accomodate. i seem to remember a
> thread about leaks around the hinge bolts, and subsequent
> fix? my commute is about a 1/2 hour each way, and it's
> supposed to be a nice wet el-nino winter...
>

Al,

You're right, leaks do sometimes occur, and yes, there has been a thread...


Mine leaks no longer.

What you need is black (preferably) or clear (otherwise) SILICONE (i.e. NOT
bituminous) mastic/caulking, and apply it to all of the numbered points of
picture:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/keith.tynan/gallery/SprintST/top-box.jpg. Also,
while you've got the rubber strip out, put a continuous bead of mastic on
each side of the channel before you replace it.

DO NOT tighten the hinge bolts too much, or the mastic will cause the gasket
to distort. The nuts are nylock, so there shouldn't be a problem with them
coming off.

Regards,
- --
BRG
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http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/keith.tynan
'00 BRG Sprint ST 'Wolfram'


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