Re: [ST] Givi VS Triumph VS...

[Nicolas Nowak <nnowak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have another alternative to Triumph or Givi luggage.  I just finished 
mounting a set of Hepco and Becker sidecases to my RS last weekend.  I've 
just put on a few miles since then, but I am thoroughly impressed.  Quality 
is equal to or better than the other options, and I think the shape and 
style complements the RS nicely.  I used a set of 40 liter "Junior" bags 
and I custom built the rack myself.  I was on a budget, so all of the 
pieces were purchased off Ebay.  The cases were actually off of Ebay's 
German website (www.ebay.de)  For the less adventurous, all of the mounting 
hardware and cases can be purchased new.  I found this website in Germany 
that has the whole kit and cases for about 500 
euros.  http://www.tm-accessories.de/modelle/sprint_rs/index_sprint_rs.html 
  (scroll down to Hepco & Becker Kofferträger) I think shipping would only 
add about 10% to this cost.

For those that aren't familiar with Hepco and Becker (www.hepco-becker.de), 
they are a small german company that makes the factory hard cases for Moto 
Guzzi.  The bags use the same mounts as the older BMW cases that were made 
by Krauser of Germany.

The usual disclaimers apply: I have no affiliation with Hepco and Becker, I 
just think they make a great product.

Nick
'00 Yellow RS in Minnesota

p.s. The motorcycle section on Ebay's German website is huge in comparison 
to the paltry listings here in the USA.  There is a separate section just 
for hard side cases with almost 200 listings.




>Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 21:03:50 -0500
>From: George <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [ST] Givi VS Triumph
>
>Has anybody had experiences with both Givi & Triumph top boxes?  If so, can
>you give your pros and cons for each?  I'm doing a tour around Lake
>Superior in July and am thinking of adding a top box.
>
>Thanks!
>
>George
>
>'02 Sprint ST
>'98 Shadow  ACE1100
>'95 FZR1000
>'88 Hawk GT


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