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GIVI luggage addition

Started by aviationfred, January 10, 2018, 11:06:03 PM

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aviationfred

I had a set of Hepco & Becker luggage on my '89 for a few years. I missed the convenience of having that on my current FJ. A fellow FJ owner in England had a spare GIVI Wingrack and bags available. Shipping across the pond was reasonable, so I pulled the trigger and amazingly, 3 days later they arrived. A Wingrack2, a pair of E36 side cases, an E50 Maxia, a fin style wind screen, and a black Bagster tank bra. I am thinking of painting the lid of the top box the light brown to match the bike and replace the red stripe on the side cases with a teal stripe.


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

aviationfred

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**for some reason, I kept getting a "file too large" message when trying to upload the photos of the bike. The solution was to upload them from my phone to Sport-Touring.net, then move them here**....  :pardon: :pardon:






I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

andyoutandabout

Givi is great is it not Fred?
I've had much use out of mine.
As you know, mine are just plastic, but remember the guy with the painted lids at last years Ouray rally? His set up looked really nice.
Andy
life without a bike is just life

aviationfred

I am actually contemplating putting the saddle bags up for sale and getting a new set of Kappa K40 saddle bags.


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

Steve_in_Florida

Moditis, Fred?

Your set-up looks really nice.

Time to do some travelin'...

Steve
`90 FJ-1200
`92 FJ-1200

IBA # 54823

aviationfred

The top box lid was a bit weathered and looked bad. Painted looks much better. The red stripe will be replaced along with the GIVI badges

Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

X-Ray

Looks superb as usual Fred  :good2:   I really have to give my Givis a makeover, they are looking a little weathered and sad.
'94 FJ1200 Wet Pale Brown
'93 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver
'84 FJ1100 Red/White

'91 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver ( Now Sold)
'92 FJ1200 Project/Resto Dark Violet/Silver (Now Sold)






For photos of my rear wheel swap, heres the link  https://www.flickr.com/gp/150032671@N02/62k3KZ

movenon

Fred, those bags are big  :)
Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

movenon

Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

aviationfred

Quote from: movenon on January 24, 2018, 11:40:14 PM
Fred, those bags are big  :)


I like the Kappa K40's that you have. I have thought about putting the E36's up for sale and getting the Kappa set.


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

timleslie1957

I used those horns on a Magna I had last year.  Do you have them on both port and starboard?  I think it is a good look.
Tim Leslie
"A bike and curvy roads ... priceless."

aviationfred

Admore makes a light set for my E50 top box. https://admorelighting.com/product/e50-top-case-led-kit-ts/

I decided to make my own light kit. I used 8 six inch long LED strips. Each Red lens has 4 channels, perfect for the light strips. The box also came with two single LED spot lights mounted in the bottom section.

The light on in the photo are the tail lights. There is a strip above and below, plus the 2 spots that are the brake lights. The upper strip also has amber LEDs for turn signals.


Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

aviationfred

 :yahoo: The decals came in today



The red is what came from the factory.



I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor

Troyskie

1984 FJ1100 Ms Effie brand new :)
1984 FJ1100 Pearlie, stock as.
1985 FJ1100 Mr Effie 647,000K and still running hard.
1985 FJ1200 'Yummy' takes a licking & keeps on ticking
After all is said and done, more is said than done :)
2013 Trumpy Tiger 800, let's do a lap of Oz

aviationfred

They definitely look much better than the factory Red trim installed on the FJ.



Fred
I'm not the fastest FJ rider, I am 'half-fast', the fastest slow guy....

Current
2008 VFR800 RC46 Vtec
1996 VFR750 RC36/2
1990 FJ1300 (1297cc) Casper
1990 VFR750 RC36/1 Minnie
1989 FJ1200 Lazarus, the Streetfighter Project
1985 VF500F RC31 Interceptor