Givi V46 top case

[SHADOW RIDER]

Just want to let everyone know who may own a Givi V46 top case what happen to me on Saturday. Great day for a ride so a group of us took off to St Jo for a good ride on the way home on 287 I hit a pot hole that was unavoidable and as I went thru it a good hard hit ,my top case flew off the back and bounced down the Hi-way. Thankful that no one was hit behind me.Case was beat up pretty good . The case was locked on the bike before I took off for the day have no idea how this could of happen.

Has anyone else had any problems like this with there Give top case? I sent Givi a letter about it and asked what they intend to due about it will keep everyone posted on what the out come it and what they say.

Stu

 

[FJRSTAR]

I have heard of this happening but not sure if it was the Givi, the Yamaha topcase or both.

I have had the same case on my bike since April of 2005. The only thing it is doing is bouncing up and down more on rides.

I think it needs a rubber or foam spacer to fill the gap between the top of the mounting plate and the bottom of the topcase.

 

[Sagebrush]

I've heard of it happening, never saw it first hand. I've got many miles on my GIVI 52 and it's always

been secure. I did loc-tite all the screws and I double check that it's locked in ok when I put it back on.

I leave mine off most of the time around town.

 

[Beal]

Have not had the whole case come off....... but have had the reflective lenses fall off "twice" !!

Givi replaced them each time at No Charge.

 

[UFO]

I'm not sure how my V46 could come off in anything other than an actual crash.

Mine is solid as a brick. I've never had a concern it would ever coming off. My paranoia lies in triple checking it is latch correctly whenever I take it off (and I do).

Something sounds amiss with your setup or latching mechanism.

 

[ctfjr]

Well you just added to my paranoia - if that's possible! I just (5 days ago) put a Give E52 on the Premier Cycle's Rack with their mounting hardware. There are two possible positions and while I was experimenting with them it locked down very definitively. However when I decided on a position and put the 4 little rubber bumpers on the rack it became difficult to 'snap' into the latch. I have been running with it empty just to see but today loaded it with my camera gear for a 100 mile jaunt. It made it back - but I kept looking to see if it was there the whole ride!

 

[Wild72]

When I installed my V46 on the Givi rack, I felt there was a little "play" between the base of the case and the top of the rack, and I could hear it rattle over bumps. Checked and double checked, and it seem solid enough not to fall off, but I still worried a bit.

I got some foam draft excluder, the stuff you use to seal around doors etc., and put a couple of strips of that on the base of the trunk, and it has quitened things down and eliminated the play. It does require a little extra push when placing the trunk on, but gives me so much more peace of mind, and feels much more secure.