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Post by vanseagal on Feb 11, 2011 21:04:04 GMT
Greetings!
A while back I saw a rack for back case which was bolted to pillion handles. It was DIY made from basic flat metal bar and a givi plate. It looked nice and sturdy.
I was just thinking how tough are Divvys pillion handles? Those are bolted to the frame so maybe they are up for the job.
Any thoughts, please?
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Post by amorti on Feb 11, 2011 21:15:38 GMT
They are bolted on by short M6 bolts threaded into a thin bit of metal. I wouldn't put any heavy weights hung on there, personally. If you drilled 8mm through there and put a longer bolt and nylock nut on, then you might be onto something. Still though, there are perfectly good racks out there which hang from the dedicated luggage points.  |
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Post by bobh on Feb 13, 2011 19:40:09 GMT
The rack mounting on my FZ6 is the official Yamaha one and that fixes to the grab handles. It takes a Givi-compatible (monolock) top box with the usual 5Kg weight limit, though I've carried probably twice that when touring. It does bounce around a bit, but I've never been worried that it's not strong enough.
The grab handles on the Diversion are not quite the same, but I'd still be happy to mount a top box off them. I think it would be wise to follow Amorti's advice and beef up their mountings, though.
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Post by charlietbird on Feb 13, 2011 21:43:56 GMT
You can pick the whole bike up by the grab handles. I've seen rear tyres changed this way using a winch.
Charlie
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Post by amorti on Feb 14, 2011 9:42:51 GMT
You can pick the whole bike up by the grab handles. I've seen rear tyres changed this way using a winch. Charlie With anything that's not OE-recommended you take your chances. He'd do it, I wouldn't... it's up to you what you do. |
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Post by vanseagal on Feb 14, 2011 13:02:14 GMT
Does anyone here have the sw-motech alurack? I haven't seen any on diversion but the pictures of the other bikes in the web shows that many of them are bolted to the handles or in place of them.
I want to have a rack which is small and tidy. The one I have now is rusting, already welded and ugly.
The alurack is not very expensive here in Finland, but still somehow making one myself feels tempting.
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