TOP BOX PRACTICALITY

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I bought a rather scruffy Givi top box second-hand many years ago...It's great, and you can take it off very quickly. Haven't noticed any handling problems with it in use.
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You can always use something like this
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Hate the look, love the practicality though


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picos mestizo wrote:So which do I buy?
I've got a spare Hepco and Becker Gobi top box I'm looking at selling :whistle:

http://www.hepco-and-becker-luggage.co. ... 610289.pdf downside is a full face helmet doesn't fit in it.
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Probably too big (58L) and heavy for you but I can easily fit a lid and jacket (with back protector) in the box on a hot day, not a fan of wide tin boxes on the side :whistle: , don`t normally carry a lot of weight in there but it`s very handy (thumbs) a fraction higher and wider than my previous box but because it`s square can fit a lot more in and it makes a good camping stool (thumbs)
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Life's so much easier with one. Amazing what you can put 'in',and 'on' !
1st hole at Troon,last year.
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You don't need a top box.

Me and her toured Europe for two and a half weeks with just panniers and a tank bag. No camping, mind :(
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Richard Simpson wrote:I bought a rather scruffy Givi top box second-hand many years ago...It's great, and you can take it off very quickly. Haven't noticed any handling problems with it in use.
me too. i got the half plastic half metal looking one (but is all plastic). never thought in a million years that i'd use a 'top box' but after get the heated grips and muffs i thought i might as well go the whole hog and become an old git! :laugh:
very handy and it lives on the bike all the time now. mrs likes it as she no longer has to hold on she can lean on the box :whistle:

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Post by 92kk k100lt 193214 »

Steve

I do agree in that panniers and tank bag will definitely suffice and I usually start out with empty top box and that's for camping. I could go without it but mostly I use it for food and what I pick up along the way. When I have sorted out the camping I leave the panniers off and just use the top box.


However I think the request was regarding a top box and no panniers and I have done camping with just a top box and tank bag without panniers.

One comfort I enjoy is a flask of ice cool water and on a hot day that's a great asset.
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threepot wrote:Life's so much easier with one. Amazing what you can put 'in',and 'on' !
1st hole at Troon,last year.
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First time I saw a top box that took golf clubs. :laugh:
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