wirld
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Hi All,
For those who are interested...
I wasn't wild about fitting the large MT-07 racks available from Yamaha, Ventura, SW-motech etc...I didn't really like the look of the bike with the top case fitted so far back...nor did I like the look of it when the top case was removed.
But I wanted a topcase for commuting.
Then I saw the SW Motech seat rack - which replaces the pillion seat, and given I never have a pillion when I'm commuting, figured I could modify the seat rack to fit a top case baseplate.
It arrived this morning, and I found that the Shad SH40 baseplate was a good fit - I could mount it far enough back that it didn't worry me when I'm riding. Only trouble is it's a bitch getting a leg over the bike with the bloody case in position (short leg syndrome!)
It's also pretty difficult to mount the seat rack - I suspect that's just because the rubber stoppers are new...it'll probably get easier over time.
Anyway some images to show what I did, and what the bike looks like with the case in place etc. The image with the pink circles show the position of the bolts from the base plate.
I love that I can just take it off and replace the pillion seat for week-end riding.
Final thought is that I suspect the seat rack will render my GPS tracker useless - will need a find a new place for it probably.
Cheers
Grant
For those who are interested...
I wasn't wild about fitting the large MT-07 racks available from Yamaha, Ventura, SW-motech etc...I didn't really like the look of the bike with the top case fitted so far back...nor did I like the look of it when the top case was removed.
But I wanted a topcase for commuting.
Then I saw the SW Motech seat rack - which replaces the pillion seat, and given I never have a pillion when I'm commuting, figured I could modify the seat rack to fit a top case baseplate.
It arrived this morning, and I found that the Shad SH40 baseplate was a good fit - I could mount it far enough back that it didn't worry me when I'm riding. Only trouble is it's a bitch getting a leg over the bike with the bloody case in position (short leg syndrome!)
It's also pretty difficult to mount the seat rack - I suspect that's just because the rubber stoppers are new...it'll probably get easier over time.
Anyway some images to show what I did, and what the bike looks like with the case in place etc. The image with the pink circles show the position of the bolts from the base plate.
I love that I can just take it off and replace the pillion seat for week-end riding.
Final thought is that I suspect the seat rack will render my GPS tracker useless - will need a find a new place for it probably.
Cheers
Grant
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