Givi v35 & SW-Motech side rack

indeo

indeo

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Just placed my order for Givi v35 hard cases and the SW-Motech side rack with locks:
$548.94 total free shipping: Givi v35 gloss black from Cli-Max Riding Gear: Givi Monokey V35 Sidecase | Cli-MAXRidingGear.com
$229.99: SW-Motech Quick-Lock Sidecarrier for Givi v35: TwistedThrottle.com : SW-MOTECH Quick-Lock Sidecarrier (Yamaha FZ1 Fazer, '06-) Contour Carrier for Givi V35 PLX cases - KFT.06.533.150
$39.99 SW-Motech Quicklock fastners: TwistedThrottle.com : SW-MOTECH Keyed Locking Quick-Lock Fasteners (pair) - QLS.00.046.10100.B
$11.90 Basic shipping to Brooklyn.
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$830.82 Total

Cli-Max riding gear is where I found my Shark Evoline 2 ST helmet cheapest and shipped pretty quickly: Shark Evoline 2 ST Fusion | Cli-MAXRidingGear.com. Ordering the Givi v35 cases through TwistedThrottle would've cost about $30 more in shipping.
 
It looks like everything except the actual v35 cases have shipped before the weekend, so I should at least have the rack on when the cases arrive. My rides take me through congested highways - sometimes for 25 miles at a time. I'll miss being able to coast between lanes during gridlock at 15mph but I won't miss my backpack weighing down my butt and keeping my back sweaty at low speed
 
indeo said:
It looks like everything except the actual v35 cases have shipped before the weekend, so I should at least have the rack on when the cases arrive. My rides take me through congested highways - sometimes for 25 miles at a time. I'll miss being able to coast between lanes during gridlock at 15mph but I won't miss my backpack weighing down my butt and keeping my back sweaty at low speed
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I think you may be surprised at how compact the whole setup is. It really doesn't take up much more room with the bags on
 
Update: I got home today with my shipment from TwistedThrottle sitting on my door (racks & locks), meanwhile Cli-Max hasn't let me know if the Givi v35 cases even shipped yet. I emailed Cli-Max to try and cancel my order before they ship it, and I placed an order for the cases through TwistedThrottle (for a total of $572 shipped: $23.06 more than Cli-Max). Hopefully Cli-Max won't ship them, or I'll have to find a way to mount them to the front fairing
 
Yea, I can't believe how handy the V35s are. I got the quick release side brackets, but I haven't ridden the bike w/o the side cases since I got them...lol. I'm even considering a top case mount now. Don't really care for the Givi one, but I do like the SW-Motech one, just not sure it will work with the Givi side brackets :confused:
 
NJFZ1 said:
Yea, I can't believe how handy the V35s are. I got the quick release side brackets, but I haven't ridden the bike w/o the side cases since I got them...lol. I'm even considering a top case mount now. Don't really care for the Givi one, but I do like the SW-Motech one, just not sure it will work with the Givi side brackets :confused:
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It looks like someone from the other forum has this setup: SW-Motech Sideracks & Givi Cases - Page 2 - FZ1OA Message Board
 
Givi bags

I have the Givi Bags and SW Motech racks and can confirm they are great. I did have a problem with the right side rack from Motech, in that it was virtually impossible to mount. I sent photos to the folks at SW Motech showing the mis-alignment and they sent me a new one that worked great. I have the quick release racks, which pop off in seconds, readying the bike for track days. And, splitting lanes in California IS a little tougher with the fairly wide bags, but it can be done. And the girth is worth it for the great capacity you have on trips. Enjoy.
 
hijack! SW-motech with H&B junior 40l..

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Both pairs of Givi v35 cases arrived today, now I'll just have to return one of them. Here's a pic of over $1000 of v35s:


The SW-Motech racks took a few hours to get on the bike but the cases attach very sturdily. I couldn't get a pic of them on the bike, as there was some crazy hurricane-ish weather then it got dark
 
NJFZ1 said:
Thanks...I had seen that thread the other day, but the person that said that they are running the combo I'm considering never posted pics. I'd like to be 100% sure before spending $400-500 on the top rack and case.
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I know my Shad rack will not work without a custom rectangular bracket. I have the motech rack too which I am going to try but I don't think it is going to work either.
 
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