I ordered and will be receiving a 2x2 cycle rack to carry my bicycle on my st1300. Has anyone here mounted that system on their bike and been able to modify it so the top trunk can still be used as well?
Pictures, Pictures, Pictures... We just have to see how this works.got the rack mounted. Works great but trunk won't fit. Can mount it using spacers when not carrying bike though.
i affixed a light to the rear of the seat bag and had it set on a solid red while riding for visibility. It isn't blinding bright but helps.Pretty neat, any taillight needed back there? In Minnesota rear loads like that need a reflector or light, daytime a red flag....minimum....nice bike.........ff
. I have not installed the spacers yet as I wanted to try the bike out Monday , (yesterday) and I didn't have time to install the rack until Sunday the day before.Have been looking at this same product or something very similar.
You mentioned spacers were needed to allow both bicycle rack and top box to fit. Presumably they still don't fit simultaneously? Also, interested in details as to the spacers: size? Placement?
I have the GIVI plate to hold a V46 top box; hope to find a way to make a bike mount work so would appreciate any / all details and detailed pix you can offer. Best if both can play together; not always possible to have it all, is it?
Thanks!
pulling off of the passenger foot pegs and running across the stem actually lifts the bike upward so there is very little reward pressure. You have to use a quick release to lock the crank in to keep the bike from lifting upI'm glad to see you ran the straps somewhere other than the grab rails. The rear rack is only plastic and that's a bit of a lever running that far off the rack.