As being a practical biker and always looking for ways to improve my overall comfort, all my bikes have been fitted with topcases. As we do not have the choice here as I would have in Europe, I'm quite happy with what is available from Italy's GIVI from their Malaysian plant. I know that now the questions will start as to where to buy, well in CNX I got 2 from Yamaha Square on Huay Kaew Road and one from Nut at Pistonshop. I am sure both 'scooter' dealers for Honda and Yamaha will have on stock or at least can order them in Bangkok. Niyom Panich near Robinson Airport I have also seen some on display.
Of course they are not Wunderlich cases but reflect this also in their price. For the price I paid years ago for the F650GS' 3 cases I could have easily bought for example a top model brand new Yamaha Nuovo Excellence 135.........so from now on that's a no brainer......
Right now I'm using 2 Givi E30 topcases both on the DR650 and on the FJR1300. They have as the name says 30 liters and can hold a fullsized XXL helmet with no problem. Whenever I park my bikes, helmet, documents, cigarettes, and in the helmet the gloves and first aid pack are nicely stored away from Mr. Longfinger and the torrents of water coming down on us. Also during riding it keeps tightly sealed. After one of them for 3 years in service, nothing broken or worn, says a lot about the quality. Although the braces look quite flimsy, they aren't. One key system means opening the lid and also releasing the whole topcase from it's mounting bracket.
For the FJR I additionally have an E45 which easy holds 2 fullsized helmets or my laptop & bag. Although they say do not fit more than 3 kgs, mine sometimes hold more than 12 kgs with no problem. Must also say that the big topcase limits my speed on the FJR to below 220 as the bike then becames unstable in connection with also both sidecases mounted. But there's exactly this warning in Yamaha's manual.
As far as I can remember, the E30 costed me including all mounting gear & bracket THB 2,750.- 1 year ago, the E45 THB 6,000.- but this included some special tailormade baseplate and distance tubes for the FJR's back and this was 2.5 years ago.
So here's one foto of the E30 on the DR:
and another one with the 2 GIVI sidecases E21N (topopening, a 21 liters, THB 6,400.- 3 years ago):
and another one of the E45 together with the 2 original Yamaha sidecases:
I had an E30 also fitted onto the SRX600's back but that was not good as this bike was not designed for holding a weight way out over the taillight, so the subframe cracked and broke, so removed the topcase & bracket and welded the subframe back on. anyway this one only has to hold the numberplate, taillight and rear blinkers.....
Still I need to fit a topcase onto the Step125 scooter, then everything's perfect.
B.rgds, Franz
Of course they are not Wunderlich cases but reflect this also in their price. For the price I paid years ago for the F650GS' 3 cases I could have easily bought for example a top model brand new Yamaha Nuovo Excellence 135.........so from now on that's a no brainer......
Right now I'm using 2 Givi E30 topcases both on the DR650 and on the FJR1300. They have as the name says 30 liters and can hold a fullsized XXL helmet with no problem. Whenever I park my bikes, helmet, documents, cigarettes, and in the helmet the gloves and first aid pack are nicely stored away from Mr. Longfinger and the torrents of water coming down on us. Also during riding it keeps tightly sealed. After one of them for 3 years in service, nothing broken or worn, says a lot about the quality. Although the braces look quite flimsy, they aren't. One key system means opening the lid and also releasing the whole topcase from it's mounting bracket.
For the FJR I additionally have an E45 which easy holds 2 fullsized helmets or my laptop & bag. Although they say do not fit more than 3 kgs, mine sometimes hold more than 12 kgs with no problem. Must also say that the big topcase limits my speed on the FJR to below 220 as the bike then becames unstable in connection with also both sidecases mounted. But there's exactly this warning in Yamaha's manual.
As far as I can remember, the E30 costed me including all mounting gear & bracket THB 2,750.- 1 year ago, the E45 THB 6,000.- but this included some special tailormade baseplate and distance tubes for the FJR's back and this was 2.5 years ago.
So here's one foto of the E30 on the DR:
and another one with the 2 GIVI sidecases E21N (topopening, a 21 liters, THB 6,400.- 3 years ago):
and another one of the E45 together with the 2 original Yamaha sidecases:
I had an E30 also fitted onto the SRX600's back but that was not good as this bike was not designed for holding a weight way out over the taillight, so the subframe cracked and broke, so removed the topcase & bracket and welded the subframe back on. anyway this one only has to hold the numberplate, taillight and rear blinkers.....
Still I need to fit a topcase onto the Step125 scooter, then everything's perfect.
B.rgds, Franz
