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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: scoobiemandan on 05 November 2017, 09:34:09 am
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I have a 2004 Fazer 1000.
I'm after something I can attach to the bike which will hold a helmet, over trousers and jacket! Not keen on Panniers but a top box would be fine. Needs to be lockable and able to act as a back rest for the odd occasion I take my daughter on the bike. Also it would need to be fitted easily and easily removable.
Budget it limited but I would appreciate any thoughts on what would be best suited.
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Top boxes are ideal. They are pretty cheap, I just replaced my old one, £26 delivered. It will hold 2 helmets etc. The most expensive bit are the mounting arms but once you have those you can mount different stuff.
They lock but they ain't a strong box or anything.
They come off in seconds, just one bolt with a plastic knob, no tools required.
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Thanks for the reply NW. I had seen those that were large enough for 2 helmets but didn't know whether they would be big enough for what I mentioned in my original post. I'm hoping someone could advise whether they have a particular size of box that they know for a fact fits a helmet, trousers and jacket in.
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Roll the trousers up and fit them inside the helmet and the jacket will fit in the place for the second helmet
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Getting a jacket in could be a problem, if it has a back protector, shoulder and elbow armour fitted they are difficult to fold up .
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I frequently put my lid and over jacket and trousers in the box, they fit in with room to spare for bits of shopping, lunch etc. I have got my bike jacket with it in too (armour but no back protector), I needed a little pursuasion to close but it swallowed the lot.
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I'll give a look at the doubles then :)
Any idea where the best place to look online is? As I mentioned, I was really after one with back rest attached!
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Ebay really. Not sure I would want someone using my box as a backrest though. They are sturdy but it's a plastic box mounted to a plastic plate, a mate has a givi one that isn't really any better. With the box you get the mounting plate and bolts, it's the arms that are the expensive bit.
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I'll give a look at the doubles then :)
Any idea where the best place to look online is? As I mentioned, I was really after one with back rest attached!
Where are you based scoobiemandan?
I have a Givi topbox (it's a monolock version) and comes with a mounting plate - you need a rack to attach the plate onto, then the box can be lifted on/off and locked with a key.
It's a large box - might just struggle to fit two full face helmets in but definitely one helmet with room left over.
The box hasn't been used much - if you could travel to Kings Lynn in Norfolk you could have it for £45
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Appreciate the offer Hugh but I'm in Bexhill so a bit of a drive ;)
I've decided against it for the time being. I'll wait until I'm next in somewhere that has some I can actually look at and see the space in them for my self. Appreciate the help peeps :)