(17-11-13, 01:09 AM)darrsi link Wrote: A full Givi rack system MUST be more than 10kg, surely?It's down to liability (surprise surprise) although the rack and box will carry more, 10kg is the recommended limit, however, the bike manufacturers have their own limits for the rear subframe- for instance there is no official givi wingrack for the Thundercat as yamaha don't recommended that kind of weight on the rear subframe!
I snapped the rear sub on my old xj900 just from weight in the topbox.
As such if I need to carry anything heavy (like an archive box full of paperwork) it gets strapped to the rear seat and lighter stuff put in the box!
As for the sports racks their good for a sandwich, and possibly risk a bag of crisps!
Some say...