Givi - Am I Being Dumb?

[TravisBickle]

Hi guys just after some help please.

I had a 1999 FZS600 and replaced it with a 2014 FZ1. The top box I had on the old FZS600 was a Monokey Trekker Outback 58 fitted with an M3 plate.

I bought the bike-specific rack for the new bike along with the M5M mounting plate that the Givi website said I needed for the rack.

I thought the Monokey Outback would swap straight over but was disappointed to see that the mounting plates are completely different and not interchangeable. I offered my old M3 plate up against the rack on the new bike and doesn't look like it's compatible either so the long and short is I've had to down-size to a Monolock B47 Blade which is the largest box I can get that is compatible with the new mounting plate.

So now I'm ready to list the old Outback on eBay but before I do so I just wanted to be 100% sure - I'm not missing something here am I? Is there actually a way of making the Outback fit on my new bike by using a different mounting plate or is there just no way this can be done?

Please advise!

Also worth noting the new B47 top box came with it's own fitting plate in addition to the M5M I bought separately but the included plate didn't seem to match up against the bike rack. Not sure why this is included???
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[Kentol750]

Think your bike specific is a monolock plate and not a monokey. They are distinctly different fits, I had a similar problem with my tiger 800. Now have a spare top box too! If you have a carrier rack you can normally fit a monokey plate to one of them. Then buy a kappa branded top box for a substantial amount less!
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Some bikes.

[TravisBickle]

Thanks for your help!

So have I got this right that all Givi racks are EITHER Monolock OR Monokey?

In other words, your choice of bike (and the rack that Givi make for your bike) determines whether you can use one or the other? And there's no way of fitting a Monokey mounting plate to a Monolock rack?

Is there no solution to using my Outback on my new bike?
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2021 Honda CMX500 Rebel S
2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[Kentol750]

Yeah, pretty much sums up the quandary. The only way I could around it would be to fit a renntec (or similar make) rear rack and bolt a monokey plate onto that. They're pretty adaptable as the holes and choke can go anywhere suitable. Put a monokey plate onto Mrs Ks r1200r quite easily.
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[TravisBickle]

That's really helpful. Thanks Kentol
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2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[TravisBickle]

Nevermind. The Outback 58 always looked really goofy on the FZS600 anyway and I'm sure the max weight that the box was rated for was more than the rack/bike was rated for. At least the B47 Blade suits my new bike better although the extra space would have been nice :-/
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2016 Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport

[sickpup]

Just fit a Monokey M5 plate or let me know what you want for the box?

People tend to overcomplicate this. You can fit either Monolock or Monokey plates, they are interchangeable.

[TravisBickle]

[TravisBickle]

https://i.ibb.co/YRK2jQ6/20200410-143931.jpg

Happy boy!
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[sickpup]

And only upset everyone who was bidding on it on ebay

[Nobby the Bastard]

FFs, you may as well tow a trailer.
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[TravisBickle]

[TravisBickle]

Didn't want to put side panniers on it though as it would increase the width of the bike / decrease the filtering ability :-/

Hence I went for the biggest top box possible.
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