Cheap Chinese Top Box on Ventura rack

[steve porter]

https://imgur.com/a/3Srnr7d
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[steve porter]

[Mick_J]

Looks alright, will it take a crash helmet?

[steve porter]

Looks alright, will it take a crash helmet?

It will take 2 full face helmets and only cost  $ 85 AUD delivered, so pretty happy with it

[Irish in Oz]

Looks like a GIVI.

[VladTepes]

Will be interesting to see how long it lasts - as far as vibration etc and also if they used appropriately UV stabilised plastic.

[steve porter]

Yea, I`m curious as well, can`t imagine its as well made as the name brands,but I`ve tried pulling on it pretty hard and it seems secure and  the lock catch seems OK as well, time will tell

[BlueDragon]

Looks good.

But I'd be making up some sort of "back pad" to install.  That hinge running the full width of the top box would be a rather painful hit in the back for the passenger if they manage to slide back under acceleration.

[steve porter]

Looks good.

But I'd be making up some sort of "back pad" to install.  That hinge running the full width of the top box would be a rather painful hit in the back for the passenger if they manage to slide back under acceleration.

Yea, I did note that, but as I don`t generally take passengers it`s not really an issue, also if I was taking passengers I could swing the Ventura mounting plates around  to move the whole lot back a couple of inches, I mounted it as far forward as possible while still being able to access the under seat storage without having to undo anything

[steve porter]

Loving the convenience of a lockable box, have put it to good use a couple of times now, much more user friendly than the panniers I had on my K100 as it doesn`t get in the way when filtering

[Snapey]

Yea, I did note that, but as I don`t generally take passengers it`s not really an issue, also if I was taking passengers I could swing the Ventura mounting plates around  to move the whole lot back a couple of inches, I mounted it as far forward as possible while still being able to access the under seat storage without having to undo anything

It's bad enough that you used a Ventura rack but moving it back is asking for trouble. Make sure you have a tether attached to the box because you won't know it's gone when the rack breaks.

[Snapey]

I just looked at the Ventura site and maximum recommended load is up to 20lb. With the overhang from the fixing point on a 1400 I'd say it's less than that. That top box alone would be about 4kg or 9lb.

[steve porter]

Not carrying anything heavy in it, mainly just using it to put my jacket and shit in when I get somewhere, there would be a lot less stress on the rack than with the bag facing backwards as the front of the box is 100mm further forward than the front of the bag was.