Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:57:24 EDT - Message No. 3588
From: Statze@aol.com

Subject: Info about Scotland and question regarding GIVI with Five-Stars


Hi to all @-riders

recently I have been to Scotland on my @rd04. This was the trip I will never
forget. 10 days cruising on single tracks - the greatest you can imagine!!!
Although the tracks are sometimes in a very bad condition the Metzeler Enduro
4 was the right choice. 

Only with me cases I had some smaller problems. I have mounted Give 45 L (both
sides) and a 36 L top-case on a Five-Star-carrier-system. With a speed between
50 to nearly 100 km/h the shimmy-effect was terrible!! The friend of mine, who
joined me on a 1100 GS informed me that the cases already started to wobble at
a speed of only 20 km/h!! It looks and feels terrible and I often wonder that
the cases didn't fall and that the carrier-system didn't break. 

So to avoid this experiance on my next trip I need some information, if anyboy
else has made this experience and if you have found a solution for this
problem. Is there any stable carrier-system that can be combined with the
Givi's without this wobbling-effect!!

Please give me a short feedback regarding this matter, because I'm already
planning my next trip to France!! Furthermore if anybody of you is planning to
make a trip to Scotland - don't hesitate to contact me if you need any
information!!!

See you on the road again......

Steffen



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