Genuine Yamaha Top Box rack!

600rider said:
Does the top case come with a separate mounting plate required to be attached to the OEM rack?
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Nope, the rack & mounting plate are one unit...very neat & compact, takes 2 seconds to put case on, and same time to get it off, just need your keys!

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Thanks for the info. I'm looking for a top case and/or tank bag myself, and I think your setup is the best/coolest I've seen so far.

And MBK is a Belgian company as far as I know. They're very famous among teens for their 50cc scooters, which for a long time were the fastest and coolest around.
 
mxgolf said:
I have never seen this one in any Yamaha OEM stuff. Can you get them straight from Yamaha? How much cash? It looks great.
Thanks
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I know that this rack & top box is OEM Yamaha in Australia, and some parts of Europe at least.

Here is the link to the Australian Yamaha site

Yamaha Motor Australia - Y-Shop

Here's the link to the Yamaha UK accesories catalogue for the FZ range.

http://www.yamaha-motor.co.uk/Images/On Road 2008 Street_tcm46-239840.pdf

And here is the ink to Yamaha's global website links page...good jump off point to search for stuff in other countries.

Global Links | YAMAHA MOTOR

hope that helps.

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600rider said:
Hi Wolfman,

Looking through the UK catalogue, I noticed the UK rack has a locking mechanism sticking out towards the end, however AU website shows a rack with a recessed hole. Did the rack you buy actually comes with a locking mechanism included?

Thanks.
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Sure did, exactly the same as the UK website rack....you just have to fit the latch which comes in a little plastic bag, takes 2 seconds.
 
MarinaFazer said:
Man, this is tempting to order and have shipped to the US...but the Givi Rack is WAY cheaper here....about 1/2 the price.
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well if you bought it from I'd it might be a whole lot cheaper as Aussie dollar just crashed and is only buying 66c to the American dollar.rack and top box can be bought for just under $400 Australian which would make it about $260 American plus shipping.

How does that compare?
 
So all up if you ordered the Yamaha rack & box from OZ, you would come pretty close to what you would pay for the Givi stuff.

If you want to order through Oz, let me know via PM, and i can make some enquiries for you......including cost of shipping...stuff only takes 7 days from USA to Australia, so am guesing it would be a similar time frame the other way around....

As for ordering the rack, it took about 5 days to get to me when i ordered it from my Local Yamaha Dealer.

Just an idea if you really want this particular rack & case.

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If you really want to go cheap you can get the Givi knock-off from JC Whitney. It still only $47.99 but the free shipping may be over. It looks a little cheap, but I'm happy with mine. Plus it has an iron cross sticker on it so you know that it's bad ass! :rolleyes: I mounted mine on a SW-Motech rack.

I got the information on ordering mine from Trunks On Sale......cheap - ADVrider.
 
Wolfman said:
you just have to fit the latch which comes in a little plastic bag, takes 2 seconds.
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OMG, I picked up the rack on Saturday and it did not have a latch in any of the plastic bags. Asked dealer about it and was told AU version does not come with the latch, and perhaps the latch is only included with a new yamaha top case.

"What a $#%?" I asked myself. I already have a Givi top case, there is no way I am buying another top case just to have a latch, and I am not keen on drilling holes on the rack to install another mounting plate on either.

Wolfman, does your latch come with the rack or the top case?
 
600rider said:
OMG, I picked up the rack on Saturday and it did not have a latch in any of the plastic bags. Asked dealer about it and was told AU version does not come with the latch, and perhaps the latch is only included with a new yamaha top case.

\"What a $#%?\" I asked myself. I already have a Givi top case, there is no way I am buying another top case just to have a latch, and I am not keen on drilling holes on the rack to install another mounting plate on either.

Wolfman, does your latch come with the rack or the top case?
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The latch came with the top case....it's Yamaha's way of making sure you buy the top case....i reckon.

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Exactly what I suspected, quite disappointed but that's how most business make $$$ these days.

Thanks for the confirmation Wolfman, it is good to have a straight answer.

I think I will just mount my old Givi case on the rack somehow, it is may be ugly as hell, but it is my way of saying http://www.600riders.com/forum/images/smilies/flip.gif to OZ Yamaha business practice.
 
Wolfman said:
The latch came with the top case....it's Yamaha's way of making sure you buy the top case....i reckon.

:eek:
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Sorry to bring up an old thread - but I decided I wanted the OEM Rack as well - looks, already have TB Pipes on the bike, etc. Picked up the Yamaha Rack and, yep, no latch. I figured it would come with the OEM Box, but wasn't buying that one. Too big for me. Bought the Givi 34L. Perfect for my lunch, my helmet when I go to the shops, etc. So all I did, was drill 4 holes through the OEM rack to mount the Givi baseplate and hey presto - Done. 90% of the time the Box will stay on, but still looks alright with the box off.

(Sorry, late at night. Will post some pics later)
 
Awesome stuff I just ordered the mounting plate, and am picking it up today hopefully, the missus has my card though!

I hope when you say it will stay on 90% of the time you mean you use it 90% of the time and not 'its not falling off 10% of the time' :D
Going to get the Yamaha box just cause I need the storage while I'm at TAFE its a nightmare carrying around all my gear!!!! /grrrrr, just to clarify Wolfman I think you said in the past its pretty secure (the OEM topbox) right?
Going to order the box when I pick up the rack and if it takes a week will just have been payed when it arrives! (Took 5 days to get it into the dealer, so pretty good imo)
 
I hate rain! My bike got dirty:(

But the rack looks pretty good. Knowing that I was going to hack into it, I was pretty pleased with the results. Just drilled the 4 holes and used the brackets/screws that came with the Givi Box/Plate. Bit of Thread Lock, it isn;t going anywhere - apart from 10% of the time when I use the key and take it off myself:D
 
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