BMW 1150GS Adventure, top box question / sanity check

Nando654321 said:

Hi Guys

I am using my 1150GSA for commuting, even in the rain and it’s becoming annoying not having a top box…

This has come up on ebay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/23478628...WeAt1RJToW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I know it’s a “1150GS” ready to go top box and rack… but does it definitely not fit our 1150GSAs?

I don’t mind it not looking “adventure”, I just need a top box and to be fair, this would go with my GS panniers

Steptoe - with your help, is there any way we could get this to fit?



Thanks all and ideas / experience welcome

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JohnnyBoxer said:

Anything can be made to fit

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alpsrider said:

This is the Givi fitting I have on my GSA. Not sure if they are still available.

You can download the fitting instructions from here and possibly make something up?

https://allthegear.co.za/products/givi-e192-monokey-rear-rack-for-bmw-r1150gs-adventure-02-03

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alpsrider said:

This is the Givi fitting I have on my GSA. Not sure if they are still available.

You can download the fitting instructions from here and possibly make something up?

https://allthegear.co.za/products/givi-e192-monokey-rear-rack-for-bmw-r1150gs-adventure-02-03

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Nando654321 said:

Thanks Alba

So we are basically saying that yes, you can fit the 1150GS box and plate on the 1150GSA

It’s not perfect and may need a bit of work, but it is doable?

Just waiting on Steptoe and will go from there



Thanks

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Riceburner said:

TBH I've always been slightly disappointed by BMW top-boxes - I fitted the 115RT box to my Rockster once, then discovered the internal shape was really unhelpful and it wouldn't fit any modern helmet at all.

The 'actual-box-shape' ADV unit is probably far better.

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Nando654321 said:

Guys

To close the thread - JB and Steptoe have confirmed that no, it doesn’t really fit and by the time you add the cost of trying to make it fit… you might as well have bought a top box that naturally fits! (Ie there is no “easy” way to make it fit)

So it’s now back to trying to find an actual 1150 GS Adventure top box for commuting (and can take a helmet in it)

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Steptoe said:

I can fit all my varied crash helmets into my 1150RT top-box

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JohnnyBoxer said:

Try to find a 1150 GS Adv Kappa/Shad/Givi top box plate (they are all the same)
Then you can have a variety of their top boxes
Perhaps Bumot have a top box and carrier ?

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Nando654321 said:

Hi JB

I found this overnight:

https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showt...S-Adventure-GiVi-Custom-Topcase-Mount-Install

Interesting thread from 15 years ago on what we are talking about here!!!!

So it’s a Givi plate that I will go for then, should do the job for me


Thanks

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JohnnyBoxer said:

Yep that’s the one (Kappa & Shad may be similar, all part of the same family)

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Cyrano said:

Kappa and Givi are the same company and have the same products, but Shad a is different company.

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JohnnyBoxer said:

Ok
Didn’t know about SHAD - thanks for letting me know

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