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grinner wrote:Sounds like you've got a Monokey system, male connector on box= monolock. Male connectors on rack= monokey.
E250 plate should do it.

I thought this, too, but I have been struck down with a flu/stomach bug thing that's doing the rounds and I didn't trust my own judgement. Thanks!

Stormin Ben wrote:Can you not just cable tie the Givi mounting plate onto the existing rack?

That's a possibility that I need to consider in daylight! There may be too much possibility of forward/backward movement, but I'll see.

I have a Givi box and top plate that I want to fit to my winter bike - a Kawa GT550. The plate won't fit straight onto the rack that's on the bike, so, presumably, I need a universal fitting. However, I can't tell if I've got a monokey or a monolock system (apparently different). My box lid can be u...

What he said....

I commute 60 miles a day and am on first-name terms with the staff at the local petrol station. Not the sort of image I expected from a bike like this!

How low can you go?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jh ... less27.xml

If you can get hold of the articles in Road magazine that I mentioned, they will be useful, I think. Almost worth joining MAG for them,I'd say . If you're stuck, PM me and I'll get copies to you.

Any other MAG members read the account of the editor's journey through Morocco in the latest edition of The Road (MAG quarterly)? A Firestorm (ridden by British) was mentioned in passing. Respect to that man - the inconvenience of a short range must take on a different perspective touring there. I c...

I realise I didn't make it clear that I had submitted an estimate for repairing the bike, but even so... I bet it wouldn't have taken much more damage for him to decide to write it off. Without looking at it, of course.

Sorry to hear about your spill. Glad you are in one piece. I got off lightly, damage-wise, in comparison.

Bump! A quick postscript. Third Party accepted liability so TP insurance company finally acknowledges my existence. The motor engineer calls on the 'phone, and the conversation was along these lines; MoE - How much is your bike worth? Me - (Cautious) Couldn't say. Isn't that your job? MoE - Is it li...

Thanks for the good wishes, folks. It's pretty cut and dried, so I'll handle this myself. What is a bit disturbing is the number of calls I've had from various organisations who were given my details by my insurer eBike. One repairer, one legal firm and two who want to rent me a car while the bike i...

I got offed by a 4X4 on Thursday evening. Fortunately, it was as low speed as you can get without being stationary, so no injuries. I was waiting to turn left at a T junction and big boy pulls up alongside me, also turning left. When it's clear, I start to pull away, only to be shunted onto the pave...

Yes - Well done. I'm an Associate at Redditch AMG and I hope to do my test earlyish in the New Year. It is worth doing IMHO.

The proud owner of a Citroen Berlingo - the only car I have genuinely liked. I aspire to a Renault 4GTL.