Givi luggage

[keithrj]

Just ordered an E52 topcase and two E45 sidecases and all the mounting hardware from sporttour.com.

They're the best price I could find, and Tom cut me a deal on shipping, $20 for everything.

When they get in and I install them I'll post pics/reviews.

[keithrj]

wow, i must be the only one who hasnt had a good experience with sporttour.com.

The e52 was backordered, which i can sorta understand...i guess 2 other people just on this forum recently ordered that case from them. so i replied to the "we're sorry..." e-mail, asking if they could still go ahead and send the hardware and sidecases (seeing as how i had paid for them) so that i could get them installed and atleast have the sidecases to use. that was monday, still havnt gotten a response. but i checked my credit card statement online, and it seems that they charged me an extra $20. i'm assuming this is for shipping, but since they havnt notified me, i dont know. if this was a charge for sending the other stuff ahead, it would have been nice to clear it with me first.

so anyway...i'll post pics when i get the stuff in...whenever that is.

[TheTwins]

They probably get a zillion emails a day. Did you try calling them? Hope it all works out for you. I'm about to place an order with them too.

[Imagine]

I've been to the SportTour.com shop. It IS NOT a huge place. There was one guy in there when I went. I think there maybe two or three guys that run the whole thing, and I don't doubt that they do get a bunch of emails. They said they are constantly moving Givi stuff in and out.

If you need to talk to them about something calling is probably the quickest way to get a hold of them. My stuff got held up in customs when they ordered it. Stuff happens!

Post some pics when you get the stuff.

[jet7271]

i just installed my e52 maxima with brake light option last nite. love it! the brake light will get attention. got it delieved by ups in 2 days. installation was fairly simple but was happy to have a friend smarter in electrical help me hook up brake light. am headed to town to drop shirts off at cleaners and run errands and will fill it up. last nite i had my laptop and gym bag in it. size matters! sportour treated me great. rlmotorcyles was pleasant also but had mounting hardware backordered. jet

[keithrj]

wow, i guess their e-mail cutomer service just isnt up to par...i'll give them a call monday about the charged price and about whats going on with shipping.

[technojerry]

I have had very good luck with Adventure Motostuff in Carson City, NV. I ordered E41 cases along with MO-Tech brackets. Placed the order on Tues and had them by the end of the week. I also have a V46 case on order too. I am just waiting for a new bottom bracket that Chad is developing that will give the passenger a couple of more inches of seat room as compared to the Givi or MO-Tech brackets give you. The prototype should be done this week and I should have my early production version soon.

DL1000 VSTROM '05
Lots of MO-Tech Parts (centerstand, engine guards, case brackets, skidplate)
Givi E41 and V46
Garmin GPS and XM Radio

[keithrj]

talked with the guys at sporttour on the phone today and yesterday. (the guy was gonna call me back yesterday, but cingular is being weird again.)
turns out, they've had so many orders, they've started having givi ship direct to customers until they can catch up; i guess they gave givi instructions that if something is back-ordered to ship whats in stock, then ship the back-order when it gets in.
givi didnt feel like doing this...
but they did get the e528s in today and have sent all my stuff this afternoon, so i will hopefully have it before the weekend.
now lets just hope i can get my bike out of the shop by then.

[keithrj]

got all my stuff in friday, was able to install it saturday night...
the cases are very nice and sturdy, and i have tons of storage space now! on most days though, i just use the e52 top case, its big enough to fit my book bag, tank bag, lunch box, and my jacket liner! once i get to school, the book bag is swapped out with my helmet, THIS CASE IS HUGE!
only critiques i have for givi (now) are that the instructions roally sucked, and the left side side case mount had to be muscled on.

anyway, i do recomend sporttour, just be sure to talk with them in person when you order :D

[spongebob218]

When I put the sidecase racks on my 650 it seemed like I was going to need to muscle the left rack into place also because the rear bolt hole didn't quite line up, but once I got the front bolt in and pushed down on the luggage rack it went right into place. The same thing happened on my first set of engine guards. I had to force the upper front mount into place because it was about a 1/4inch off, and thats where it broke later on. It seems like the build quality of Givi stuff is ok, but their manufacturing tolerances suck.

[keithrj]

just wanted to add some more praise for this luggage!
i was going out to a friends house last night for a party, and they lived a few miles out on a sand road (god do i hate sand)
anyway...at one point i hit some particularly nasty sugar sand and dropped the bike which landed on the left side case.
didnt damage the case at all (although it landed on my ankle...)

[greywolf]

I just installed a pair of E36s on a Wee Strom. It took some pushing an shoving to get the holes lined up and the screws were cutting threads in one side of the rack holes. I don't see any way a passenger who doesn't play basketball for a living is going to get aboard after the rider. My wife is going to have to get on in the rider's position with the bike on the stand and then move back. Then I'll need to step on the footpeg when boarding to get enough height. It's a good thing she isn't interested in any long 2-up trips.

[gg]

SPORTTOUR IS A FATHER AND SON PLUS A FEW EMP,GREAT PLACE ,THEY ARE TRYING TO RELOCATE. I'VE PURCHASED ALL MY GEAR FROM THEM, I'AM SATISFIED WITH THE PRODUCTS AND THE PRICE. SOUNDS LIKE YOU 'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY FAIR WITH ME IN ALL MY DEALINGS. I' AM SURE THEY WILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT FOR YOU. :lol: :lol: /// CMS

[greywolf]

I got mine from Sporttour.com with an excellent price. With Ohio to Illinois shipping, I received UPS ground shipping the next day.