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#1 ·
I've been looking for a top case for the Vee and I prefer the look
of some of the Pelican cases. What size or model of pelican case
are you using for a top case. If anyone has a pick of their mounted case,
it would help. Thanks!
 
#2 ·
I chose a Pelican 1550 as a top case, mostly because a friend gave me one. For mounting, I bought a luggage rack and detachable hardware kit from Caribou. I had to mix/match the included hardware with the stock pieces as well as buy a few pieces before it all worked as I desired on my '12 DL650. I redrilled the mounting holes in the rack to locate it 1.5" further back. I'm very happy with it and it is easily removed by releasing 4 quarter-turn fasteners inside the box. This allows the use of the stand-alone luggage rack. My wife uses the case as a backrest as well. The only downside I can think of is that it is pretty heavy. I can't post pics from my phone, but will try to upload some later from my PC.

My free Pelican case ended up costing me some $ once I discovered the Caribou web site. Luggage rack, detatch kit, carry bag liner, Rok straps, and Rok strap tie-down brackets. We went on a camping trip last weekend and used the Rok straps to hold tent, etc on top of the case. Worked great.

Good luck.
 
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#13 ·
I just bought a set and installed them last week, as side cases. I used to have the Seahorse 720s and I would say quality-wise, the Seahorse and the Pelican are a step up. That said, these are still nice, especially for the money. They are still pretty rigid. My only complaint is the back is a little bowed in from the molding process, but not that much. It would just have been nice if the back of the case was completely flat. Not a huge issue.

The larger ones (what I got) are pretty good sized and would make a good top box if you don't care about putting a helmet in there. Mine fit one-gallon paint cans standing upright with the lid closed to give you an idea of the depth.

I posted in the luggage pictures thread, but you'll have to click a photobucket link to see them.

I think you should try painting yours before you get rid of them just because of the color.
 
#11 ·
I believe the one I put on my bike is the Pelican 1300. It may be smaller than what you want, but it works well for me. I have a phone charger in it and it's good for all the junk I want to have handy when I stop - phone, wallet, glasses, hat, etc. plus I keep my insurance and registration, spare flashlight, padlock in it. Probably some other stuff that I can't remember or don't want to mention :mrgreen:
 

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#20 ·
So I used the Krylon Fusion. It looks pretty OK, we'll see how durable it is. If this doesn't work I'll try the bedliner stuff. After thinking on it, I couldn't justify getting rid of em just because they are a wonky color.

I would, though, love to get one of the Duratool boxes as a topcase.

I'll post pics once I get them mounted. I'm adding some u-bolts for tie down points. Thanks folks!

edit --although, that 1300 looks taller, which would make a good backrest for my son. So many choices. LOL
 
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