Bl***y GIVI luggage!!

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Re: Bl***y GIVI luggage!!

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Get your silicon spray out, and douse everything that needs to move. It'll be full up of dirt from rooster tails, and that'll be why it's not working nicely.
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A_morti wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:44 pm Get your silicon spray out, and douse everything that needs to move. It'll be full up of dirt from rooster tails, and that'll be why it's not working nicely.
TBF, that's almost certainly true. The first day I rode it, I ended up coming back in the dark. The high beam took a LOT of switching for it to actually work, and still only works if I press/push it slightly to one side. The indictor switch still feels pretty stiff. He has said he doesn't ride in the dark but I didn't ask if he uses the indicators (based on how he drives his car, I suspect not!!)

I'll go look amongst his cans in the shed and see if I can find something useful!! He said there was contact cleaner in there that he suggested I used on the high beam switch!! LOL


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I had where the indicator switch on my cb300r got dirty inside, and the running lights wouldn't come back on when cancelling the indicator. Few squirts of silicon spray (safe for plastic, see) and work the switch back and forth, and it was good as new.
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Re: Bl***y GIVI luggage!!

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A_morti wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 5:51 pm I had where the indicator switch on my cb300r got dirty inside, and the running lights wouldn't come back on when cancelling the indicator. Few squirts of silicon spray (safe for plastic, see) and work the switch back and forth, and it was good as new.
He's the sort of person that has everything in the shed, so I'll go search for plastic safe silicon spray :D Thank you :D
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Re: Bl***y GIVI luggage!!

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I know I shouldn't but...


Farkin ell 2 pages working out how a top box works, top bombing :thumbup:

Must admit the whole catch going up/forward before down foxed me at first.

I'd go out when you have 5 mins and give it a go opening/closing it and getting it on/off the bike when you don't have the stress of being somewhere. Stuff like that gets me right flustered and then logic goes out the window.

As mentioned you don't need the key to get the box on the bike only to remove it. Turn the key, press the lower button and lift the box off.

Does this help? Also helps with when the button stays in

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Re: Bl***y GIVI luggage!!

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Supermofo wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 7:11 pm I know I shouldn't but...


Farkin ell 2 pages working out how a top box works, top bombing :thumbup:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Makes me laugh but I am very grateful that you guys have been helping!!


Supermofo wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 7:11 pm Must admit the whole catch going up/forward before down foxed me at first.

I'd go out when you have 5 mins and give it a go opening/closing it and getting it on/off the bike when you don't have the stress of being somewhere. Stuff like that gets me right flustered and then logic goes out the window.

As mentioned you don't need the key to get the box on the bike only to remove it. Turn the key, press the lower button and lift the box off.

Does this help? Also helps with when the button stays in
Cheers for the video. Has definitely clarified things. The comments before have pretty much sorted it in my head, but good to see it being done

The press with the arrow pointing up is a bit sneaky, cos you press and push down!! :lol:

I plan to head out in hte morning and fit the box even though I don't need it. Then I'll leave the darned thing on the bike!! LOL

Daft thing was, getting the box off, after I couldn't shut it, was sooooo easy :1

It's everything since then that's been a faff :lol: :lol:
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Re: Bl***y GIVI luggage!!

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Well damn! Everything went swimmingly today :) Quite a lot of Kms on the 'onda! No issues with the top box


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