Friday evening while riding home from work the Givi topbox rack on my 03 SV650
FAILED on both sides immediately behind the weld for the grab rail hanger bracket. I was very, very lucky as a couple in a Merc flashed me at some traffic lights & I pulled over (its very disconcerting to look over your shoulder and think “I could have swore I had my topbox”). The topbox was literally hanging on by the last 2mm of metal. Fortunately I was able to stretch my bungee net over the box on the pillion seat and ride home.
The rack is
only two years old and as you can see from the rust in the photos I’ve posted
here it has been failing on both sides for a while. It seems there is a small drill hole at the back of the bracket where the weld starts. This would seem to have been the catalyst for the failure which imho has probably spead due to general vibration rather than overloading (generally it only gets used twice a week to transport 5 shirts and my trousers to and from work).
I will be contacting Givi tomorrow. It may or may not be something they are aware of. Hopefully given their reputation for high quality products they’ll take it seriously.
Please check your rack
particularly around any welds. The next time this happens you might not be as lucky as me.
Looks like its the rucksack and creased shirts for me for a while...
