The Concours has room for a 3rd hard bag, on top behind the
passenger, but no original-equipment bag is made for that spot.
The consensus among COG
members is that the Givi hard bags are the case of choice for
this location. I already have a set of Givis on my GPZ-1100
and know them to be fine bags: durable, spacious, easy to remove,
and waterproof.
Givi makes a special adaptor plate
that replaces the Connie's top luggage plate, and allows a Givi
bag to clip in. I installed this plate, to allow me to use either
the 36L or 46L bags I already have.
Installation is easy, and goes
like this:
| The adaptor is Givi
part number E128. It consists of a steel bottom plate, cast aluminum
top plate, and a plastic insert. All hardware comes with it (but
no tools). |
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| Start by removing the seat. |
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| Loosen the nylon knurled bolt holding the rear
plate shell on, and remove the bolt and shell. |
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| Under the rear shell is the original-equipment
luggage rack. This has to come off. Pry out the plastic plugs
covering the 4 fastening bolts. |
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Remove the 4 hex bolts with a 6mm hex wrench
(not provided).
Store the bolts, plastic rack, and cover
in a safe place. You don't need them any more now. |
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| Place the 4 machined aluminum spacers into the
holes vacated by the old mounting bolts. |
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Fasten the lower steel plate to the bike with
the provided hex bolts. Each bolt passes through the machined
spacer installed in the previous step and into the threaded receptacle
that is still fastened to the underside of the bike.
Tighten with a 5mm hex wrench (not
supplied). |
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| Pause for a moment and look down 3 steps on this page. Steve B, of Pennsylvania, wrote to say he found it easier to pull the rubber nipples through now, before installing the plate we're about to install. That sounds like good advice, and I'd recommend doing them here. I don't have a photo that corresponds to that, but you can pull them through, as described below, while the plate is still loose. |
| Now, place the cast aluminum upper plate on
the steel lower plate. 4 oblong washers fit into the honeycomb
holes in this plate to provide a solid surface for fastening.
Put them in the holes that line up with the mounting holes in
the steel plate underneath. |
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| Fasten the cast plate to the steel plate by
passing the provided hex bolts through the oblong washers and
into the threaded holes in the steel plate below. These tighten
with a 5mm hex wrench. |
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Now install the 4 rubber bumper plugs. You place
a plug in one of the corner holes, grab the protruding nipple
from underneath, and pull it down firmly so it locks into the
hole.
(See note above about installing these before mounting the plate in place.) |
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| Place the plastic insert into the space in the
cast aluminum upper plate. |
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| 4 tiny screws hold the insert in place. You
need a #1 Phillips driver for these screws. |
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| Put the seat back on and you're done. |
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| Any size of Givi bag will fit this plate. |
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| Here's a 36L bag (normally a pannier on my GPZ). |
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