Re: [ST] Loose topcase?

["Rick & Joyce" <wescottr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patti & Matt,

The topcase kit includes two wedge-shaped rubber blocks which are
meant to be installed in the loops on either side of the rack.
They are a major PITA to fit.  My Trophy never had them & after
the first season, the box rattled over every bump.  I've only
seen one installed set and that was after I sold the bike.  They
are shown on the Accessories microfiche and available separately,
'tho I recall the price to be something like $10 ea :o|.

I've seen various additional padding on racks & boxes [heater
hose, pieces of inner tube, foam pipe insulation and the like]
but can't really say what works.

Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST
"NO Dawg"

> After a year and a half of daily use, my topcase is fairly
loose, and
> I can hear it bouncing around when I go over bumps.
> - -P

> Mine suffered the same problem after about the same period of
time. I
> rarely took it off, but after a year or so several of the
plastic buttons
> on the underside had broken off and were missing. Since it was
still under
> warranty, I figured they would just pop some more plastic
bumpers on it.
> Cal Triumph found you can't order just the bumpers, so they had
to order
> the entire bottom section of the trunk. Pretty wasteful and
then I also had
> to go through the hassle of switching the lock hardware.
> Matt Knowles


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