11-20-2019, 03:13 AM
I've enjoyed the convenience of my Givi trunk from the time I installed it on my last BMW. Get to work, one button release, and I'm walking into the office with it. I transferred the trunk to the CB1100 on a Givi rack for the bike.
I've resisted putting a trunk rack and Givi mounting plate on the Bonneville, as I didn't want to sully it's classic looks. I've had a soft tail bag on the seat, but I tend to ride that bike less, since I need to haul stuff to work, and for local shopping trips.
Of all the things I should be worried about - being a good husband and son, a pleasant coworker, etc, I have found my mind increasingly crowded with whether or not to put a stupid Givi mount on the Bonneville. Looking at it objectively, it sounds idiotic to have expended so much brain space to this.
Since putting any sort of luggage mount on the bike would involve a purchase over the dollar threshold where my wife and I have always agreed to discuss such things, I wanted to get her objective view on my dilemma, and her blessing to spend the money.
My wife has a very uncanny ability to look at any situation and render objective advice that puts things into very clear perspective.
"Do you spend most of your time riding to and from work, the store, etc, or worrying about what other people think about how your bike looks?"
"You spend your time with the bike sitting on it, looking forward, correct? Would you even see the trunk sticking off of the back while you ride?"
"You would make the Triumph just as convenient to commute with as the Honda, right?"
"If you put the trunk on the Triumph, it would be ridden more, meaning it would be out of my way in the garage when I'm trying to get to the laundry area, correct?"
"Just put the stupid rack on the bike and be done with it then!"
The Givi rack has been ordered.
I've resisted putting a trunk rack and Givi mounting plate on the Bonneville, as I didn't want to sully it's classic looks. I've had a soft tail bag on the seat, but I tend to ride that bike less, since I need to haul stuff to work, and for local shopping trips.
Of all the things I should be worried about - being a good husband and son, a pleasant coworker, etc, I have found my mind increasingly crowded with whether or not to put a stupid Givi mount on the Bonneville. Looking at it objectively, it sounds idiotic to have expended so much brain space to this.
Since putting any sort of luggage mount on the bike would involve a purchase over the dollar threshold where my wife and I have always agreed to discuss such things, I wanted to get her objective view on my dilemma, and her blessing to spend the money.
My wife has a very uncanny ability to look at any situation and render objective advice that puts things into very clear perspective.
"Do you spend most of your time riding to and from work, the store, etc, or worrying about what other people think about how your bike looks?"
"You spend your time with the bike sitting on it, looking forward, correct? Would you even see the trunk sticking off of the back while you ride?"
"You would make the Triumph just as convenient to commute with as the Honda, right?"
"If you put the trunk on the Triumph, it would be ridden more, meaning it would be out of my way in the garage when I'm trying to get to the laundry area, correct?"
"Just put the stupid rack on the bike and be done with it then!"
The Givi rack has been ordered.