Givi Monokey Mount Spacing - Honda Trail 125

[pekingduck]

Just bought a 2024 Honda CT125 or Trail 125, and wanted to share information on the Givi Monokey Mount Spacing. There is no diagram or illustration for the spacing of it anywhere, so I provided a drawing of what I measured.

I wanted to mount a Givi Top Case to the rack, but didn't want to drill additional holes, or use one of their thick interim mounting brackets. I used some Givi mount fittings, a 12" x 12" x 1/4" aluminum plate and a thin self-adhesive rubber sheet the same size, all from Amazon ($40, $23, and $11).

I measured the mount on my CB1100, and drew this layout. I drilled the two pin holes to 3/8" to allow fine tuneing, but the 2 holes for the locking catch were 1/4", and the screws for it were countersunk. The four 1/4"holes that I drilled to mount the plate were countersunk, and had large fender washers on the underside. The rubber sheet went on the underside of the plate, and protects the rack's painted surface.

The location of the plate holes allowed the box to be mounted sideways as normal, but I wanted to mount the box longtitudinally.

[Cormanus]

Neat. Looks good, pekingduck.

[the Ferret]

Cool, it's a touring bike now.

[Gone in 60]

This is cool! I've been trying to the opposite for quite some time... create a "female" side of a Givi Monokey mount that can be attached to the bottom of any box I'd like. I'm picturing a cool vintage Haliburton-style aluminum briefcase that would be a good match for the looks of the CB1100. A few people have tried, and there's a dead thread on the ADV forum about it I don't have the machining or 3D printing ability to make the needed parts. Wait... I do have that friend who's now playing with a 3d printer...

[pekingduck]

Gone, I've also been looking for the "female side of a Givi box" to make a quick-disconnect rear passenger seat. But I realize the locking mechanism might be too tall and complicated to integrate. Plus, the keys would be different. Maybe a latching, but not locking, pad is my solution.

[Whoops]

Is the seat as wide as it looks? It looks like it might be pretty comfortable.