[pascalawag]

I am thinking of getting a 28L top case (OE PN: 77437724352).

My question for anyone who has one: will a full face helmet such as the Shoei RF-1400 fit inside it?

 

[Panzermann]

I had one on my F800ST and it readily swallows a helmet, although not much more.

A tip if you do get one - never lubricate the mounting rubbers with any protectant. They need to grip the rack so that in say a large dip, the force as the bike comes out doesn’t distort the locking mechanism under the case inner floor and cause the locking tabs to release. If this happens, you might feel a tap on your back and see a large ‘bowling ball’ follow you down the road.

Yep - I did this and it happened to me. I was very fortunate that BMW replaced the case free of charge. The replacement was subject to some cracking of the base with hard touring use that I subjected it to (rough roads) but I was able to ‘plastic weld’ the cracks and reinforce the base (all under the inner floor). I don’t know if BMW has improved the design in the meantime.

 

[Tiz]

I have one and a full face helmet fits into it, I have a X-Lite X-802RR
And as Panzermann already said not much else will fit into it once the helmet is in.

 

[eydugstr]

Mine fits a Shoei Neotech 2 inside without any issues. Like the others have stated, not much more room for anything else, but gives a quick place to stash the helmet if I'm using the bike to run errands.

 

[pascalawag]

I had one on my F800ST and it readily swallows a helmet, although not much more.

A tip if you do get one - never lubricate the mounting rubbers with any protectant. They need to grip the rack so that in say a large dip, the force as the bike comes out doesn’t distort the locking mechanism under the case inner floor and cause the locking tabs to release. If this happens, you might feel a tap on your back and see a large ‘bowling ball’ follow you down the road.

Yep - I did this and it happened to me. I was very fortunate that BMW replaced the case free of charge. The replacement was subject to some cracking of the base with hard touring use that I subjected it to (rough roads) but I was able to ‘plastic weld’ the cracks and reinforce the base (all under the inner floor). I don’t know if BMW has improved the design in the meantime.


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Thanks for the tip!
No lube ✔
I really like that rear duffel bag. Looks durable and spacious. What is it?

 

[Panzermann]

Thanks for the tip!
No lube ✔
I really like that rear duffel bag. Looks durable and spacious. What is it?

It’s an A-Bag (or AA-Bag?) made and marketed by Andy Strapz in VictoriaAustralia. Not a bad design but, being a fabric, I found it wasn’t fully waterproof so everything had to be packed in plastic bags. Also, the mounting strap was fixed so it was always a juggle to get the strap under the seat when mounting. I suggested a design improvement to Andy to add additional D rings each side. He graciously implemented this on mine free of charge but I don’t know if the enhancement made it into production.
I ended up selling it and getting a somewhat bigger Nelson Rigg Wet Bag - similar to the Givi bag but better mounting I reckon - positive metal grip clamps on the straps. It also has a good reinforcement panel to keep shape and not sag.

 

[colroubaix]

I am thinking of getting a 28L top case (OE PN: 77437724352).

My question for anyone who has one: will a full face helmet such as the Shoei RF-1400 fit inside it?

Yes - always use the case to easily hold a Shoei RF1200.

 

[Donaldomoto]

Well, technically the BMW 28 litre top-case can hold a full-face full-size hemet.... but as a commuter I largely use my top case to carry my wet-weather gear and other bits and pieces. And when that stuff is in there, there's no way you can fit the helmet too. If you want to carry helmet plus wet weather gear etc., I suggest you go for a bigger volume unit from Shad, Givi etc??? I had a beautiful Givi V47 (47 litre) top-case on a previous bike and it could fit the lot (wet-weather gear, hemet, jacket)

 

[Panzermann]

The Givi V47 is my choice for styling, volume, build quality and weight capacity.

 

[Gareth]

When it comes to top boxes bigger is better.
Givi V56

 

[Panzermann]

When it comes to top boxes bigger is better.
Givi V56

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And your bike is asking, ‘Does my bum look big in this?’
You dare not answer in the affirmative…

 

[Gareth]

 

[Tigcraft]

Yep bigger is better unless you can shrink it when empty…..
Shad 58X

This is the fuller figure….

This is the flat version (on left obviously)

 

[Panzermann]

Black is very slimming, I understand.

That Shad model is clever.

 

[Tigcraft]

The thing is there’s a lot of ‘shad’ on current BMWs. F800 panniers are std equipped shad, seats on a lot are shad. I prefer the style over givi and like my shad side generic casings are very low drag factor