Panniers and Akrapovic exhaust. Possible?

[Tom Chantler]

I just bought a blackbird about a week ago and I wonder if any of you lot know if I'll be able to fit Givi E41 panniers with either a Givi Wingrack or a Motech rack. The reason I ask is that my Akrapovic exhaust seems to be slightly higher than the standard Honda one (although not by much).

Do either of these systems involve the pannier boxes hanging OUTSIDE the exhaust? Or do they stop just above it (in which case I might be in trouble). Any help would be very gratefully received!

Here is a pic. What do you reckon? I don't want to buy all the kit and then have to sell it immediately and lose money!

EDIT: I've already seen this page: http://www.ixxra.com/luggagehard.htm and it looks like I should be okay, but would I? And would I be okay with a wingrack? Or is Motech MILES better? Motech seems to cost about £250+.

[aj]

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hi mom dangler ..

don't have any experience on this subject, but a tape measure
may solve
yer problem if no one else on here has either

best i can do i'm affraid..

regards
aj

btw.... that's one clean looking puffypink one you have there

[Tim]

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hi mom dangler ..

don't have any experience on this subject, but nevertheless I have to say some bollox

best i can do i'm afraid..

regards
aj

btw.... that's one clean looking puffypink one you have there

[staffbull]

Not a fan of gardening then
It dont look any higher than standard to me

[Tom Chantler]

Lol @ aj's name for me (I've deffo been called worse). Yeah the bike is a nice one. Amazingly swift compared to the old Pan!

As for the gardening, that's mostly next door's you can see... honest!

I reckon it's just a tiny bit higher than standard, cos the standard one seems to line up with the bottom of the tail tidy/number plate bracket/whatever the feck it's called. I could easily be wrong though. I hope so!

Thanks for the friendly !

[dufus]

I had a akro full system on my 97 carb bird ..it was a 4-2-1 and I had no issues with 40 litre rear panniers hard luggage

[micki-forest]

i'am now thinking of putting a wingrack on my 06 , just had a quote from mad4bikes

for a givi wingrack + fitting kit £180 apparantly givi are fazing them out next year

micki