Givi Pannier Rail Fitting

[krisv]

Hi All,

Fitted (ish) my Givi PL532 Pannier Rails this evening. For whatever reason, I could not get the rear side of the carrier plate flush with the subframe. There is about an inch of gap. I could not get any photos because it went dark, but will try to do so soon... I tried loosening up the front bolts and try lock it down but couldn't. Has anybody else faced this problem??? Any ideas much appreciated.

Cheers,

Kris

[JRS81]

I had the same problem with mine though perhaps not as extreme as your description. I sorted it by just fitting all bolts loosely at first and going around tightening each one a little at a time. It sounds like you've already tried this so could the frames have been slightly bent in transit?

[krisv]

Thanks for the reply JRS81.. Tried that.. The frame was bought used... My right footrest is bent because a small accident... That might cause a problem. Worst case, I think is take a hammer to it or get a spacer made for that gap and put a longer bolt in... A point to note  though, I tried tightening the bolts without the carrier plate, and I was able to get it flush.. It seems more like a problem with the carrier plate.

[JRS81]

Did it not come with spacers of some sort? Mine had two spacers that fit under the rack. They were about an inch in diameter and probably a little over 5mm thick if I remember rightly...

[krisv]

No, no spacers, which I knew of when I bought it... I can get any spacers made by a kind supplier at work... I think I will give it a go with a hammer or a large pipe wrench to bend it a bit into shape and see what happens.. Cheers for the info on the thickness of the spacer JRS81... Had a bit of ambiguity on the thickness. I did put 2 x 2.5mm thick washers in to compensate for that...

[JRS81]

Part number 11 in the instructions here, although they are a lot flatter than the illustration.

http://static.twisted-throttle.net/media/files/givi.pl532.installation.instructions.pdf

[krisv]

that's brilliant mate... Cheers

[krisv]

Fixed... Missed the washers up front. Put them in and everything went down nice and easy...