accessories » Fitting Shad SX58

Hi Folks especially anyone who has fitted the shad SX58 top box.

I'm confused, I have just purchased a SX58 top box but am very confused about the fitting. It came with a standard plate. However when i go on shad website it has a specific fitting plate for the R1200/1250RS. Is this different or do you need this as well was the standard plate.

life as a DIY incompetent is very frustrating

Graham

Hi Graham,
Can't help you I'm afraid, but can you please put some pictures on when you get it done?
Really like the idea of the expanding box.
I've got a givi box on at present and wondered if the givi monkey plate could be utilised in some way.

Yes you require the steel adaptor plate. This bolts to the bike's rack and the standard plastic mounting plate then bolts to that.

There was another thread on here about this recently.

What do you have to remove to get the SHAD metal plate bolted on? I have the plate from an old bike but my r1250rs didnt come with a rack. Hoping to be minimize what I need to purchase to get it to fit

You definitely need the RS rack which is something like a £200 option if specified when you order the bike, but may cost more to retro fit.

You can't fit any kind of top box without a rack to support it. Maybe there are third party racks but I expect most suppliers will expect the BMW rack to be on the bike.

If you have the BMW rack, then you just unscrew the top panel from that and bolt the Shad steel adapter plate on in its place, using the supplied bolts and spacers.

The plastic top box mounting plate which comes free with the top box then bolts to the adapter plate. You can also buy a much nicer looking aluminium mounting plate which I did recently, though it is a bit expensive at about £80, and you only really see it when the top box is off the bike.

thanks Fred

have just ordered it, did a search and found your thread earlier in year. couldn't find an alloy plate though

now to work out how the standard plate that came with goes with the fitting plate.

I have a lovely man visiting soon who will help me, even though he doesn't realise it yet

Graham