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Firstly I have started this thread out disappointment and disillusionment over some Givi products.
I have been using Givi products for years, but in particular their crashbars and pannier kits. Imho their products are well designed, all of them. The panniers are robust as are the crashbars and pannier mounting kits.
So, what is wrong you may ask ? Paintwork. It is extremely poor and even that is being kind to it. Recently I have come across several motorcycles owned by friends and acquaintances with crashbars and pannier mounts that hardly have a scrap of paint left on them. Just pure rust. All these items are Givi and all the folks concerned now have to remove these items and get them powder coated. They look dreadful.
I was determined that this would not happen to me. I always rinse off my bikes with collected rain water after a ride. I also treat the welds on the Givi items with AFC50 a couple of times a year but especially after I properly wash the bike. Still the Pannier racks and also the Crashbars on my Honda NC are showing rust at the welds. The paint on the front of the crahsbars is already blistering. The paint is obviously porous. It is only a matter of time before it is off, displaying the rust underneath.
This is rubbish quality control on the part of Givi. I for one am fed up with it. I would be interested to hear the experiences of others ?
I have been using Givi products for years, but in particular their crashbars and pannier kits. Imho their products are well designed, all of them. The panniers are robust as are the crashbars and pannier mounting kits.
So, what is wrong you may ask ? Paintwork. It is extremely poor and even that is being kind to it. Recently I have come across several motorcycles owned by friends and acquaintances with crashbars and pannier mounts that hardly have a scrap of paint left on them. Just pure rust. All these items are Givi and all the folks concerned now have to remove these items and get them powder coated. They look dreadful.
I was determined that this would not happen to me. I always rinse off my bikes with collected rain water after a ride. I also treat the welds on the Givi items with AFC50 a couple of times a year but especially after I properly wash the bike. Still the Pannier racks and also the Crashbars on my Honda NC are showing rust at the welds. The paint on the front of the crahsbars is already blistering. The paint is obviously porous. It is only a matter of time before it is off, displaying the rust underneath.
This is rubbish quality control on the part of Givi. I for one am fed up with it. I would be interested to hear the experiences of others ?