Kappa vs givi???

[houdini]

Anyone had any kappa luggage, just looked on ebay and they do a v35 side case equivilant, saying theyll fit the v35 side racks, is it best going with givi? Are these just cheap givi lookalikes??

http://www.ojmoto.it/givi-732fz-aprilia-mana-0809-p-5686.html

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230375434260&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_1472wt_893

[Guest Mr Miller]

Do you wanna be a Kappa Slapper or a Givi Divvy? S'up to you!

...and you're welcome! I'm glad my extensive knowledge has helped a fellow biker!

[jman1978]

I was told by the dealer i got mine from that they come out of the same factory, which was why i had to wait ages for either last year as the shut over the summer

[marksmith]

I was told the Kappa stuff was just as good as the Givi. Admittedly by a dealer who sold Kappa.

It was a few years ago, but this probably still holds...

Both Kappa and Givi make two ranges: Monolock and Monokey. Monolock is better than Monokey, as I recall. Kappa Monolock and Givi Monolock are compatible. Kappa Monokey and Givi Monokey are compatible. Monolock and Monokey are NOT compatible. (All this wasn't obvious to me from reading about it - took a while to piece together the information. I got quite irate with a salesman that it was all so unclear, so perhaps they've improved the literature now ) Monolock boxes are double-skinned, generally better built. Monokey are a bit cheaper, single-skinned.

I have a Kappa Monokey (the cheaper one) and it's not great. The catch mechanism exploded - it's fine all the while it's left on the bike, but falls apart if I take it off. Girlfriend's new bike has a Givi Monolock but not had it long enough to compare.

Edited April 9, 2010 by marksmith

[Hoover]

Givi is owned by the son of the founder and Kappa is owned by the daughter, I have used Kappa monolock for the last 3 years and not had any problems.

[houdini]

Cheers all for that, I thought it was the other way round the monokey was the better of the two, so learnt something new everyday

Mr Miller you astound me with your vast knowledge lol

[TC]

Cheers all for that, I thought it was the other way round the monokey was the better of the two, so learnt something new everyday

Mr Miller you astound me with your vast knowledge lol

 

I too thought it was the other way round

Monokey was better than Monolock

More research for me

[Voodoo]

Monokey is far more expensive than monolock.

[houdini]

Aye done my homework and monokey for me

[Guest]

So that'll be two monkeys on the bike then?

Houdini in action > http://www.break.com/index/monkey-riding-mini-bike.html

[marksmith]

Whoops, sorry, maybe I got Monolock and Monokey round the wrong way. The concept was correct though