Premium Member wessie Posted May 20, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 20, 2015 I installed the brackets to check the fit. No issues to report. If you have any trouble, try starting all the bolts by hand before tightening any. And double check your spacers and washers to make sure everything is installed properly Leaving the bolts slack during assembly is good advice for any luggage kit, especially Givi - they usually have one of the holes as a slot to allow a bit of wiggle room when aligning the various sections. Just remember to tighten them all at the end. Then check them after the first ride. This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted May 20, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 20, 2015 Just got the call from Vanessa to verify credit card info. Cases are in. Shipping tomorrow. Since they're coming out of Miami and I am in Florida, I will probably be among the first to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttownfj09 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I just received the same call, supposed to go out tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrlaltdl Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Did anyone else have problems installing the mounts? The top bolts matched up well, but the part that attaches to the passenger foot peg mount didn't match up and the bolts were two long. I'll have to get a photo tonight, so you can see what I'm talking about. I'm having two problems with my mounts. The first problem is all the bolts they shipped are all 10mm too long. The second problem is there isn't the correct spacers included to work with the Yamaha rear rack. Which causes the mounts at the rear footpegs to be at the wrong angle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member nhridah Posted May 22, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 22, 2015 The shad bags look better than I would have thought. Nice savings on the bags plus free inner bags that look pretty good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybung Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 To ctrlaltdl, I measured my bolts and found the little one for footpeg mount is 5mm or so shorter that the one in your picture. Hard to tell how the rest of my hardware stacks up compared to yours. When I test fit the bracket it was not quite flush either. But after tightening the fasteners it pulled everything into place. Given the customer support and shipping issues so far, I would suggest a trip to the hardware store for bolts and washers. Or cut a little off and repair the threads. I'm curious to see how well the bags clip in if we have to space and flex these brackets to make them fit right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybung Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Actually I just looked at your pics again. Are you running a rear rack mounted to those holes in the tail? That would explain your spacing issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrlaltdl Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Actually I just looked at your pics again. Are you running a rear rack mounted to those holes in the tail? That would explain your spacing issue Yes, I have a Yamaha OEM rear rack which uses the same top holes as the saddlebag racks. I'm going to be picking up custom spacers and the correct length bolts, but I emailed Shad support and showed them this thread in hopes they fix it for future orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggin Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Received mine today, fitted by local Shad retailer in 30 mins, together with the top box. Price for the whole set was 660€, no bags though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybung Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Actually I just looked at your pics again. Are you running a rear rack mounted to those holes in the tail? That would explain your spacing issueYes, I have a Yamaha OEM rear rack which uses the same top holes as the saddlebag racks. I'm going to be picking up custom spacers and the correct length bolts, but I emailed Shad support and showed them this thread in hopes they fix it for future orders. Try putting the Shad brackets in first, then the rear rack mounts on top of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted May 26, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 26, 2015 Yay! My side cases have shipped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttownfj09 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Just got a UPS tracking # this morning, my guess is they won't make it from Florida to Oklahoma by the weekend. I have the tracking # but it has no info yet, so I'm just guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted May 27, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 27, 2015 Scheduled delivery tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted May 28, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 28, 2015 They're here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrlaltdl Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Glad to see they are finally delivering. I just happened to be at the furthest point in the continental US from Shad USA, so it's going to be until next Wednesday that I get mine. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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