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Roctane being delivered Thursday

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2Birdman

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Roctane, K1600B, F900GS
I have a new 2024 Roctane coming in a few days. I'm buying the bike for casual rides with my wife. It seems that there are very few options for a passenger backrest or a rear accessory top box? I'm contemplating trying to find an adapter or fabricating a bracket to mount a larger Givi top box? looks like there are brackets on Amazon for other R18 models but nothing says they will fit a 2024 Roctane? Any thoughts on detachable windscreens that have worked well also highly appreciated.
 
I would have thought accessories for the Classic and B would just bolt on, in particular the rear backrest you want. Not sure about a top box though. Someone may know for sure. Congrats on the bike 👍
 
I bought a foldable backrest from AliExpress for £85. It had a folding luggage rack too which was handy until road bump caused the luggage to fly and fall on it and caused it to snap. However, the back rest, which can be used for driver or the passenger was perfect. I guess if you don't carry heavy luggage on the rack, it should be ok too, (my luggage started from 15kg at the beginning of the journey and was almost 25kg with all the souvenirs - when it broke). I was looking for similar boxes to B model, but I preferred to have the back rest instead and have to think of someway to carry the extra luggage without breaking anything!
 
As for detachable windscreen, I tried couple of them from Amazon, one clear large one, which flew away on motorway! and one smaller tinted one that i use now in the city. Unfortunately because there are only 2 places where it connects to the handlebar, it bends against the wind force on higher speed, so the bigger the worse outcome with that style of shields. the smaller one, is holding much better, but obviously less wind protection
 
Why not just a sissy bar. The bike has bags and I think that a top box would ruin the ‘cruiser look’… perfect for the big guns, not so much for the Roctane.
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have to think of someway to carry the extra luggage without breaking anything!
I'm in the same boat ... wish the HD solo tour pack & mounts would fit our spools as they have tons of aftermarket options but no luck. Just a small tour pack would work like this aftertmarket mount one for Indian (mount is aftermarket, case is Indian).

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