Modern Vespa

ok, odd question. I am looking for a topcase that can hold a binder/folder. I know that is weird, but when I ride to school on my scooter none of my storage options can fit my folders in it. does anyone have a topcase that is big enough to hold their binders?! (also - one that actually locks, not like a milk crate or anything)

There was a recent thread on "What topcase should I buy?'
The answer was overwhelmingly Givi.
They make a variety of sizes easily capable of handling your college stuff.
Try the Search function too - 'topcase' should bring up a bunch of threads.
Good luck

My Vespa topcase will hold my entire backpack...and I put a computer in it. It doesn't have a problem accommodating that and a giant Smart Water bottle. I know nothing about the Givi topcases.

Givi Maxi - lots of storage and can hold my computer (in case) book binder, texts etc. and holds two ff helmuts or ff helmut and armored jacket.

You were askiing about a top case. I don't have one, but I regularly haul multiple legal volumes (3 inch binders), along with a change of clothes, computer, and lunch, in my PakRest without difficulty. When I get to work, I the whole works can be carried like a case (albeit, a strangely shaped one)

REVIEW: SX Appeal Pak-Rest

-oops...

Desi B.

The Vespa brand topcase for the GT/GTS will hold my 15" Macbook and other stuff but when I had a Vespa brand topcase on my ET4 it was too small. I would advise against the Vespa brand topcase for the ET and go with a GIVI or other brand.

my Vespa LX top case (on an S) holds my laptop and law books just fine. Only problem I've had is the residual red paint from the case that somehow got on the inside of the case rubs off on my bag.

I hadn't thought of the LX topcase... it is a bit bigger than the older ET style. I wonder if the ET rack is of the same design as the LX and would accept an LX topcase?

I am in law school as well Ashley! Finals are around the corner...

Somebody recently mentioned a top case from J C Whitney that was very satisfactory and much less expensive than Vespa accessories.

u go to UF???

nope, Oklahoma.

lots of law students on here...

If you meant me... I do in fact go to UF! GO GATORS! haha

Also, to everyone else, I should have mentioned this, I am selling my ET2 and getting a stella, I am getting a rear rack to add on to it so I can get a top case. The reason I am so concerned with needing a big one is because I will be losing the under the seat storage!

Thanks to everyone for their replies!!

Get a chrome messenger bag. I would have one, but that bastard, VP1, got it.
http://www.chromebags.com/products/bags/messenger/

[quote="twodollarbills"] If you are doing this, simply go to your local Givi dealer and audition the various top cases they make. Several shapes and sizes. Pick the one that tickles your fancy. I'm sure some other manufacturers also make a good assortment you can choose from. Since there are so many models available, it's best you make the decision yourself.

Also, if you plan on top case installation, steer clear of the fold down models of racks. It puts the topcase further back than desirable. Can't use the topcase as a backrest, and heavy loads shift the scoot's center of gravity away from the front wheel.

There is a rack specifically for topcases on the Stella/PX,


or get something like one of these:



Al

i know...i'm worried! (1L)
I don't know about whether the rack is the same for ET. I had to install a rack on my S for the top case because it didn't have one at all...

If your dealer can't get you Givi, you could try one of the standard Genuine top cases. I just eyeballed it and it looks like it should fit some binders in it no problem, best thing to do though is hop on down to the dealer with a binder and try it!

Which school Ashley?

Not a student but a teacher... the Vespa topcase holds my laptop in bag with lots of room for lunch.

I like the Givi E370. Looks great on a GTS and cost less than a Vespa case. It also has an option of a brake light, which adds to safty.

Fordham, you?

Oklahoma, off to my 8am conlaw class...

I just wear my old backpack I've had since middle school... It's kind of a drab olive, though, so I put some reflectors and blinkers (like joggers wear) on it. No need for a topcase yet.

Kind of a pain on the back around here with all the potholes, though .

The GTS topcase is more than enough room for my bag (notebooks, computer, and a textbook or two).

The S/X appeal roll bag is surprisingly large, and no one at school has ever tampered with it.

I've got a Givi top case on my BV 200 and brought the shop manual in today to copy for someone. I take manuals back and forth from the office to the house all the time.

A Ram - how sad

A proud Jasper, myself

Al

That's a rough time slot for a class...


I've never heard of a Jasper mascot? Which school is that?

WSU
and no shit our mascot is The Shocker!
hehe
http://www.goshockers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7500&KEY=&ATCLID=623477

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