R3Rider
Supercharged
G'day ZoneIII, I just bought one of these and it works really well. not too expensive either.
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cr0ft
Living Legend
Kuryakyn XW 1.5 roller. I'd get one myself but my Grantour is still fine. Just a pain in the ass to cart from the bike to wherever you're laying your head, unwieldy and heavy. A roller I could further strap my pannier liners to would be ideal.
Whatever nonsense weight rating Triumph has put on the rack is probably just that, nonsense, and CYA. It's attached to two solid steel plates, which in turn are bolted into the bike frame with four giant bolts, which in turn is solid steel all the way up to the frame. I'd be stunned if anything bent from sitting on the darn rack, though I wouldn't recommend it... though I suppose the weight adds up if you add a passenger up there also.
Whatever nonsense weight rating Triumph has put on the rack is probably just that, nonsense, and CYA. It's attached to two solid steel plates, which in turn are bolted into the bike frame with four giant bolts, which in turn is solid steel all the way up to the frame. I'd be stunned if anything bent from sitting on the darn rack, though I wouldn't recommend it... though I suppose the weight adds up if you add a passenger up there also.
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Bob R
Living Legend
I picked up one of these a few months back.
I haven't mounted it yet. I thought it would be fairly flimsy and a waste of money. I was surprised at how well it is built, but still needs some work. I am going to lay some glass inside it on the bottom and corners to reinforce it. I also have an extra rack so it will be mounted to the rack permanently and just put on when I need a box. The pad is pretty cheap so I will do something else for that. I will also be glassing in a piece of aluminum in the bottom to use as a stronger area for bolting to the rack.
bob
I haven't mounted it yet. I thought it would be fairly flimsy and a waste of money. I was surprised at how well it is built, but still needs some work. I am going to lay some glass inside it on the bottom and corners to reinforce it. I also have an extra rack so it will be mounted to the rack permanently and just put on when I need a box. The pad is pretty cheap so I will do something else for that. I will also be glassing in a piece of aluminum in the bottom to use as a stronger area for bolting to the rack.
bob
Joesmoe
IMOKUR2
While it is true the pillion back rest can be removed, the design of the setup by Triumph (or whomever) has the posts of the back rest be the securing threads for the bolts that hold the rack, and removing the backrest -- which one must do when adding a top box --does not allow the rack to be re-attached directly.
This isn't hard, but you have to go through the effort of adding some washers and nut for the four bolts. There is enough room to access the inside of the tube from both above and below for most fingers, or a long-nosed needle-nose plier (or chopsticks I suppose) to get the nuts/bolts started.
This isn't hard, but you have to go through the effort of adding some washers and nut for the four bolts. There is enough room to access the inside of the tube from both above and below for most fingers, or a long-nosed needle-nose plier (or chopsticks I suppose) to get the nuts/bolts started.
cr0ft
Living Legend
Guys, Zone started out by saying he doesn't want a top box permanently mounted. Not suggestions for how to get one. 
Anyway, the stock luggage rack is plenty to mount quite a bit of stuff. The roller bag up top plus the panniers mean you can already haul a lot of stuff. If you need more than that and are riding solo you can strap a metric ton of crap to the passenger seat itself and securing it to the sissy bar. There's really no need for any other solutions than the normal rack, unless you insist on having a top box permanently on there, which I for one don't. I don't like the look, and much like OP prefer to strap stuff on when I need it only.
Anyway, the stock luggage rack is plenty to mount quite a bit of stuff. The roller bag up top plus the panniers mean you can already haul a lot of stuff. If you need more than that and are riding solo you can strap a metric ton of crap to the passenger seat itself and securing it to the sissy bar. There's really no need for any other solutions than the normal rack, unless you insist on having a top box permanently on there, which I for one don't. I don't like the look, and much like OP prefer to strap stuff on when I need it only.
ZoneIII
Supercharged
Yep! I found that out today when I took the rack and backrest off to see if that could be done and, just as you say, nuts will do. Getting access really isn't a problem. Off-hand, the first way that comes to mind is to simply put the nut in a box wrench and carefully lower it into place. Some tape pressed into the wrench before pressing in the nut would hold it in place until the bolt starts threading into it.
ZoneIII
Supercharged
Guys, Zone started out by saying he doesn't want a top box permanently mounted. Not suggestions for how to get one.
Anyway, the stock luggage rack is plenty to mount quite a bit of stuff. The roller bag up top plus the panniers mean you can already haul a lot of stuff. If you need more than that and are riding solo you can strap a metric ton of crap to the passenger seat itself and securing it to the sissy bar. There's really no need for any other solutions than the normal rack, unless you insist on having a top box permanently on there, which I for one don't. I don't like the look, and much like OP prefer to strap stuff on when I need it only.
You understood exactly what I'm thinking. From what I've seen so far, the various bags, etc., are probably the way I will go and I totally agree that, if I travel alone, I can pack a lot on the passenger seat and I've found some good stuff to do exactly that.
ZoneIII
Supercharged
That's what I'm talking about. I found that one or a similar one and, in any case, that's definitely and option for me. I'll have to check that out a little more but the one I found online the other day was a bit small. Reviewers on Amazon said it would only hold the equivalent of a pair of shoes. But there are larger ones and the one you link may be larger. I really like some of the other bags I found too. It's almost overwhelming how may there are to choose from but those are the sort of things I'm looking for. Thanks for the link!
ZoneIII
Supercharged
I've seen that. It's a little rich for my blood considering it would only be on the bike infrequently. I don't want what I choose to be on the bike all the time - only when on trips. I think I'm going to go with bags, barrels, etc.
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