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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Spuddy on January 23, 2025, 03:28:14 PM

Title: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Spuddy on January 23, 2025, 03:28:14 PM

Any ideas on a clean looking, perhaps period, tail trunk for a black California Vintage?

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Alfetta on January 23, 2025, 04:54:45 PM

i have one i pulled from a 74 V1000.  white red pin stripes with chrome bumpy guards

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: lazlokovacs on January 24, 2025, 10:48:33 AM

problem is those beautiful side bags hinge upwards....

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Kev m on January 24, 2025, 11:22:33 AM

I'm a HB guy and have used one of their topcases on every Guzzi and the last two Harleys I owned.

So the first thing I would do would be to look at luggage racks and see what might work.

I don't see the Cal-Vin specifically. Is the Aquila Nera close enough?

https://www.motomachines.com/hepco-becker-rear-rack-moto-guzzi-california-aquila-nera

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: jcctx on January 25, 2025, 10:22:18 AM

Sooo, whatsa matta wid da milk crate????????

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Indypikes on January 25, 2025, 11:03:21 AM

This goes back about 15 years. I found a vintage Bates top box on Ebay (cheap) and had painted to match (not cheap). I thought it looked okay and was generally functionable but always thought it looked a little too big. I had to add a metal mounting plate extension to the rear rack so that it was fully secure. I sold the Vintage back in 2013 before a move and have always wished that I kept. I have no regrets about owing a 1400 Eldorado however. Good luck with search.
(https://i.ibb.co/8XjYhnm/FB-IMG-1708219860672.jpg) (https://ibb.co/8XjYhnm)

(https://i.ibb.co/MksMJmX/20240713-125840-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MksMJmX)

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Spuddy on January 26, 2025, 09:22:58 PM

INDYPIKES:  Very nice paint & striping.  Looks integrated.  And I agree, perhaps a tad large.

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Spuddy on January 26, 2025, 09:38:14 PM

KEVIN M:

Rack is, perhaps, not the problem. A simple, smooth, narrow enuf, gloss black case is. Junior 55 looks okay.

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Kev m on January 27, 2025, 06:01:42 AM

Quote from: Spuddy on January 26, 2025, 09:38:14 PM

KEVIN M:

Rack is, perhaps, not the problem. A simple, smooth, narrow enuf, gloss black case is. Junior 55 looks okay.

Yeah that's the direction I was thinking. I've got a couple of junior cases including a 40L and the discontinued 50L. I used an HB Orbit case on my RK that looked good. I have no idea which might not interfere with the side bags though. Well I'm pretty sure the 40L wouldn't, but past that?!?

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: guzzi ride on January 27, 2025, 07:11:03 AM

This might work for you ? I have no experience with it, but a least it's already painted black.
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Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Guzzistajohn on January 29, 2025, 04:54:59 PM

Hey Spud, haven't seen you here in a while. I used an old GIVI mono key trunk on my Cal Vin.  Best part about it....... I had it already AND those panniers still opened. Sorry the pic just shows the GIVI plate  : )   
(https://i.ibb.co/LXzqt4SF/cal-vin.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LXzqt4SF)

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: Tkelly on January 29, 2025, 05:00:14 PM

I had a large Hepco Becker on my 97 California and the vibration kept breaking the welds on the rack that is between the trunk and the bike luggage rack.I have good luck with Givi .

Title: Re: 2007 Calvin Tail Trunk?
Post by: aklawok on February 02, 2025, 08:20:20 PM

Here is a pic of the GIVI on mine. Optional extra brake light, lockable with its own baseplate.

(https://i.ibb.co/zTy3BqRh/IMG-20220712-164053-772.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zTy3BqRh)