I really like that Pearl Brown color..looks very nice. Honda always seems to discontinue the nice looking colors for some reason.

 

I fell in love with that color back at the 2018 MC show in Chicago. Always felt when I pulled the trigger I'd want that color if I could find one... (and I did...)

 

Looks great suggest you get back pillow rest for bag
It improves the look imho

 

Very Nice! What rider boards and mounts are you using? Thanks

 

Running these

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They didn't actually fit the 2018, but if you grind down the tab they do (thanks Doug Crocker.. picked up a set from him he had modified...). Paint the grinded down section gloss black.. bingo. I'm actually pretty happy with them as they let me move my feet around a bit more and gave my knees a bit of relief..

 

Love that color. Nice ride.

 

 

Finally fitted the Shad 58x with steel mounting kit. I had the clear reflectors sprayed to match the rear lights. Also fitted the Motea Riders back rest which for the price fits really well and looks great. Supplied without fitting instructions tho but Youtube was helpful

 

Just purchased a 2018 Goldwing, demo, got a great deal and now want to add a top case to work mainly as a removable back rest, storage is an added benefit. The Givi cases seem to sit too far back. Do Shad 58x and 59x work good as a back rest for a passenger. Can anyone comment that their passenger likes it.

 

Here's the Shad SH58X on my bike:

Larger 2021 trunk on 2018-2020 models ?

In the list of accessories for the 2021 non tour model, a trunk installation kit and a trunk color installation kit are offered. About 2k $ in total. It seems to be the new 61 liter trunk. I wonder whether it would be possible for using this kit on the 2018-2020 tour models, towards replacing...

www.gl1800riders.com

It's clean, wife loves it. Note that I did NOT use the Shad mounting post system! I used a normal rear carrier (clone of a Honda - bought on Amazon for about $140), then had the wife sit on the bike and I positioned the top box where she wanted it for comfort. Marked the position, drilled some holes through the carrier to secure the Shad mounting plate, and I was done.

We've done plenty of 2 up rides, and she's quite comfortable with the case in small or large configuration (I never use medium) - plenty of back support, and it's in the right place for her.

IF you use the Shad mounting post system, it's faster and easier, but you're a bit more constrained in where you can mount it, and you do not have a full rear carrier when the case is off. I like having that big, thick aluminum plate back there when the top case is off - I've bungied down LARGE boxes on it before without concern.

 

Do you take the universal mounting plate off when you are not using the top case or leave it on?
Do you have pic of mount on the luggage rack you used?
Do you have link to the mount you purchased?
Thanks
William

 

As you see in the first photo, I have the Shad mounting plate on it. That stays put. It's a pain (screws and nuts) to mount, so I leave it on, it's pretty flat and thin.

This is the carrier I bought; there are several identical options. It's basically a clone of the Honda rear carrier:

Amazon.com

No photos of it by itself on the bike.

 

Here it is on my bike, I have since coated it with X-line.

 

I know this is an older thread, but have any of you SHAD 58x guys been able to find/install a luggage rack on top of the the Topcase?

 

All the research I've done on the shad top case I haven't seen any with rack on top.

 

I installed my Givi 47 after installing the Givi top rack, the twisted throttle Givi mount rack was mounted to a 2018 GL1800 after market luggage rack. I am pleased with the results.

 

I was actually thinking about ordering the GIVI rack an attempting to install it on my SHAD 58X.