Herkypilot, I hear you. I was concerned as well, thats why I called Ian. I was afraid I was lost in the shuffle, just like you were/are thinking. I can't argue that improved customer service would help his business and maybe he will work on that in the future. From all I read he is a stand-up...
I visited the Givi tent at the Honda Hoot in June and they said the black cherry lid was in stock and available to install at that moment had I chosen to buy one. The black cherry lid fit the V46 and no other cases according to the rep.
Herkypilot, I spoke to Ian by phone this week. I placed an order through PAYPAL (mid June) and I saw where he was no longer doing PAYPAL on his website. He assured me that there would be no problem with my order, and that he had sent out a large quantity of sliders this week. The problem was...
GIVI V-46 can now be had with a top lid to match the 07. I was at the Honda Hoot yesterday and I spoke to the guys in the Givi tent & they said they just received the black cherry top lids last week. The V46 is the only trunk they have the black cherry lid for at the moment.
After riding over the weekend with a numb right hand, I decided to go ahead and do the TSR this afternoon. It was a pretty easy job with the pic's and step by step instructions provided.
THANKS !!
I-75 Yamaha in Richmond, Kentucky has one now for 12,399 OTD. Great folks to deal with. Mitch is the owner and his bike is a FJR. If you set up a deal with him, he will pick you up at the airport or the bus station if you want to ride the bike home.