Luggage
A measured case, or a measured reflector?
Neither publishes a load limit, which on a top box is the figure that matters most.
| Compared on | Top Case 65L | Topcase XXL |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 65 litres | 52 litres |
| Material | 1.5 mm aluminium alloy | Matt black plastic, type not named |
| External dimensions | 565 × 500 × 380 mm | Not published |
| Reflector | Not published | 60 cm integrated reflector |
| Mounting | Base with 25 fixing holes | Quick-mount system |
| Load limit | Not published | Not published |
A tick means one listing published something the other did not, or published a better figure. It does not mean the product is better, and the column is not a score out of anything: a maker who says less loses lines here without losing a comparison. The two verdicts below are where the page is settled.
The one specified as a case: a wall thickness, external dimensions and a mounting pattern with a number in it. Aluminium dents where plastic flexes back, which is the trade.
Two helmets, a quick mount and sixty centimetres of reflector measured rather than described — which on a box that hides your tail light is worth having.
Because the weight sits high and behind the rear axle, where it affects steering more than the same weight anywhere else. Neither of these publishes one.
Aluminium holds its shape, takes a rack and dents permanently. Plastic flexes back from knocks and cracks in the cold. They fail differently rather than one being better.
65 L · 1.5 mm aluminium alloy · 565 × 500 × 380 mm · 25 mounting holes · backrest pad
A 65-litre aluminium alloy top case with a 1.5 mm wall, published dimensions of 565 × 500 × 380 mm, leather lining, a base with 25 mounting holes and a backrest pad.
Best for: Touring with luggage that has to survive being strapped down and rained on.
≈ $138 / €132
52 L · fits two helmets · quick-mount system · 60 cm integrated reflector
A 52-litre top case published to take two motorcycle helmets, with a quick-mount system, anti-theft locking and a 60 cm integrated reflector.
Best for: A rider who carries a pillion and wants both helmets to stay with the bike.
≈ €45
Nothing written into the text below is a current price. Where an amount appears in a sentence, it is the reading taken on the day that sentence was written; what a shop is asking at this moment loads beside the product itself, and that is the figure to go by.
