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Givi Kappa K22N Cruiser Monokey review

A pair of Monokey side cases of 22 litres each with a published load limit of 5 kg per case, made in Italy — the only luggage here that publishes a weight limit.

The bottom line Three bullets, and one of them is the load limit nothing else here publishes. A named mounting standard, which is a requirement as much as a feature.

The figure that sets this listing apart

5 kg per case.

Every other piece of luggage in this catalogue publishes a volume and stops. Volume says what fits; weight says what the mount was built to hold, hanging out at the side of a moving machine. It is the more consequential of the two and it is almost never published.

Further down the same listing

A set of two cases at 22 litres each, Monokey mounting, made in Italy. That is the whole of it — the third bullet is the word “new”.

Monokey is a requirement, not just a feature

It is a specific mounting standard with its own carriers. On a machine already fitted for it, that is an advantage; on one that is not, it is a second purchase the listing does not price.

On the name

The title reads Kappa K22N; the listing’s brand field reads Givi. Both are reported here as they were read.

Availability

Between 159 € and 185 € across the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores, in the single reading behind this page.

Priced in local currency, which the euro range above deliberately leaves out, it also appears on the American and British Amazon stores.

What Keepa returned in the single reading behind this page. Availability and prices move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 18 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

The declared figures, and the blanks beside them

Strengths

  • Publishes a load limit per case — 5 kg — which nothing else in this catalogue’s luggage does
  • A named mounting standard rather than "universal"
  • Country of manufacture stated

Compromises

  • Only three bullets, one of which is the word "new"
  • Monokey is a specific mounting system — it needs the matching carrier

Specifications

Capacity22 litres per case, supplied as a set of 2 (maker’s bullet)
Load limit5 kg per case (maker’s bullet) — the only load figure published in this catalogue’s luggage
MountingMonokey (from the title)
OriginMade in Italy (maker’s bullet)
Brand as listedThe title names Kappa K22N; the listing’s brand field reads Givi. Both are reported here as read.
DimensionsThe maker puts nothing in writing on this.
Amazon referenceB011IVQT8G (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN8029871112553

What riders ask about this one

Why is 5 kg worth so much?

It is the figure that says how much weight the case and its mount were built to hold, out at the side of the machine. Everything else in this catalogue’s luggage publishes volume and leaves weight unstated.

Is this Kappa or Givi?

The product title names Kappa K22N; the listing’s brand field reads Givi. This page reports both as they were read and does not resolve the difference on the seller’s behalf.

Who this one is for

A cruiser already carrying Monokey mounts, where the load limit is the number that decides packing.

Compared with its closest rivals

Same category, nearest prices. Only the specifications every one of them states are shown — a half-empty column compares nothing.

Model Price CapacityAmazon reference
Givi Kappa K22N Cruiser Monokey 141 £ 22 litres per case, supplied as a set of 2 (maker’s bullet)B011IVQT8G (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)
VEVOR Side cases 2 × 23 L 149 £ 2 × 23 litres, with internal elastic straps holding contents (maker’s bullet)B0HF14LPYQ (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)
Alubox ABX-M32 130 £ 32 litres (maker’s bullet)B085L7M7KB (one reference across 1 Amazon marketplace)
SHAD SH23 171 £ Not published in the listing — the model name is SH23.B072WDVRKP (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

What separates these models

  • If price decides: Alubox ABX-M32, at 130 £.
  • Highest Capacity in the table: Alubox ABX-M32 (32 litres (maker’s bullet)).
  • Highest Amazon reference in the table: Alubox ABX-M32 (B085L7M7KB (one reference across 1 Amazon marketplace)).

If this one is not the right fit

  • On a tighter budget: JFG RACING Saddle bags, at 44 £ in the same category. see the review

Value for money

At 141 £, it sits 0 % against the 141 £ median of the 5 models in this category published here.

Guides that feature it

Price and availability

A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.

Details checked on September 18, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: manufacturer sheet and Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. No product on this site has been physically tested.

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