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Originally Posted by setasai
You are right that the seat pan is mounted on differently than the rear cowl. However, it is still not rated to be secure holding weight using that mount since the forces are sideways. In anycase, it doesnt seem likely but it does happen. I would just hate to be that 1/50 people that have a topcase mounted in that fashion on OUR bike and have it lost on the freeway. It's not that hard to add straps that wrap around the undertail to ensure minimal stress on the latch. I think that would easily solve the problem. To each their own. I was just wanted to present a FYI just in case.
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Do not under any circumstances mount a top case to just the seat. There is a huge difference between the forces involved with a small 1 inch thick seat largely pushing downwards due to gravity, and the order of magnitude increased sideways forces that will be encountered if a top case is added.