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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Agility 125 => Topic started by: scooterfan on June 29, 2020, 06:53:57 PM

Title: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: scooterfan on June 29, 2020, 06:53:57 PM
Some photos of a top box bracket I made for my Agility some time ago.
I just used a piece of aluminium sheeting, aluminium angle, 10mm threaded bar, and a couple of bolts and nuts.
The bottom bracket has been raised to mount the top box a bit higher - I just liked the top box to be in a slight higher position.
Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: scooterfan on June 29, 2020, 06:55:03 PM
Another photo.
Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on June 29, 2020, 07:33:02 PM
That's quite a project!
Surprised that Kymco, or someone else does not make a simple topcase mounting for the very popular Agility!
That scoot is like the bread & butter of Kymcos.

Thanks for the pix.
Stig
Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: TBR125 on June 30, 2020, 12:32:34 AM
Is that the Agility City or did you just change the rack? I bolted a box to the stock rack on my 2016 125. Nice Project.
Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: scooterfan on June 30, 2020, 01:17:18 AM
Is that the Agility City or did you just change the rack? I bolted a box to the stock rack on my 2016 125. Nice Project.

The rack is not standard. I bought my Agility 2nd hand and the previous owner had a bracket made for the original rack. He kept the rack when traded the Agility at a dealer, and the salesman gave me a rack from another scooter. The rack didn’t fit and I made brackets to mount the rack.
I actually gave the salesman a hard time about the rack which didn’t fit, but the guy was young and I eventually felt sorry for him. He was in trouble at work about the rack, couldn't find another rack, so I decided to make brackets and just used the rack he gave me.
Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: JJJoseph on July 06, 2020, 06:41:57 AM
The rack didn’t fit and I made brackets to mount the rack.

Kymco racks definitely need attention, just like Kymco windshield mounting points!  I had to cut my Kymco Sento rack and weld on some angle-iron extensions in order to hold a luggage bin.  Even more annoying is that the rack had to be hinged because the fuel-filler is under the luggage bin.  Go figger! (Added some not-so-obvious info): The hinged bin is held down by the seat.  To access the fuel filler, I simply unlock the seat and tilt the bin backward.
Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: CROSSBOLT on July 06, 2020, 10:47:39 AM
Nice jobs, scooterfan and JJJoseph!
Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: scooterfan on July 06, 2020, 04:38:43 PM
Nice jobs, scooterfan and JJJoseph!

Thanks, another photo of the top box can be seen below. I actually decided to mount the top box a bit higher, for two reasons:

1. I just thought the scooter would look a bit better in general.
2. My two local granddaughters often wants to go for a ride, and I thought a higher top box might ad some safety and support them better.

I am a member of several motorcycle groups and got in contact with a guy who designed a stunning bracket for his motorcycle's top box. The bracket has hinges and a back rest in front of the top box. During a solo ride the whole setup can be moved forward to support the rider's back. With two-up the whole setup can be hinged backwards to the top box's normal position . The guy's design is a brilliant idea, and I think he can make a fortune just by patenting this design. He sent me some videos, photos, and even drawings of his design. I am thinking of adapting his idea for a similar setup on my scooter whenever I have time in future.
I will upload and forward some photos of the guy's setup to show what it looks like.

Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: scooterfan on July 08, 2020, 04:29:32 PM
Two photos of the brackets the guy designed and installed himself. When the setup gets hinged to the forward or rear position, it gets held in position by a spring loaded pin and it can't move anywhere.

Title: Re: DIY Top Box Bracket for my Agility.
Post by: TBR125 on July 08, 2020, 04:37:56 PM
That's really neat.

Does anyone know if the Agility 50 partial seat fit the 125? I would like to use a locking gas cap and the single seat for a larger rack area. It is a nuisance unstrapping cross duffels to open the seat for a gas fill(especially now that I get about 42-45 mpg).