Beefing up R1200GS appearance and its fuel tank!

bmwbikeruk

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When I first saw R1200GS, I must say, without meaning offence to thousands fo R1200GS owners, it was a bit cissy for my liking! I don't know why but I am used to riding R1150GS Adventure which I love for its rugged looks....Land Rover style. However, I am growing to like R1200GS but do like the new R1200GS Adventure instantly for she is a proper successor to R1150GS Adv and for its solid appearance.

The 1200GS Adv may be too pricey but I have been looking at the possibility of customising a second hand R1200GS if bought, with new parts direct from R1200GS Adv as follow:

Black beaker extension to standard front wheel beaker

Taller wider adjustable windshield

And to get other parts from Touratech:

To extend its mileage range from a pitifully small 21 litre tank, I could get a very useful 5 litre tank from Touratech to put under the rider's seat to bring the total to 26 litre enough for 260-300 miles normal riding. Also 8l side tank is available from Touratech extending tank capacity to 42 litres oudoing R1200GS Adv's 33l tank!

The following parts from Touratech are:

Additional tank for the BMW R 1200 GS
plus 5 litres
01-044-0900-0

This brilliant additional tank perfectly fits under the seat so that you can now make efficient use of the free space there. This invisible tank increases the tank volume by 5 litres. When used with te R 1200 GS tank conversion kit (044-0950), you can cover up to 900 km. All the necessary fitting materials are included.

Available in Spring 2006

£ 288-43

BMW R 1200 GS tank conversion kit
plus 2 x 8 litres

01-044-0950-0

Unfortunately, it is not quite easy to increase the BMW F650GS's tank volume and reach. Therefore we have decided to increase the total volume to 36 litres (including the standard tank) or to up to 41litres using the additional tank (044-0900). This conversion kits turns the R 1200 GS into a true long-distance motorbike.
The stylish, ergonomical tank conversion kit is available in discreet black.

All the necessary fitting materials are included.

Delivery schedule:
- Tank left + right (8 litres each)
- Fitting parts
- Fuel taps, hoses and
tank cap

Available in Spring 2006

£ 824-79

http://www.touratech.de/shop_uk/enter.html

I wonder if any of you have bought the under seat 5l tank and if it is easy to install. Does it affect the accurary reading of petrol range on the bike's computer display screen?

Mike
 
I think you'd be better off sticking with your 1150 Adv quite honestly. Maybe wait for a couple of years until you can afford a 2nd hand 1200Adv.

Mind you, after the 'chelsea tractor' effect has worn off and the ashtray is full (so to speak), there'll probably be a few on sale anyway. :rolleyes: ;)

Kai
 
bmwbikeruk said:
Unfortunately, it is not quite easy to increase the BMW F650GS's tank volume and reach. Therefore we have decided to ....
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No offence Mike, but your post reads as if you are trying to sell something, and the 'accidental' inclusion of the F650GS bit gives the game away. Are you a TT rep?

The whole post reads like advertising literature to me.

And you're not a sponsor :spitfire
 
Actually, I think it is advertising literature, and you've cut & pasted? Even so, why?
 
Oh come on Chasr loads of people never heard of Touratech on here :rolleyes:

Does seem like a strange post though, when I started to read it I thought it was something that an owner had done.

Mike excuse the scepticism, just got to say that some of the mods you mention (eg the tank extensions and Adv screen are going to cost serious money and frankly not in my opinion viable even with a used GS.
 
Follow your nose mate and stick with the 1150 - a far better (IMHO) and much more robust bike. Don't try and make the 1200 GS something that it isn't and never could be, it would just be a money pit and still a Chelsea Tractor when you finnished no matter how much you try to adapt it or spend on it.
 
Who says?

Why is it suggested that the 1150 is more robust than the 1200? IF there have more (published) faults with the 1200 it may be because it has sold in far greater numbers than the 1150.) I have had both - yes, the 1150 was a very good machine - but I wouldn't dream of going back to it from my lighter, more nimble and smoother 1200. No mechanical problems with either in fact.
 
My understanding was that the underseat tank is still not available and still requires a separate fuel pump. Why not just buy the factory adventure tank and accessories? That will solve all fueling issues and solve a bit of the ego factor for you too.
 
Paul Mac said:
Follow your nose mate and stick with the 1150 - a far better (IMHO) and much more robust bike. Don't try and make the 1200 GS something that it isn't and never could be, it would just be a money pit and still a Chelsea Tractor when you finnished no matter how much you try to adapt it or spend on it.
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Andres
 
chasr said:
Actually, I think it is advertising literature, and you've cut & pasted? Even so, why?
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I'm with Chasr......... IMO... It's total bollox... A crafty scam to get all the "new" folk to chase the link!! :nono :nono
 
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Follow your nose mate and stick with the 1150 - a far better (IMHO) and much more robust bike


had both 2 1150s 2 1200s ... my opinion you must be joking
 
:confused: Well Mike, your post sounded like a sales pitch to me too.

How often, if ever, do you need a bigger tank anyways. :nenau

(The 1200 adventure tank fits on the 1200.)
 
I guess the need to carry more fuel depends on how far from a petrol station you intend to ride in one go, and how tough your ass cheecks are. Personally on most roads in Western Europe I never seem to be far from a fuel station in any direction, and my ass gets numb after a couple of hours in the saddle and I need a piss stop and tea break anyway.

Maybe if I lived in Australia (hopefully emigrating one day) and wanted to travel great distances then an Adventure would be more useful. I've driven from Brisbane to Sydney in about 10 hours by car, and I can't imagine riding for 10 hours with only a few fuel stops (not on the standard 1200 saddle anyway).

For my money, I put the Touratech beak extension and a set of Hella Micro DE's on a home made light bar and it makes the standard R1200GS look plenty rugged enough for me, yet it is still light and nimble enough to be a hell of a real-world road bike.

I bet it would be cheaper to just buy a stock R1200GS Adventure than to retro-fit the Adventure parts to a standard R1200GS, let along pay a fortune for Touratech fuel tanks etc.
 
Nippy Normans supply Touratech, Wunderlich, Desert Fox and many other makes of accessories.
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